Ss Paul Miki & Comps. Martyrs4th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 6th February 2021Heb. 13:15-17,20-21; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Mk. 6:30-34 (Ps Wk IV) Today we come to the end of the Letter to the Hebrews. The writer urges the community to live in faithfulness and peace, with Christ as the centre. We Christians live…
St Agatha, virgin & martyr4th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 5th February 2021Heb. 13:1-8; Ps. 26:1,3,5,8-9; Mk. 6:14-29 (Ps Wk IV) In the ancient world, offering someone hospitality was not only an obligation but a sacred act. Those of the ancient world were responsible for the well-being of the person to whom hospitality…
Who is God to you? 4th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 4th February 2021Heb. 12:18-19,21-24; Ps. 47:2-4,9,10-11; Mk. 6:7-13 (Ps Wk IV) Who is God? God is the One Who is “great and worthy to be praised” (Ps 48:1). When we ponder on the psalmist’s words — do we realise, how seldom we…
St Blaise and the Blessing of Throats4th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 3rd February 2021Heb. 12:4-7,11-15; Ps. 102:1-2,13-14,17-18; Mk. 6:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) In the first reading, the writer of Hebrews uses the metaphor of a father disciplining his children to explain suffering. According to him, because we are called to be sons…
Jesus came to call sinners to him ... that includes yu and me!Saturday after Ash Wednesday : 20th February 2021Is. 58:9b-14; Ps. 85:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) Isaiah was sharing the Lord's message with the people. God would restore the people if they followed his conditions. It was a call to repentance and a…
World Day of Prayer for Consecrated LifeThe Presentation of the Lord : Tuesday 2nd February 2021Mal. 3:1-4; Ps. 23:7,8,9,10; Heb. 2:14-18; Lk. 2:22-40 (Ps Wk IV) The first reading contains Malachi’s oracle, which provides insights into the Jewish community in Jerusalem five centuries before Christ. At this time, civil authority in the city had declined,…
With God, all things are possible!4th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 1st February 2021Heb. 11:32-40; Ps. 30:20,21,22,23,24; Mk. 5:1-20 (Ps Wk IV) Faith is the most powerful force in the world. It can 'move mountains' and give people incredible courage and endurance. Without faith, which is closely related to hope, we wither and…
Lord, help me to spend Quiet Time with you daily to reflect on my life with you4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 31st January 2021Deut. 18:15-20; Ps. 94:1-2,6-7,8-9; 1 Cor. 7:32-35; Mk. 1:21-28 (Ps Wk IV) “O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts,” (Ps. 94:8). The Psalmist invites…
Lord, help me to remember that You are in charge and that all will be well3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 30th January 2021Heb. 11:1-2,8-19; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:69-70,71-72; 73-75; Mk. 4:35-41 (Ps Wk III) Through the example of Abraham, the writer explained that faith was not something tangible. If they could see the…
Lord, teach me how to trust You totally and completely3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 29th January 2021Heb. 10:32-39; Ps. 36:3-4,5-6,23-34,39-40; Mk. 4:26-34 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel teaches us how to trust. A farmer could sprinkle seeds, water them, put in fertiliser; but whether those seeds will grow or not, bear fruit or…