Lord, may I genuinely love and serve You3rd Week of Lent : Saturday 18th March 2023Hos. 5:15—6:6; Ps. 50:3-4,18-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps. Wk. III) The prophet Hosea says that the people of Israel use lovely words in prayer and offer bountiful sacrifices and holocausts to convince God they are obedient to Him. Hosea bluntly points…
Lord, help me to love others like You love3rd Week of Lent : Friday 17th March 2023Hos. 14:2-10; Ps. 80:6,8-11,14,17; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps. Wk. III) Hosea acted as an intermediary between God and Israel. The people of Israel were willing to repent, lay aside their idols, and cease their infidelities. But would God accept their…
Lord, help us shake off all our sins and make ourselves a new heart and spirit (Ezekiel 18:31).3rd Week of Lent : Thursday 16th March 2023Jer. 7:23-28; Ps. 95:1-2,6-9; Lk. 11:14-23 (Ps. Wk. III) Jeremiah was a prophet called by God to bring God’s Word to a sinful Judah (the southern kingdom). He served faithfully…
We are called to love God, others and self.3rd Week of Lent : Wednesday 15th March 2023Deut. 4:1,5-9; Ps. 147:12-13,15-16,19-20; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps. Wk. III) How do I view the law? Is it a heavy set of obligations? Is the law ancient and irrelevant? Does the law apply to my daily life? Laws given by…
To experience God’s compassion, we must extend the same compassion to others3rd Week of Lent : Tuesday 14th March 2023Dan. 3:25,34-44; Ps. 24:4-9; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps. Wk. III) Today, as we did in an earlier reading, we link God’s forgiveness of our sins with our readiness to extend forgiveness to those we feel have offended…
Lord, lead me to what You want more of me ... 3rd Week of Lent : Monday 13th March 20232 Kgs. 5:1-15; Ps. 41:2-3; 42:3-4; Lk. 4:24-30 (Ps. Wk. III) Lent calls us to repentance and renewal. Many are praying more, fasting often and giving alms intentionally. We do these hoping to be healed of…
Jesus offers you this living water – are you willing to drink?3rd Sunday of Lent (A) : 12th March 2023Ex. 17:3-7; Ps. 94:1-2,6-9; Rom. 5:1-2,5-8; Jn. 4:5-42 (or 4:5-15,19-26,39,40-42) (Ps. Wk. III) The Israelites – like many people – were great complainers. On their journey across the desert, they murmured against God and accused Moses…
God's mercy and love extends to all mankind2nd Week of Lent : Saturday 11th March 2023Mic 7:14-15,18-20; Ps. 103:1-4,9-12; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps. Wk. II) In today’s Gospel passage, St. Luke tells us that Jesus has come to the rescue of humankind — lost without hope. The sense of failure and helplessness is total. The parables…
Jesus is the stone rejected by the builders that became the keystone2nd Week of Lent : Friday 10th March 2023Gen. 37:3-4,12-13,17-28; Ps. 104:16-21; Mt. 21:33-43,45-46 (Ps. Wk. II) The story of Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers is about sibling rivalry that led to solid jealousy, which in turn had killing as an intention,…
Lord, let me share my possessions with the hungry, the deprived and the dispossessed2nd Week of Lent : Thursday 9th March 2023Jer. 17:5-10; Ps. 1:1-4,6; Lk. 16:19-31 (Ps. Wk. II) Many think that our life on earth has a finite dimension which ends when we die; therefore, justice must be meted swiftly here and now…