St Ephrem, deacon and doctor10th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 9th June 20221 Kgs. 18:41-46; Ps. 64:10abcd-11, 12-13; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps Wk II) When are we most insulting to others? When we are angry! When are we most likely to kill? When our hearts are full of anger! Being angry, killing, being insulting has…
Lord, help me to honour You by obeying Your law10th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 8th June 20221 Kgs. 18:20-39; Ps. 15:1-2a,4,5 and 8,11; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk II) Elijah was defending the faith of the Israelites against the cult of Baal. He challenged the prophets of Baal to ask Baal to bring down…
God cannot be outdone in generosity10th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 7th June 20221 Kgs. 17:7-16; Ps. 4:2-3,4-5,7-8; Mt. 5:13-16 (Ps Wk II) In today’s reading, God’s ongoing plan of salvation was accomplished by using two unlikely persons: One was Elijah, a lonely prophet rejected in his hometown, and the other, a poverty-stricken unnamed…
Our Lady Mother of the Church10th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 6th June 2022Gen. 3:9-15,20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 87:1-2,3 et 5, 6-7; Jn. 19:25-34 (Ps Wk II) Today, we celebrate the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. The memorial was included in the Roman calendar by Pope Francis in…
COME HOLY SPIRIT, COME!PENTECOST SUNDAY (C) : 5th June 2022Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 103:1ab and 24ac, 29bc-30, 31 and 34; Rom. 12:3-7,12-13 or 8:8-17; Jn. 20:19-23 or 14:15-16,23b-26 Let us imagine the scene on Pentecost Day and become aware of those different signs which appeared. Allow these symbols to reveal to us their significance. We ask…
Lord, help me to use my gifts to serve you for your greater glory7th Week of Easter : Saturday 4th June 2022Acts 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 10:4,5, and 7; Jn. 21:20-25 The Jews in Jerusalem had implored the Romans to arrest Paul because of his preaching about Jesus. As a Roman citizen, Paul was brought to Rome…
Ss Charles Lwanga & Comps. martyrs7th Week of Easter : Friday 3rd June 2022Acts 25:13b-21; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12, 19-20ab; Jn. 21:15-19 On the shores of the Sea of Tiberias, after the morning breakfast, the Risen Lord asked Peter three times: “Do you love me?” In the first two questions, Jesus uses the Greek word ‘agape’, which…
Ss Marcellinus & Peter, martyrs7th Week of Easter : Thursday 2nd June 2022Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 15:1-2a and 5,7-8,9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) Amazing things happen in the Acts of the Apostles, and we hear of such a one in today’s first reading. Paul is dragged before his accusers, whom his preaching challenged. He sizes…
St Justin martyr7th Week of Easter : Wednesday 1st June 2022Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 67:29-30,33-35a, 35bc & 36c; Jn. 17:11b-19 (Ps Wk III) Taking leave from family and friends is always difficult, but it was especially hard for Paul. He knew that he would never see them again, which pained him greatly. At the same time,…
Hail Mary, pray for usVISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY : Tuesday 31st May 2022Zeph. 3:14-18 or Rom. 12:9-16b; (R. Ps.) Is. 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter proper) Mary goes to help her cousin, Elizabeth. She goes there as a living tabernacle carrying Jesus within her. Elizabeth recognises the greatness of Mary’s calling, yet Mary is…