Lord, deepen my faith, hope and trust in You so as to discern what is better for the good of our everyday life7th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 24th February 2022Jm. 1-6; Ps. 48:14-16; 17-18,19-20; Mk. 9:41-50 (Ps Wk III) Today, Jesus emphasises the commission of compassionate deeds and omission of sin, following…
St Polycarp, bishop & martyr7th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Wednesday 23rd February 2022Jm. 4:13-17; Ps. 48:2-3,6-7,8-10,11 Mk. 9:38-40 (Ps Wk III) People are under the illusion that they have control over everything. They make grand plans and undertake great projects. But all of this can be wiped away in an instant. Earthquakes, tsunamis,…
CHAIR OF SAINT PETER, THE APOSTLE7th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 22nd February 20221 Pt. 5:1-4; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 16:13-19 (Ps Wk III) The Scripture readings today deal with Christian leadership. The Gospel passage describes the incident where Jesus asks his disciples about the speculation among the people regarding his identity. After having…
St Peter Damian, bishop & doctor7th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Monday 21st February 2022Jm. 3:13-18; Ps. 18:8,9,10,15; Mk. 9:14-29 (Ps Wk III) The passage from the Letter of James presents us with two kinds of wisdom – one from above and the other of earth. Those with wisdom from above are pure, peaceful,…
The Lord is compassionate, loving and full of mercy7th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Sunday 20th February 20221 Sam. 26:7-9,12-13,22-23; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,8,10,12-13; 1 Cor. 15:45-49; Lk. 6:27-38 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel is one of the most challenging texts in the whole of the Scriptures. It seems so unrealistic. How can we be expected…
Lord, hekp me to be strong in the face of temptations6th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 19th February 2022Jm. 3:1-10; Ps. 11:2-3,4-5,7-8; Mk. 9:2-13 (Ps Wk II) Can we imagine a world without temptation? It would not be as easy as we might think. We would not know our inner strengths and weaknesses,…
Lord, make me Your instrument of self-sacrificial love6th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 18th February 2022Jm. 2:14-24,26; Ps. 111:1-2,3-4,5-6; Mk. 8:34 —9:1 (Ps Wk II) The Gospel reading spells out the cost of Christian discipleship. Here the three conditions for discipleship include: i) ‘self-denial’ which is the ability to say ‘no’ to oneself…
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order6th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 17th February 2022Jm. 2:1-9; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7; Mk. 8:27-33 (Ps Wk II) The writer of the letter of James criticises the act of favouritism that some Christians naturally show to successful and influential people. He argues that such an attitude is wrong.…
Lord, touch me and help me live my entire life as a disciple to give You witness!6th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Wednesday 16th February 2022Jm. 1:19-27; Ps. 14:2-4,5; Mk. 8:22-26 (Ps Wk II) The Lord Jesus is compassionate and He heals people. Jesus takes the blind man by the hand, away from the…
Lord, open my heart to understand and follow Your way6th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 15th February 2022Jm. 1:12-18; Ps. 93:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mk. 8:14-21 (Ps Wk II) James contrasted the evil of giving in to temptation with the act of giving. He wrote that temptation came from one’s own desires, not from God, for…