ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 13th September 20251 Tim 1:15-17; Ps 112 (113):1-7; Lk 6:43-49 (Ps Wk III) The consistency between words and actions - that's what exposes a hypocrite. We label hypocrites as people who pretend to be virtuous and often advocating proper norms…
The Most Holy Name of Mary23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 12th September 20251 Tim 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 15 (16):1-2, 5, 7-8, 11; Lk 6:39-42 (Ps Wk III) Jesus teaches His disciples by raising the issue, "How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,' when you…
Members of the Body of Christ live in peace, harmony and with a forgiving and grateful heart23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 11th September 2025Col3:12-17; Ps 150 (151):1-6; Lk6:27-38 (Ps WkIII) In Christian Hans Andersen's story of the Emperor's New Clothes, deception is displayed by two dishonest tailors. They deceived the vain emperor to…
Lord, help me to see others with Christ-centred humility, equality, and love23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 10th September 2025Col 3:1-11; Ps 144 (145):2-3, 10-13; Lk6:20-26 (Ps WkIII) The new life in Christ behests our commitment to pave a new way of relating to one another which affects our care of creation. St Paul…
ST PETER CLAVER, Priest, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 9th September 2025Col 2:6-15; Ps 144 (145):1-2, 8-11; Lk6:12-19 (Ps WkIII) The Colossians were being distracted by several philosophical movements which proposed that the universe was controlled by various angelic beings, 'principalities and powers,' who controlled not only the physical universe, but…
Mother Mary, pray for usNativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary : Monday 8th September 2025Mic 5:1-4 or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 12 (13):6-7; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 (or 18-23) (PsProp) The nativity of Mary marks a turning point in salvation history-a quiet birth that sets the stage for the Incarnation. Though Scripture is reserved in detail about…
'You, Lord, have been our refuge, age after age23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 7th September 2025Wis 9:13-18; Ps 89 (90):3-6, 12-14, 17 Phm 1:9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 (Ps WkIII) The Book of Wisdom lays bare our human struggle - how often we wear ourselves out, trying to reach God on our own terms.…
Lord, help me to be faithful to Your teachings22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 6th September 2025Col 1:21-23; Ps 53 (54):3-4, 6, 8; Lk6:l-5 (Ps WkII) According to the letter to the Colossians, Christ was the image of God and through Him, all things were created, sustained, and redeemed. In today's Colossians reading, Paul…
ST TERESA OF KOLKATA, Religious, pray for us22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 5th September 2025Col 1:15-20; Ps 99 (100):2-5; LkS:33-39 (Ps Wk:II) The hymnal tone of praising God by Paul in his introductory exhortation to the Colossian, is an epitome of Jesus Christ as the focal point of reference for Christians to find…
A "yes" to Jesus is a lifetime of grace lavishly given to do the impossible 22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 4th September 2025Col 1:9-14; Ps 97 (98):2-6; LkS:1-11 (PsWkII) The calling of the first disciples of Jesus reminds us that it was not just their fishing boats (and father Zebedee) that they dispossessed;…