Lord, help me depend on You alone27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 9th October 2021Joel 4:12-21; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,11-12; Lk. 11:27-28 (Ps Wk III) The passage in the first reading is part of the Jewish communal prayer of that period. Through it, the people are assured that the sufferings undergone by them will come…
Lord, free me from any evil in life. I want to grow. Help me to cooperate with You today.27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 8th October 2021Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps. 9:2-3,6,16,8-9; Lk. 11:15-26 (Ps Wk III) An increase in freedom is a sign of God’s grace. Jesus has just healed a man who…
Our Lady of the Rosary27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 7th October 2021Acts 1:12-14; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-47,48-49, 50-51,52-53,54-55; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk III) The heart of the Annunciation is the identity of Jesus and the revelation of God’s plan for the salvation of the world. It is our belief that Jesus’ mission…
St Bruno, priest27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 6th October 2021Jona 4:1-11; Ps. 85:3-4,5-6,9-10; Lk. 11:1-4 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s letter was written to support the founder of the Church at Colossae in dealing with some problems that had arisen in that new Church. Paul had not visited the Church at the time…
Lord, help me to become a better disciple27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 5th October 2021Jona 3:1-10; Ps. 129:1-2,3-4,7bc-8; Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps Wk III) Jonah wanted no part of the mission that God was giving him. He left town and ran the other way, even fleeing by boat. But he couldn’t run from…
St Francis of Assisi27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 4th October 2021Jona 1:1—2:1,11; (R. Ps.) Jona 2:3,4,5,8; Lk. 10:25-37 (Ps Wk III) Once, a lawyer asked Jesus, “Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” It was a question posed “to disconcert" (to make somebody feel anxious, confused or embarrassed) Jesus. In…
Lord, help me to be a good child of God27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 3rd October 2021Gen. 2:18-24; Ps. 127:1-2,3,4-5,6; Heb. 2:9-11; Mk. 10:2-16 (or 10:2-12) (Ps Wk III) There are two stories in today’s Gospel. The first story has the Pharisees testing Jesus about marriage and divorce. The second story is…
The Holy Guardian Angels26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 2nd October 2021Ex. 23:20-23; Ps. 90:1-2,3-4,5-6,10-11; Mt. 18:1-5,10 (Ps Wk II) Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Guardian Angels. That angels exist and are always in the presence of human beings is part of our faith. Describing the close relationship between the…
St Therese of the Child Jesus, Religious 26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 1st October 2021Bar. 1:15-22; Ps. 78:1-5,8-9; Mt. 18:1-5 (Ps Wk II) It is a rare sight to see an entire nation and people confess their guilt and pledge repentance. The exiled Israelites in Babylon had concluded that they were responsible…
St Jerome, priest and doctor26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 30th September 2021Neh. 8:1-4,5-6,7-12; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Lk. 10:1-12 (Ps Wk II) The people of Israel were trying to rebuild their lives and their nation after many years of exile in Babylon. They had forgotten much of their laws and traditions. But Ezra and…