St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor16th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 21st July 2021Ex. 16:1-5,9-15; Ps. 77:18-19,23-24,25-26,27-28; Mt. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) Even after the many signs and wonders, God revealed that the Israelites still lacked faith during the Exodus. When the excitement had worn off, and they found themselves in a hostile…
Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr16th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 20th July 2021Ex. 14:21-15:1; (R. Ps.) Ex. 15:8-9,10,12,17; Mt. 12:46-50 (Ps Wk IV) The escape from Egypt is looked upon as the most important event in Israel’s history — it is the high salvation point and is celebrated every year at the Passover Festival.…
Be still and know that I am God16th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 19th July 2021Ex. 14:5-18; (R. Ps.) Ex. 15:1-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 12:38-42 (Ps Wk IV) Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God”. The children of Israel lament and there were times when even Moses lost hope. Those are the…
Jesus’ teaching guides along the right path in life, to bring us safely to our heavenly home16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 18th July 2021Jer. 23:1-6; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Eph. 2:13-18; Mk. 6:30-34 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus saw the crowd and felt that they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach…
Lord, help me to remain faithful to You in every situation15th Week in Ordinary Time :Saturday 17th July 2021Ex. 12:37-42; Ps. 135:1,10-15,23-24 Mt. 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) The passage taken from the Book of Exodus presents a scene where the people of Israel are preparing to depart from Egypt. After more than 430 years in…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 16th July 2021Ex. 11:10-12,14; Ps. 115:12-13,15,16,17-18; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) The value system of the Pharisees is strongly contrasted against the spirit of the Law as taught by Jesus. Jesus firmly reiterates that there is no law (Sabbath law, temple law, sacrificial law)…
St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor15th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 15th July 2021Ex. 3:13-20; Ps. 104:1,5,8-9,24-25,26-27; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) When Moses asked the name of God, the response was very vague and inexact: I am who I am. God refused a name, unlike all the pagan deities in their surrounding culture. When…
To enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we must become like little children15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 14th July 2021Ex. 3:1-6,9-12; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 11:25-27 (Ps Wk III) Biblical scholars agree that the Gospel passage reads more like John’s Gospel than from the Synoptics. It is John who speaks more deeply of the intimate…
Lord, help me to listen to your voice to change my ways to grow closer to you15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 13th July 2021Ex. 2:1-15; Ps. 68:3,14,30-31,33-34 Mt. 11:20-24 (Ps Wk III) In Exodus, we read Moses’ birth and upbringing as a Hebrew boy by his mother in his own birth family. Even…
Lord, help me to focus on You and Your Kingdom15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 12th July 2021Ex. 1:8-14,22; Ps. 123:1-3,4-6,7-8; Mt. 10:34--11:1 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel passage poses a great challenge for our understanding of Jesus as Jesus seems to be contradicting what any Jew, or indeed any human being, would expect…