Lord, help me to never give up calling out to YOU!30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 24th October 2021Jer. 31:7-9; Ps. 125:1-3,4-5,6; Heb. 5:1-6; Mk. 10:46-52 (Ps Wk II) Most of Jeremiah’s prophecies were gloomy and grim. He warned the people unless they repented, they would be conquered and driven into exile. And…
Seek God...seek the face of God!29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 23rd October 2021Rom. 8:1-11; Ps. 23:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk I) According to scholars, the context of Psalm 24 is that of the occasion when the Ark was brought up to Mt Zion, and into the temple in Jerusalem. Thus, the psalmist…
St John Paul II, Pope29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 22nd October 2021Rom. 7:18-26a; Ps. 118:66,68,76,77,93,94; Lk. 12:54-59 (Ps Wk I) Many of us at one time or another have felt like Paul did. We are divided and conflicted in ourselves. We want to avoid negative things, and yet we do them. We…
Lord, help me be committed to You without counting the cost29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 21st October 2021Rom. 6:19-23; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 12:49-53 (Ps Wk I) Paul appeals to the human experience of being enslaved to sin as a means of showing its futility. The acknowledgement that this kind of life leads…
Lord, help me to follow Your Way every day and be faithful to You alone.29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 20th October 2021Rom. 6:12-18; Ps. 123:1-3,4-6,7-8; Lk. 12:39-48 (Ps Wk I) Paul told those baptised in Christ that they must not surrender themselves to sin. They were living under grace, having been brought…
Ss John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 19th October 2021Rom. 5:12,15b,17-19,20b-21; Ps. 39:7-9, 10,17; Lk. 12:35-38 (Ps Wk I) The text of today’s first reading is often cited as the basis for the doctrine on ‘Original sin’ — sin/death came through one person. That sin was turned…
Feast of St Luke, Evangelist29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 18th October 20212 Tim. 4:10-17b; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab, 17-18; Lk. 10:1-9 (Psalter proper or feast) “...bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas”, Paul says in today’s first reading. The early Church was built on the missions of Peter and Paul. They were…
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in You. (Responsorial Psalm 33.22)29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 17th October 2021Is. 53:10-11; Ps. 33:4-5,18-19,20,22 Heb. 4:14-16; Mk. 10:35-45 (or 42-45) (Ps Wk I) The Church’s liturgy challenges us to consider the Harvest of God – the in-gathering of gifts…
St Margaret Mary Alacoque, religious28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 16th October 2021Rom. 4:13,16-18; Ps. 104:6-7,8-9,42-43; Lk. 12:8-12 (Ps Wk IV) On this Feast of Saint Margaret Mary, let us reflect on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which she promoted so strongly in the Church. She did not create the…
St Teresa of Jesus28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 15th October 2021Rom.4:1-8; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; Lk. 12:1-7 (Ps Wk IV) In the Gospel passage from Luke, after scathing criticism of the Pharisees in the previous verses, we read that Jesus turns his attention to his disciples. Perhaps they were expecting praise and encouragement, but…