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…
Feast of The Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 29th September 2021Dan. 7:9-10,13-14 or Rev. 12:7-12; Ps. 137:1-3,4-5; Jn. 1:47-51 (Ps Wk II) Pope St Gregory the Great distinguishes between angels and archangels: “Those who deliver messages of lesser importance are called angels, and those who proclaim messages…
St Lawrence Ruiz and Comps. matyrs26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 28th September 2021Zec. 8:20-23; Ps. 86:1-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 9:51-56 (Ps Wk II) Jesus “firmly resolved to proceed towards Jerusalem.” Luke has structured Jesus’ life after leaving Galilea on a journey towards Jerusalem. But it is not merely a journey towards a specific place:…
Feast of St Vincent de Paul, priest26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 27th September 2021Zec. 8:1-8; Ps. 101:16-18,19-21,29, 22-23; Lk. 9:46-50 (Ps Wk II) Contemplating the scene on Jesus taking a child and setting him by his side points out the child-like attitude of lowliness and humility which Jesus wanted his disciples to…
World Day of Migrants and Refugees26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 26th September 2021Num. 11:25-29; Ps. 18:8,10,12-13,14; James 5:1-6; Mk. 9:38-43,45,47-48 (Ps Wk II) After being with the Master and with one another for almost three years, the disciples still don't understand what discipleship means. First, they do not understand the destiny of…
Lord, help me to know you plan and seek to do your Will always25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 25th September 2021Zec. 2:5-9,14-15; (R. Ps.) Jer. 31:10,11-12,13; Lk. 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) It is hard for human beings to fathom the mind and plans of God. Zephaniah has a vision where he sees…