Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter & Paul32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th November 2023Wis. 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps. 104:1,2-3,36-37,42-43; Lk. 18:1-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) The passage from the Book of Wisdom recalls the punishment God inflicted on Egypt during the time of Moses. It was a terrible punishment – the death of…
St Elizabeth of Hungary, religious, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th November 2023Wis. 13:1-9; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps. Wk. IV) The author of the Book of Wisdom was writing about people who worshipped nature rather than worshipping the Creator. People were amazed by the beauty and power of natural things…
St Margaret of Scotland and St Gertrude, virgin, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th November 2023Wis. 7:22—8:1; Ps. 118:89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) Usually, when we go into a dark place, whether in a room or somewhere outside our house, switching on the light or our torch lets us…
St Albert the Great, bishop & doctor, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th November 2023Wis. 6:1-12; Ps. 81:3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps. Wk. IV) Are you someone with authority? Are you a manager, teacher or parent? Today, the Book of Wisdom advises kings, but its message applies to anyone who is a…
Lord, help me be faithful to You at all times32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th November 2023Wis. 2:23—3:9; Ps. 33:2-3,16-17,18-19; Lk. 17:7-10 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the first reading, the writer of the Book of Wisdom sets God’s design for the world before us. The expression, “the souls of the virtuous are in…
Sixth World Day of the Poor32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th November 2023Wis. 1:1-7; Ps. 138:1-3,4-6,7-8,9-10; Lk. 17:1-6 (Ps. Wk. IV) In today’s Gospel reading, we see how Jesus instructed His disciples on scandals, forgiveness and the power of faith. On ‘scandals’ Jesus warned the disciples that they had to be on their…
Lord, help me to follow Your example in all things32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 12th November 2023Wis. 6:12-16; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,7-8; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 (or 4:13-14); Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps. Wk. IV) There are two kinds of wisdom: worldly ‘wisdom’ and wisdom, that is, knowledge of God and God’s ways. The first wisdom is how…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 11th November 2023Rom. 16:3-9,16,22-27; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5, 10-11; Lk. 16:9-15 (Ps. Wk. III) In yesterday’s Gospel reading, Jesus commends the astuteness of the dishonest steward not in the latter’s moral life but in his shrewdness in stewardship. Jesus hoped that “the sons…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 10th November 2023Rom. 15:14-21; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab,3cd-4; Lk. 16:1-8 (Ps. Wk. III) Goals are to be achieved by way of helpful means. St Paul says today that he carries out his priestly duty by bringing the Good News from God…
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica31st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 9th November 2023Ex. 47:1-2,8-9,12 or 1 Cor. 3:9-11,16-17; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 2:13-22 (Ps. Wk. III) Today’s readings seem to be about erecting boundaries: foundations, buildings and temples. Church walls do not make one a Christian. Nonetheless, walls, borders and lines delimit sacred space…