Lord, thank you for your grace and may everything I do, be for your greater glory11th Weekend in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 16th June 20212 Cor. 9:6-11; Ps. 111:1-2,3-4,9; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk III) “Be careful not to parade your good deeds before others, to attract their notice”. In an earlier reflection, we have…
Lord, help me to love others especially those who are difficult to love11th Weekend in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 15th June 20212 Cor. 8:1-9; Ps. 145:1-2,5-7,8-9; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps Wk III) Chapter 5 of Matthew’s Gospel is among the richest and most challenging passages of the four Gospels and, perhaps for that very reason,…
Lord, help me to recognise the abundant graces that you send me each day11th Weekend in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 14th June 20212 Cor. 6:1-10; Ps. 97:1,2-4; Mt. 5:38-42 (Ps Wk III) “Now is the acceptable time, now is the moment of grace.” One of St Paul’s most memorable and consoling statements, this saying…
Lord, help me to wait patiently for your Will to unfold for me11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 13th June 2021Ez. 17:22-24; Ps. 91:2-3,13-14,15-16; 2 Cor, 5:6-10; Mk. 4:26-34 (Ps Wk III) It is interesting how often gardening or agricultural images are used for describing God and the spiritual life. Ezekiel likens God to…
Feast of The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary10th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday, 12th June 20212 Cor. 3:15-- 4:1,3-6; Ps. 84:9,10,11-12, 13-14; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps Wk II) In celebrating Mary’s Immaculate Heart, we praise her single-heartedness. It is sin that divides our heart between self and God, making us no longer single-hearted,…
Lord, help me to work on my behaviour that reflects inner purity and not for external complianceMOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS : Friday, 11th June 2021Hos. 11:1,3-4,8-9; (R. Ps.)Is. 12:2-3,4,5-6; Eph. 3:8-12,14-19; Jn. 19:31-37 (Psalter proper) Today’s gospel passage describes the scene where the side of Jesus is pierced by the soldier’s lance, releasing a…
Lord, help me to work on my behaviour that reflects inner purity and not for external compliance10th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday, 10th June 20212 Cor. 3:15-- 4:1,3-6; Ps. 84:9,10,11-12, 13-14; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps Wk II) Paul was writing about transformation. The people who were open to the Spirit of the Lord were being…
Lord, help us to recognise the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives and the Church10th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday, 9th June 20212 Cor. 3:4-11; Ps. 98:5,6,7,8,9; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk II) Some Christians in Corinth had accused Paul of being arrogant. They felt he was overstepping his authority since he was…
Lord, may my words and deeds today lead someone to notice Your love10th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 8th June 20212 Cor. 1:18-22; Ps.118:129,130,131,132, 133,135; Mt. 5:13-16 (Ps Wk II) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us two images about being Christian today. Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth”…
Lord, help us to embrace suffering as a source of our growth and strength10th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday, 7th June 20212 Cor. 1:1-7; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 5:1-12 (Ps Wk II) The nine beatitudes in Matthew’s Gospel speak of blessings/happiness paradoxically. Jesus declared the poor, hungry, thirsty, meek and pure, the hatred and persecution…