World Day of Migrants and Refugees26th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 28th September 2025Am 6:1, 4-7; Ps 145 (146):6-10; 1 Tim6:ll-16; Lkl6:19-31 (PsWkII) God's words proclaimed through the prophets caution us against becoming complacent in our perceived success and righteousness. Prophet Amos forewarned that too much comfort runs the risk of shutting our ears…
ST VINCENT DE PAUL, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 27th September 2025Zec2:5-9, 14-15; (RsPs)Jer31:10-13; Lk 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Zechariah declared to the exiles, "Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye" (v8). This evidently indicates that God's oppressed people never escape from His attentive sight and…
SS COSMAS & DAMIAN, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 26th September 2025Hag 1:15-2:9; Ps42 (43):1-4; Lk 9:18-22 ((Ps Wk I) At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus reveals His true identity just by asking a probing question "Who do you say that I am?" - firstly to the crowd and then to His…
Listen to the voice of conscience rather than the voice of fears and temptations25th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 25th September 2025Hag 1:1-8; Ps 149:1-6, 9; Lk9:7-9 (Ps WkI) We cannot take the blessings we have received for granted. Take heart to detach the sense of entitlement like those who believe that they deserve…
Lord, let Thy will be done in my life mission!25th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 24th September 2025Ezr 9:5-9; (Rs Ps) Tob 13:2, 4, 6-8; Lk 9:1-6 (Ps WkI) When Jesus "called" the Twelve and sent them on mission, He told them specifically to "take nothing for the journey'' (v3). They were to rely…
ST PIUS OF PIETRELCINA, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 23rd September 2025Ezr6:7-8, 12, 14-20; Ps 121 (122):1-5; LkS:19-21 (Ps WkI) Luke's Gospel today, albeit short, is deep in its meaning of being part of God's family. First of all, being part of God's family includes being obedient to the Word…
Lord, let our words and actions, share the labouring love of Christ with others.25th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 22nd September 2025Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 125 (126):1-6; Lk 8:16-18 (Ps WkI) God is at work, even during dark times. In approximately 597 BC, Jerusalem was besieged and the Jewish people were taken as exiles to…
''You cannot serve both God and mammon!" 25th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 21st September 2025Am 8:4-7; Ps 112 (113):1-2, 4-8; 1 Tim 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 (or 10-13) (Ps Wk I) Prophet Amos and Luke the Evangelist draw our attention to the reality of the corruption and dishonesty in our economic system-to the fact…
SS LAURENT IMBERT, Bishop, JACQUES CHASTAN, Priest, (Penang College General Fathers) SS ANDREW KIM TAE-GON, Priest & PAUL CHONG HA-SANG & Companions, Martyrs , pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 20th September 20251 Tim 6:13-16; Ps 99 (100):1-2, 3, 5; Lk 8:4-15 (Ps WkIV) Seeds are precious and vital. Farmers depend on…
ST JANUARIUS, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 19th September 20251 Tim6:2-12; Ps48 (49):6-10, 17-20; Lk 8:1-3 (Ps WkIV) In this pastoral letter to Timothy, whom Paul trusted and had close relationship with, Paul expressed that He was concerned about correcting false teaching in the Church. He contrasted true…