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27th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 11th October 2023

St John XXIII, Pope, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 11th October 2023Jona 4:1-11; Ps. 85:3-4,5-6,9-10; Lk. 11:1-4 (Ps. Wk. III) There is a difference between “willingness” and “wilfulness”. Both concern the will. The difference lies in the egocentric forces of wilfulness and the outward grace of willingness. Willingness notices this wonder…

27th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 10th October 2023

O Lord, You are the sole purpose of my life. Help me to reach this purpose27th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 10th October 2023Jona. 3:1-10; Ps. 129:1-2,3-4,7bc-8; Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps. Wk. III) We, human beings, worry and fret over many things. However, today Jesus invites us to be anxious over only one, that is,…

27th Week in Ordinary Time :Monday 9th October 2023

SS. Denis, bishop & Companions, martyrs St John Leonardi, priest, pray for us 27th Week in Ordinary Time :Monday 9th October 2023Jona 1:1—2:1,11; (R. Ps.) Jona. 2:3,4,5,8; Lk.10:25-37 (Ps. Wk. III) Some say that though the distance from the head to the heart is the shortest, it is the longest journey. Having knowledge and translating…

27th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 8th October 2023

Lord, help me to be faithful to You27th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 8th October 2023Is. 5:1-7; Ps. 79:9 and 12,13-14,15-16,19-20; Phil. 4:6-9; Mt. 21:33-44 (Ps. Wk. III) The first reading is a poem which takes the form of a parable. It describes the relationship between God and Israel. God has been faithful to…

26th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 7th October 2023

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 7th October 2023Acts 1:12-14; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-47,48-49,50-51,52-53,54-55; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps.Wk. II) The disciples returned to Jesus, full of joy, for they had experienced the truth of what they had been sent out to do. They told Jesus what they had…

26th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 6th October 2023

St Bruno, priest, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 6th October 2023Bar. 1:15-22; Ps.79(78):1-2,3-5,8,9; Lk. 10:13-16 (Ps. Wk. II) Psalm 79 is a community prayer to God for help during national distress. God’s land has been “invaded”… God’s holy temple has been “profaned”… Jerusalem is “a heap of ruins” (v 1). The…

26th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 5th October 2023

St Mary Faustina Kowalska, virgin, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 5th October 2023Neh. 8:1-4a,5-6,7b-12; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Lk. 10:1-12 (Ps. Wk. II) The people had been in Babylonian exile for fifty years. They had forgotten their traditions and their ways of worship. They had to begin the process of relearning their former…

26th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 4th October 2023

St Francis of Assisi, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 4th October 2023Neh. 2:1-8; Ps. 136:1-2,3,4-5,6; Lk. 9:57-62 (Ps. Wk. II) Christian discipleship means having no permanent place to call home on this earth. However, it is not about being materially poor; one cannot afford a modest dwelling. The whole idea behind…

26th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 3rd October 2023

Lord, help me to be open and accept everyone, regardless of their background26th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 3rd October 2023Zec. 8:20-23; Ps. 86:1-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 9:51-56 (Ps. Wk. II) In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus, an observant Jew, is always portrayed as setting his goal towards Jerusalem. In today’s passage, He uses the shorter…

26th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 2nd October 2023

The Holy Guardian Angels, watch over us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 2nd October 2023Ex. 23:20-23; Ps. 90:1-2,3-4,5-6,10-11; Mt. 18:1-5,10 (Ps. Wk. II) “Whoever welcomes a little child welcomes me,” Jesus said. To the question, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of God?’ Jesus’ answer focused on the child and the characteristics that…