Lord, Give me the courage to let go of anything that keeps me from You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th August 2020Ez. 24:15-24; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:18-19,20, 21; Mt. 19:16-22 (Ps Wk IV) Today a man comes to Jesus asking about eternal life. He has been keeping the commandments since his youth. This…
Lord, help me to share Your grace with everyone20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 16th August 2020Is. 56:1,6-7; Pa. 66:2-3,5,6,8; Rom. 11:13-15,29-32; Mt. 15:21-28 (Ps Wk IV) God rejects no one — all peoples are pleasing to Him. Isaiah envisioned a time when foreigners would stream towards Zion, worshipping and serving in God’s temple.…
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with youFEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY : Saturday 15th August 2020Rev. 11:19; 12:1-6,10; Ps. 44:10,11,12,16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter Proper) As we celebrate this Feast of Assumption, the readings help us to recapture two significant events in the life of Mary, the first…
St Maximilian Kolbe, priest & martyr19th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 14th August 2020Ez. 16:1-15,6-,63; (or Ez. 16:59-63); (R. Ps): Is. 12:2-3,4,5-6; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) Ezekiel painted a very moving and sentimental picture of Israel's relationship with God. She was cared for tenderly from the time she was an infant, and on…
Ss Pontian, pope and Hippolytus, priest19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 13th August 2020Ez. 12:1-12; Ps. 77:56-57,58-59,61-62; Mt. 18:21--19:1 (Ps Wk III) Only a forgiving spirit can receive forgiveness. This is evident in this parable of the “Unmerciful Servant”, a dramatic story in 3 acts: Mercy, Cruelty, Justice. The compassion of the King is…
Lord, help me to heed Your call19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 12th August 2020Ez. 9:1-7,10:18-22; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps Wk III) The prophet Ezekiel describes the vision of the judgement of God in the city of Jerusalem. Like angels of death, the six men are called by God to advance through the…
Lord, help us to know Your Word and do Your Will19th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 11th August 2020Ez. 2:8—3:4; Ps. 18:14,24,72,103,11,131; Mt. 18:1-5,10,12-14 (Ps Wk III) In the Responsorial Psalm, the Psalmist weaves two themes: God’s Will and God’s Word. In the first theme of God’s Will, he sees doing God’s will as…
St Lawrence, Deacon & martyr19th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 10th August 20202 Cor.9:6-10; Ps. 111:1-2,5-6,7-8,9; Jn. 12:24-26 (Ps Wk III) Generosity and kindness are how we imitate God. These are basic universal laws, not just lovely sentiments. If we give very little — if we are stingy and selfish – we cannot expect…
Lord, do teach us to find You even in the coronavirus and other crises19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : Sunday 9th August 20201 Kgs. 19:9,11-13; Ps. 84:9-10,11-12,13-14; Rom. 9:1-5; Mt. 14:22-33 (Ps Wk III) This story of Elijah has a very important religious message, but one which has a very significant opposite. For Elijah,…
St Dominic, priest18th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 8th August 2020Hab 1:12--2:4; Ps. 9:8-9,10-11,12-13; Mt. 17:14-20 (Ps Wk II) Habakkuk’s questions for God challenge us in every age of history, such as the present age of the coronavirus. From an early age, we human beings are driven by our spirit to ask “why?” Listen…