ST NORBERT, Bishop, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 6th June 20262 Tim 4:1-8; Ps 70 (71):8-9, 14-17, 22; Mk 12:38-44 (Ps Wk I) The scribes were very concerned with externals, with their image and positions. In contrast, a poor widow was a model of generosity in giving everything she had, not…
ST BONIFACE, Bishop, Martyr, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 5th June 20262 Tim 3:10-17; Ps 118 (119):157, 160-161, 165- 166, 168; Mk 12:35-37 (Ps Wk I) “Who am I?” is an existential question that leads us to ponder on our identity. The secular world categorises us according to ethnicity, sexual orientation,…
The second commandment to love our neighbour as ourselves calls for generosity of heart, patience in misunderstanding, and humility in disagreement.9th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 4th June 20262 Tim 2:8-15; Ps 24 (25):4-5, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28-34 (Ps Wk I) In today’s first reading, what strikes me is what St Paul says, “We…
SS CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 3rd June 20262 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 122 (123):1-2; Mk 12:18-27 (Ps Wk I) While Paul, apostle of Christ, usually wrote to early Christian communities he founded or visited, here is a letter to an individual, Timothy. Paul met Timothy…
SS MARCELLINUS AND PETER, Martyrs, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 2nd June 20262 Pt 3:11-15, 17-18; Ps 89 (90):2-4, 10, 14, 16; Mk 12:13-17 (Ps Wk I) A new heaven and a new earth – it certainly seems like an attractive option, for the old earth is in pretty sad shape…
ST JUSTIN, Martyr, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 1st June 2026Jude 1:17, 20-25; Ps 62 (63):2-6; Mk 11:27-33 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus was most concerned about people who were rejected. In His time, the marginalised were the lepers, the orphans, the widows and others who did not fit the norms of…
The Most Holy Trinity — God the Father, God the Son and God Holy Spirit, thank you for loving us!MOST HOLY TRINITY (A) : Sunday, 31st May 2026Ex 34:4-6,8-9; (Rs Ps) Dan 3:52-56; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18 (Ps Prop) Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. For centuries, many…
Lord, grant me the grace of humility to receive your message of love, fully and wholeheartedly8th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 30th May 2026Jude 1:17, 20-25; Ps 62 (63):2-6; Mk 11:27-33 (Ps Wk IV) A Catch-22 situation is a paradoxical, no-win situation where a person cannot avoid a problem because of contradictory rules or…
ST PAUL VI, Pope, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 29th May 20261 Pt 4:7-13; Ps 95 (96):10-13; Mk 11:11-26 (Ps Wk IV) Both readings today speak to us in very stark terms. In the first reading, St Peter states that the current state of the world, including its values and desires,…
Do you know what you want Jesus to do for you? Have you asked Jesus for this? And are you willing to follow Jesus? 8th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 28th May 20261 Pt 2:2-5,9-12; Ps 99 (100):2-5; Mk 10:46-52 (Ps Wk IV) St Peter was writing to his scattered believers who were facing…