Mother Mary, pray for usNativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary : Monday 8th September 2025Mic 5:1-4 or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 12 (13):6-7; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 (or 18-23) (PsProp) The nativity of Mary marks a turning point in salvation history-a quiet birth that sets the stage for the Incarnation. Though Scripture is reserved in detail about…
'You, Lord, have been our refuge, age after age23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 7th September 2025Wis 9:13-18; Ps 89 (90):3-6, 12-14, 17 Phm 1:9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 (Ps WkIII) The Book of Wisdom lays bare our human struggle - how often we wear ourselves out, trying to reach God on our own terms.…
Lord, help me to be faithful to Your teachings22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 6th September 2025Col 1:21-23; Ps 53 (54):3-4, 6, 8; Lk6:l-5 (Ps WkII) According to the letter to the Colossians, Christ was the image of God and through Him, all things were created, sustained, and redeemed. In today's Colossians reading, Paul…
ST TERESA OF KOLKATA, Religious, pray for us22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 5th September 2025Col 1:15-20; Ps 99 (100):2-5; LkS:33-39 (Ps Wk:II) The hymnal tone of praising God by Paul in his introductory exhortation to the Colossian, is an epitome of Jesus Christ as the focal point of reference for Christians to find…
A "yes" to Jesus is a lifetime of grace lavishly given to do the impossible 22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 4th September 2025Col 1:9-14; Ps 97 (98):2-6; LkS:1-11 (PsWkII) The calling of the first disciples of Jesus reminds us that it was not just their fishing boats (and father Zebedee) that they dispossessed;…
ST GREGORY THE GREAT, Pope & Doctor, pray for us22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 3rd September 2025Col 1:1-8; Ps 51 (52):10-11; Lk 4:38-44 (Ps Wk II) The Word of God had indeed borne fruit in the community of the Colossians. They believed the promise of the Gospel, and Paul noted that they were…
We are children of light and children of the day who do not belong to the night or to darkness22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 2nd September 20251 Tues 5:1-6, 9-11; Ps 26 (27):1, 4, 13-14; Lk4:31-37 (Ps WkII) St Paul says that we are children of light and children of the day who…
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 1st September 2025l Thes4:13-18; Ps95 (96):1,3-5, 11-13; Lk4:16-30 (Ps WkII) September is here. How would we view our relationship with all creation? First, to see life as supreme and holy. St Paul experienced it and offered hope and comfort to…
The way of Jesus is humble and lowly - Humility opens us to God's favour and friendship22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 31st August 2025Ecclus 3:17-20, 28-29; Ps 67 (68):4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24; Lk 14:1, 7-14 (Ps WkII) The gap between pride and humility is really distinctive. One promises incurable malady while the…
Lord, help me to make good use of the gifts and talents you give me, to build your Kingdom on earth21st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 30th August 2025l Thes4:9-ll; Ps97(98):1,7-9; Mt 25:14-30 (Ps WkI) Trust is incomplete without proving itself with responsibility. It is never exempted from performing a role. For Paul, it…