Father, let us seek the wisdom that comes from You alone8th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 29th May 2021Sir. 51:12-20; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Mk. 11:27-33 (Ps Wk IV) The authority that comes from worldly wisdom accumulates immense knowledge yet lacks insight into one's own ignorance is problematic. The problem of unrecognised ignorance is the need…
Our faith is about loving and serving God and other people8th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 28th May 2021Sir. 44:1.9-13; Ps. 149:1-2,3-4,5-6,9; Mk. 11:11-26 (Ps Wk IV) We will probably never be famous — perhaps our lives will pass in quiet and hidden ordinary living. But Sirach assures us that our lives are no…
St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 8th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 27th May 2021Sir. 42:15-26; Ps. 32:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mk. 10:46-52 (Ps Wk IV) This Gospel story about the blind beggar Bartimaeus is a fine example of how one type of story may contain other essential levels of meaning. The story is a miracle story: Jesus…
Saint Philip Neri, Priest8th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 26th May 2021Sir. 36:1,4-5,10-17; Ps. 78:8-9,11,13; Mk. 10:32-45 (Ps Wk IV) ‘To love and to serve.’ This is a teaching of Jesus that we may learn from today’s Gospel reading. On their way going up to Jerusalem, when everybody is preoccupied with their own thoughts…
Lord, help me to be a generous and cheerful giver8th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 25th May 2021Sir. 35:1-15; Ps. 49:5-6,7-8,14,23; Mk. 10:28-31 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s readings describe the attitude a Christian must have with regards to money and possessions. In the first reading, the relationship between offering sacrifices and keeping the commandments…
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 8th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 24th May 2021Gen. 3:9-15,20; or Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 86:1-2,3,5,6-7; Jn. 19:25-34 (Ps Wk IV) The story of the Garden of Eden is similar to the teaching stories used throughout the ancient world. Their purpose was to explain pain, suffering, and…
St Rita of Cascia, religiousPENTECOST SUNDAY (B) : 23rd May 2021Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 103:1ab,24ac,29-30,3,34; 1 Cor. 12:3-7,12-13; or Gal 5:16-25; (Psalter proper) It was a cosmopolitan crowd of people from many different nations and languages. On this day of the Jewish Pentecost (the 50th day after the Jewish Sabbath of the Passover week), the disciples…
St Rita of Cascia, religious7th Week of Easter (B) : Saturday 22nd May 2021Acts. 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 10:4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-25 (Ps Wk III) The “follow Jesus” faithfully is what it means to be a disciple. The Gospel has shown us what is involved in following Jesus, which consists in carrying our own cross. However, each of…
Ss Christopher Magallanes, priest & Comps. martyrs7th Week of Easter (B) : Friday 21st May 2021Acts 26:13-21; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; Jn. 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) Forgiveness has in the past been very much a religious matter, perhaps even a specifically Christian concept. It was part of Jesus' teaching and entered into the Our Father, that prayer…
Lord, help me to love You and others with the love that You and the Father share7th Week of Easter (B) : Thursday 20th May 2021Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) Paul had been arrested. When the commander learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, he decided to bring him to…