Final Day 9 of the 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 2020SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS : Friday 19th June 2020Deut. 7:6-11; Ps. 103(102):1-2,3-4,6-7,8,10; 1 Jn. 4:7-16; Mt. 11;25-30 (Psalter proper) The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines imagination as…
Day 8 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202011th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 18th June 2020Sir. 48:1-14; Ps. 97(96):1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7; Mt. 6:7-15 (Ps Wk III) The Book of Ecclesiasticus (or Sirach) describes the many God-like qualities of…
Day 7 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202011th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 17th June 20202 Kgs. 2:1,6-14; Pa. 31(30):20,21,24; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk III) Have you ever had a mentor in life? Elisha travelled with the prophet…
Day 6 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202011th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 16th June 20201 Kgs. 21:17-29; Ps. 51(50)3-4,5-6,11,16; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps Wk III) King Ahab and his wife Jezebel had stolen a vineyard belonging to Naboth…
Day 5 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202011th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 15th June 20201 Kgs. 21:1-16; Ps. 6(5):2-3,5-6,7 Mt.5:38-42 (Ps Wk III) In the Gospel, we see how Jesus abrogates the law of retaliation (an eye for…
Day 4 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 2020THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (A) : Sunday 14th June 2020Deut. 8:2-3,14-16; Ps. 148(147):12-13, 14-15,19-20; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; Jn. 6:51-58 (Psalter proper) At the Last Supper, Jesus' instructions to…
Day 3 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202010th Week in Ordinary Time – St Anthony of Padua : Saturday 13th June 20201 Kgs. 19:12-21; Ps. 16(15):1-2a, 5, 7-8, 9-10. Mt 5:33-37 (Ps Wk II) In today’s Gospel, Jesus is…
Day 2 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202010th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 12th June 20201 Kgs. 19:9a, 11-16; Ps. 27(26):7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14; Mt. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk II) Mk 10:7-13 (Ps Wk II) Once Elijah reached Mount Horeb,…
St Barnabas, Apostle10th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 11th June 2020Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps. 98(97):1-6; Mk 10:7-13 (Ps Wk II) After Pentecost, many believed in Jesus Christ. As a result, the authorities persecuted believers. To escape persecution, the believers went to other places. Some of them went to Antioch. Through them, the good news…
Lord, help me to place You and others first10th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 10th June 20201 Kgs. 18:20-39; Ps. 16(15):1-2,4,5,8,11; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk II) Elijah, the prophet of the Lord, directly confronted the prophets of the pagan god Baal. Over 400 prophets of Baal went into a frenzy of activity trying to…