Have I felt God’s mercy in my life?15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th July 2020Is. 38:1-6,21-22,7-8; (R. Ps.) Is. 38:10,11,12,16; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) Have you ever faced serious illness? What happens when you or someone you love is faced with a terminal disease? How are we to make sense of this?…
Our Lady of Mount CarmelOur Lady of Mount Carmel : Thursday 16th July 2020Is, 26:7-9,12,16-19; Ps. 101:13-14,15,16-18,19-21; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah consoled the people while they were in exile. He promised that if they walked in the Lord’s ways, the way home to Jerusalem would be open to them. The promise that the…
St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th July 2020Is. 10:5-7,13-16; Ps. 93:5-6,7-8,9-10,14-15; Mt. 11:25-27 (Ps Wk III) Today Jesus speaks with warmth and praise of those who have become his followers. He remarks, in a prayer he makes to his Father, that it is not the learned and clever, the…
Lord, deepen my faith15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th July 2020Is. 7:1-9; Ps. 47:2-4,5-6,7-8; Mt. 11:20-24 (Ps Wk III) Fear is a terrible and destructive thing. It destroys our peace, robs us of our joy, and often leads us to do stupid things. King Ahaz was terrified because Jerusalem was being attacked by…
Holy Spirit, set us ablaze with the fire of Your love so that we may love You in and above all things 15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th July 2020Is. 1:10-17; Ps. 49:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt. 10:34—11:1 (Ps Wk III) Jesus challenges his disciples to examine who they love first and foremost. A true disciple…
Lord, help us be faithful sowers of the word15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 12th July 2020Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 64:10-11,12-13,14; Rom. 8:18-23; Mt. 13:1-23 (or 1-9) (Ps Wk III) The scripture readings and psalm this Sunday contain images from nature. In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah likens the rain and snow to the…
Lord, grant me the courage and the generosity to answer Your call14th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 11th July 2020Is. 6:1-8; Ps. 92: 1-2,5; Mt. 10:24-33 (Ps Wk II) Today, in the Old Testament reading, we are given the opportunity into the call of the prophet, Isaiah. He had a vision of God and…
Lord, help me to be as wise as a serpent... innocent as doves... and not be corrupted and take on the ways of the world14th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 10th July 2020Hos. 14:2-10; Ps. 50:3-4,8-9,12-13,14,17 Mt. 10:16-23 (Ps Wk II) Hosea was filled with God’s longing for the people of Israel. They strayed…
SS Augustine Zhao Rong, pries & Comps 14th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 9th July 2020Hos. 11:1-4,8-9; Ps. 79:2,3,15-16; Mt. 10:7-15 (Ps Wk II) Jesus tells us that we are all called to go ahead and proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. While most of us who follow Jesus are not…
Lord, grant me the grace to be faithful and always true to You14th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 8th July 2020Hos. 10:1-3,7-8,12; Ps. 104:2-3,4-5,6-7; Mt. 10:1-7 (Ps Wk II) The prophet Hosea in this passage starts praising Israel’s achievements, its growth, its fruitfulness, its religiosity. Still, his praise was simply the prelude to his…