St Pius X, Pope20th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st August 2020Ez. 37:1-14; Ps. 106:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps Wk IV) In the Gospel today, Jesus teaches us that the greatest commandment is love. But the Scribes and Pharisees forgetting the real spirit behind the Ten Commandments were laying heavy emphasis on the letter of…
St Bernard, Abbot and doctor20th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 20th August 2020Ez. 36:23-28; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 22:1-14 (Ps Wk IV) Ezekiel told the Israelites that God would sanctify his name, which the people had profaned. God would gather the Israelites into their own land and purify them — they would be set apart.…
St John Eudes, Priest20th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 19th August 2020Ez. 34:1-11; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Mt. 20:1-16 (Ps Wk IV) The God of Israel is to become the true shepherd of His people. This prophecy, dated after the fall of Jerusalem is one of hope and consolation. Israel’s shepherds (her kings, princes and priests)…
Lord, help me become a true disciple20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 18th August 2020Ez. 28:1-10; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:26-28,30,35-36; Mt. 19:23-30 (Ps Wk IV) The first reading describes the judgement of God, as expressed through the prophet Ezekiel on the famed commercial city of Tyre, which was also the chief city of Phoenicia.…
Lord, Give me the courage to let go of anything that keeps me from You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th August 2020Ez. 24:15-24; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:18-19,20, 21; Mt. 19:16-22 (Ps Wk IV) Today a man comes to Jesus asking about eternal life. He has been keeping the commandments since his youth. This…
Lord, help me to share Your grace with everyone20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 16th August 2020Is. 56:1,6-7; Pa. 66:2-3,5,6,8; Rom. 11:13-15,29-32; Mt. 15:21-28 (Ps Wk IV) God rejects no one — all peoples are pleasing to Him. Isaiah envisioned a time when foreigners would stream towards Zion, worshipping and serving in God’s temple.…
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with youFEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY : Saturday 15th August 2020Rev. 11:19; 12:1-6,10; Ps. 44:10,11,12,16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter Proper) As we celebrate this Feast of Assumption, the readings help us to recapture two significant events in the life of Mary, the first…
St Maximilian Kolbe, priest & martyr19th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 14th August 2020Ez. 16:1-15,6-,63; (or Ez. 16:59-63); (R. Ps): Is. 12:2-3,4,5-6; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) Ezekiel painted a very moving and sentimental picture of Israel's relationship with God. She was cared for tenderly from the time she was an infant, and on…
Ss Pontian, pope and Hippolytus, priest19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 13th August 2020Ez. 12:1-12; Ps. 77:56-57,58-59,61-62; Mt. 18:21--19:1 (Ps Wk III) Only a forgiving spirit can receive forgiveness. This is evident in this parable of the “Unmerciful Servant”, a dramatic story in 3 acts: Mercy, Cruelty, Justice. The compassion of the King is…
Lord, help me to heed Your call19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 12th August 2020Ez. 9:1-7,10:18-22; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps Wk III) The prophet Ezekiel describes the vision of the judgement of God in the city of Jerusalem. Like angels of death, the six men are called by God to advance through the…