Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed12th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 27th June 2020Lam. 2:2,10-14,18-19; Ps. 74(73):1-2,3-4, 5-7,20-21; Mt. 8:5-17 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus proclaims through His words and deeds God’s nearness to his people and God’s tender…
Help me to reach out to others and attend to their needs, as you have attended to mine.12th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 26th June 20202 Kgs. 25:1-12; Ps. 137(136):1-2, 3, 4-5,6; Mt 8: 1-4 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus came down from the mountain, and great crowds followed him. A leper somehow managed to come close…
Lord, help me to do Our Father's Will12th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 25th June 20202 Kgs. 24:8-17; Ps. 79(78):1-2,3-5,8,9; Mt. 7:21-29 (Ps Wk IV) Sinfulness finds its most pervasive expression in the dichotomy between saying and doing: we profess to be Christians, we affirm our Faith and our love of God, but there are times…
Lord, reveal to me the ways I am called to serveTHE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST : Wednesday 24th June 2020Is. 49:1-6; Ps. 139(138):1-3,13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk. 1:57-66,80 (Ps Wk IV) We have all been in the mind and heart of God long before we were born, perhaps even before we were conceived. God has hopes…
Lord, help me to live the 'Golden Rule' well12th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 23rd June 20202 Kgs. 19:9-11,14-21,31-35,36; Ps. 48(47):2-4,10-11; Mt. 7:6,12-14 (Ps Wk IV) We like to cheer for the underdog — the one who wins against overwhelming odds. Israel was often in that position. The king of Assyria, a great ancient superpower, was…
Ss John Fisher, bishop & Thomas More, martyrs12th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 22nd June 20202 Kgs. 17:5-8,13-15,18; Ps. 60(59):3,4-5, 12-13; Mt. 7:1-5 (Ps Wk IV) The first reading of today describes how the nation of Israel was invaded by the government of Assyria as punishment by God for failing to keep the commandments. The Israelites…
Lord, Bless us with all the faith, hope and love which we need to look beyond life’s challenges12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 21st June 2020Jer. 20:10-13; Ps. 69(68):8-10,14,17,33-35; Rom. 5:12-15; Mt. 10:26-33 (Ps Wk IV) There are moments in life when we are entirely helpless, and there is nothing to restore hope in us.…
The Immculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin MaryFeast of Immaculate Heart of Mary : Saturday 20th June 2020Is. 61:9-11; (R. Ps.) 1 Sam. 2:1,4-5,6-7,8; Lk. 2:41-51 (Ps Wk III) Israel fell into idolatry and infidelity many times in its history. But that is the way with all human beings! The story of Israel is the story…
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…