St Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 15th July 2025Ex 2:1-15; Ps 68 (69):3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 (Ps Wk III) Repentance has no terminus signpost. It is refining our interior disposition to choose to relate to God ever more intentionally and amend our engagement with others and…
St Camillus de Lellis, Priest Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin, pray for us 15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 14th July 2025Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 123 (124):1-8; Mt 10:34 – 11:1 (Ps Wk III) Joseph had welcomed his family into Egypt to escape the famine. They survived and life was manageable. Years after Joseph died, there…
Lord, help me to reach out to outsiders and strangers15th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 13th July 2025Deut 30:10-14; Ps 68 (69):14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 (or 18:8-11); Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37 (Ps Wk III) The law of the Lord is not beyond our strength or beyond our reach. In other words, obeying the commands…
Lord, help us to carry our own crosses and follow you as a true disciple14th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 12th July 2025Gen 49:29-33; 50:15-26; Ps 104 (105):1-4, 6-7 Mt 10:24-33 (Ps Wk II) Fear is a common denominator among us. Between superior and servant, the ability to serve and to please is the…
St Benedict, Abbot, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 11th July 2025Gen 46:1-7, 28-30; Ps 36 (37):3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mt 10:16-23 (Ps Wk II) According to study, the crucial stage of fostering trust takes place from birth to two (2) years old. If that stage is affectionately well attended by primary caregivers…
Do we include Jesus in my decision making?14th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 10th July 20251 Gen 44:18-21, 23-29; 45:1-5; Ps 104 (105):16-21; Mt 10:7-15 (Ps Wk II) Peace in the heart is the priceless gem to carry in the mission. Whether in plenty or in paucity, peace in the heart helps to discern…
Ss Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 9th July 2025Gen 41:55-57; 42:5-7, 17-24; Ps 32 (33):2-3, 10-11, 18-19; Mt 10:1-7 (Ps Wk II) The story of Joseph and his brothers continues in a tale retold by the German novelist Thomas Mann who decided to rewrite this…
Lord, bless our every effort to guide the aimless14th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 8th July 2025Gen 32:23-33; Ps 16 (17):1-3, 6-8, 15; Mt 9:32-38 (Ps Wk II) Biblical stories of the blind, deaf, and mute being healed always have a deeper meaning. It is a two-way, willing and open interaction. However, far more serious…
O Lord, in my distress, supply what is deficient in me14th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 7th July 2025Gen 28:10-22; Ps 90 (91):1-4, 14-15; Mt 9:18-26 (Ps Wk II) Psalm 91, if read carefully, involves three persons. The first person is us. The second is a wise person who reminds us of God’s faithfulness,…
Lord, whenever disputes arise, guide and mould my word, thought, and deed14th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 6th July 2025Is 66:10-14; Ps 65 (66):1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-2, 17-20 (or 10:1-9) (Ps Wk II) Scripture is not hesitant to use feminine and maternal images for God. Israel was consoled by the promises of…