ST JOHN HUDES, Priest, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 19th August 2025Jdg 6:ll-24; Ps84:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 (Ps WkIV) The Israelites had turned away from God and were suffering in the land of the Midianites. When they realized that they needed God, they sent an angel to Gideon to tell him…
Distinction of a true disciple of Christ is being an agent of love, not hostility20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 18th August 2025Jdg 2:11-19; Ps 105 (106):34-37, 39-40, 43, 44; Mt 19:16-22 (Ps WkIV) The question "what good must I do to possess eternal life?" is a perennial one (v16). A misplaced priority will…
Distinction of a true disciple of Christ is being an agent of love, not hostility20th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 17th August 2025Jer 38:4-6, 8-10; Ps 39 (40):2-4, 18; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53 (Ps WkIV) Endurance is nurtured through time and much opposition. In Romans 5:3-5, St Paul writes that suffering produces endurance, which…
ST STEPHEN OF HUNGARY, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 16th August 2025Josh 24:14-29; Ps 15 (16):1-2, 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 (Ps WkIII) In the final chapter of the book of Joshua, we encounter a pivotal moment when Joshua, now aged and at the end of his leadership, gathers the tribes…
Mother Mary, pray for usASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY : Friday 15th August 2025Rev 11:19; 12:1-6, 10; Ps 44(45):10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 (Ps Prop) The Assumption of Mary is celebrated within the Eucharistic liturgy. The Church's early tradition and official dogma establishes this belief that it is not a separate event…
ST MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE, Priest & Martyr, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 14th August 2025Josh3:7-ll, 13-17; Ps 113 (114):1-6; Mt 18:21 - 19:1 (Ps WkIII) The crossing of a river often signifies a new stage of life and a break with the past. The Israelites had been wandering for forty years in…
SS PONTIAN, Pope & HIPPOLYTUS, Priest, Martyrs , pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 13th August 2025Deut 34:1-12; Ps 65 (66):1-3, 5, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 (Ps WkIII) In the Jewish tradition, Moses was the only prophet and man who knew the Lord face to face. He conversed with God as with a…
ST JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL, Religious, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 12th August 2025Deut 31:1-8; (Rs Ps) Deut 32:3-4, 7-9, 12; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 (Ps WkIII) "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Jesus' response to this question by bringing a child into the centre of attention has…
ST CLARE, Virgin, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 11th August 2025Deut 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mt 17:22-27 (Ps Wk III) An undivided heart to serve the Lord our God does not exempt us from serving as citizens to our country and to our brothers and sisters. The mark of this devotedness…
ST TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS, Virgin & Martyr, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 10th August 2025Wis 18:6-9; Ps 32(33):1, 12, 18-20, 22; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 (or 11:1-2, 8-12) Lk 12:32-48 (or 12:35-40) (Ps WkIII) The more you are trusted, the more you will appreciate trust and deliver the good that…