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…
Day 7 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 : Wednesday 17th June 20202 Kgs. 2:1,6-14; Pa. 31(30):20,21,24; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk III) Have you ever had a mentor in life? Elisha travelled with the prophet…
Day 6 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 : Tuesday 16th June 20201 Kgs. 21:17-29; Ps. 51(50)3-4,5-6,11,16; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps Wk III) King Ahab and his wife Jezebel had stolen a vineyard belonging to Naboth…
Day 5 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 : Monday 15th June 20201 Kgs. 21:1-16; Ps. 6(5):2-3,5-6,7 Mt.5:38-42 (Ps Wk III) In the Gospel, we see how Jesus abrogates the law of retaliation (an eye for…
Day 4 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 2020THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (A) : Sunday 14th June 2020Deut. 8:2-3,14-16; Ps. 148(147):12-13, 14-15,19-20; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; Jn. 6:51-58 (Psalter proper) At the Last Supper, Jesus' instructions to…
Day 3 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202010th Week in Ordinary Time – St Anthony of Padua : Saturday 13th June 20201 Kgs. 19:12-21; Ps. 16(15):1-2a, 5, 7-8, 9-10. Mt 5:33-37 (Ps Wk II) In today’s Gospel, Jesus is…
Day 2 of 9 Days Novena to the Sacred Heart, leading to Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 19th June 202010th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 12th June 20201 Kgs. 19:9a, 11-16; Ps. 27(26):7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14; Mt. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk II) Mk 10:7-13 (Ps Wk II) Once Elijah reached Mount Horeb,…
St Barnabas, Apostle10th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 11th June 2020Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps. 98(97):1-6; Mk 10:7-13 (Ps Wk II) After Pentecost, many believed in Jesus Christ. As a result, the authorities persecuted believers. To escape persecution, the believers went to other places. Some of them went to Antioch. Through them, the good news…