Come, Holy Spirit, in our day and age and guide us into the truthPENTECOST SUNDAY (A) : 31st May 2020Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 104(103):1,24,29-30, 31,34; 1 Cor. 12:3-7, 12-13; Jn. 20:19-23 (Psalter proper) St John speaks of Jesus breathing his last breath and dying in a simple but enigmatic and even mystical way. Expressed in this…
Lord, illuminate the path You have prepared for me7th Week of Easter : Saturday 30th May 2020Acts 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 11(10):4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-15 (Ps Wk III) Sometimes our struggles and difficulties have a reason of which we are unaware. Paul had been harassed and persecuted. After his arrest, he appealed to the emperor, so he was…
Lord Jesus, grant us the grace that “the other things” of life will never hinder us from loving and serving You.7th Week of Easter : Friday 29th May 2020Acts 25:13-21’ Ps. 103(`102):1-2,11-12, 19-20; Jn. 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) “Do you love me more than these?” Jesus’ question to Peter is highly ambiguous, for the word…
Jesus prayed that we may be one, just as Jesus and God the Father are one7th Week of Easter : Thursday 28th May 2020Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 16(15): 1-2,5,7-8, 9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) This passage from John's Gospel offers us a great consolation: Jesus prayed for us as he faced death for our…
Jesus is constantly praying for us7th Week of Easter : Wednesday 27th May 2020Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 68(67):29-30,33-35,36; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) The Gospel readings for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for this 7th week of Easter are best taken together. They make up the seventeenth chapter of St John’s Gospel. They present us in prayer…
St Philip Neri, priest7th Week of Easter – St Philip Neri, priest : Tuesday 26th May 2020Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 68(67):10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps Wk III) The Gospel that we read today is what a sixteenth-century scholar called the “priestly prayer” of Christ. In the prayer, Christ, before he died, offered to sacrifice his own life…
In times of darkness, we can be assured that the Helper, the Holy Spirit, is with us7th Week of Easter : Monday 25th May 2020Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 68(67):2-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps Wk III) We have just celebrated the Feast of Jesus’ Ascension. After accomplishing his mission, Jesus has returned to his Father. His departure must…
Jesus surrenders his whole life into God’s hands... what about you?7th Sunday of Easter (A) : 24th May 2020Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 27(26):1,4,7-8; 1 Pt. 4:13-16; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps Wk III) During Mass, thre is the solemn Prayer called the Prefae before the Consecration. In this prayer we address God as “Father, all-powerful and living God.”…
Lord, help me to keep an open mind6th Week of Easter : Saturday 23rd May 2020Acts 18:23-28; Ps. 47(46):2-3,8-9,10; Jn. 16:23-28 (Ps Wk II) Being eloquent and well-educated is a good thing, but it is no guarantee that we will be right about everything. Even good intentions are not enough. Apollos was all of these…
Lord, we look forward to that new life and joy6th Week of Easter : Friday 22nd May 2020Acts 18:9-18; Ps. 47(46):2-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 16:20-23 (Ps Wk II) Departures are sad, sorrowful, even painful events, at least for those ‘left behind’. Before Jesus departed from His friends, He spoke about that difficult separation, encouraging them with words…