The Holy Guardian Angels26th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 2nd October 2020Ex. 23:20-23; Ps. 90:1-2,3-4,5-6,10-11; Mt. 18:1-5,10 (Ps Wk II) The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in describing angels, states, “From the beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession”. (CCC, 336). This description of the angels in God’s…
St Therese of the Child Jesus26th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 1st October 2020Job 19:21-27; Ps. 26:7-9,13-14; Lk. 10:1-12 Many people are crushed by suffering, misfortune, and tribulation. Often, we cannot change what happens to us, but we can control how we respond to the situation. Job was such an individual — he did…
St Jerome, priest and doctor26th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 30th September 2020Job. 9:1-12,14-16; Ps. 87:10-11,12-13,14-15; Lk. 9:57-62 (Ps Wk II) Job wanted to argue with God. After all, he was innocent, so why should he suffer unjustly? Perhaps we have wanted to argue with God at times. The fact that the world is…
Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael - watch over usThe Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael : Tuesday 29th September 2020Dan. 7:9-10,13-14 or Rev. 12:7-12; Ps. 137:1-3,4-5; Jn. 1:47-51 (Ps Wk II) The role of the angels within God's creation can be seen in the names which the Bible gives them. Many names in the…
St Lawrence Ruiz and Comps. matyrs26th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 28th September 2020Job. 1:6-22; Ps. 16:1,2-3,6-7; Lk. 9:46-50 (Ps Wk II) The Psalmist is confident in the presence of God: there is no malice in him. In that, the Psalmist resembles Job. No matter what befell him, “Job did not sin nor did…
Lord, help me to be selfless26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 27th September 2020Ez. 18:25-28; Ps. 24:4-5,6-7,8-9; Phil. 2:1-11 (or 1-5); Mt. 21:28-32 (Ps Wk II) People sometimes accuse God of being unfair, but God insists that humans are the unfair ones. Just look at the injustice, greed, selfishness, and violence flowing from their…
SS Cosmas and Damian, martyrs25th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 26th September 2020Qoh. 11:9—12:8; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; Lk. 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Ecclesiastes discovers God in the order of the world and says that the beauty of nature is a call to freedom which invites a person to be thankful and creative. He teaches people…
Lord, may my life be one of loving service25th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 25th September 2020Qoh. 3:1-11; Ps. 143:1,2,3-4; Lk. 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) For many, power is the road to personal glory and the ability to impose one’s will on others. Perhaps the apostles are not wholly free of this misunderstanding. They…
Lord, help me to open myself to Your leading and to Your love25th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 24th September 2020Qoh. 1:2-11; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; Lk. 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) This opening of Ecclesiastes sets the gloomy tone for the rest of the book. Despite much activity, the world seemed to remain the same. Nothing…
St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)25th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 23rd September 2020Prov. 21:1-6,10-13; Ps. 118:1,27,30,34,35,44; Lk. 8:19-21 (Ps Wk I) Not too little, not too much — just enough! What an excellent principle to live by. The proverb expresses fear that ‘too much’ will alienate one from God while ‘too little’ could…