Our calling is to be like Jesus as much as we can each dayALL SAINTS : Friday 1st November 2019Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps.24(23): 1-2, 3-4ab,5-6; 1 Jn.3:1-3; Mt.5:1-12a (Psalter proper) How many are going to heaven? Revelation hints not many - 144,000 - but this should not be taken literally. It is a symbolic number…
Nothing can separate us from the love of God30th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 31st October 2019Rom. 8:31b-39; Ps. 109(108):21-22,26-27,30-31; Lk. 13:31-35 (Ps Wk II) We live in uncertainty; economic, political and social conflicts leave us scrambling for some guarantee, or at least some lessened risk of disaster and failure. But our faith gives…
Lord, let me not take Your gifts for granted but use them for Your Kingdom30th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 30th October 2019Rom. 8:26-30; Ps. 13(12):4-5,6; Lk. 12:22-30 (Ps Wk II) In the first reading, Paul gives us one of the most important passages on prayer: “the Spirit helps us in our weakness …”…
Lord, help me to place my hope and trust in You30th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 29th October 2019Rom. 8:18-25; Ps. 126(125):1-3,4-5,6; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) Paul recognized the tension between the suffering that people were enduring and the great hope that they had in Christ. He encouraged the Church at Rome to…
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles30th Week in Ordinary Time :Monday 28th October 2019Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 19(18):2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Ps Wk II) The feast of the lesser known apostles, such as Simon and Jude, reminds us of St Paul’s teaching that God has chosen the less important people to be the channels of his…
Lean on God's Wisdom30th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 27th October 2019Sir. 35:15b-17,20-22; Ps. 34(33):2-3,17-18,19,23; 2 Tim. 4:6-8,16-18; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps Wk II) The Book of Sirah of Ecclesiasticus as it is sometimes called is found in the Greek translation of the Jewish Bible called the Pentatuch on which the Catholic canon was based.…
Pay attention — walk in God’s ways — stay spiritually awake29th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 26th October 2019Rom. 8:1-11; Ps. 24(23):1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk I) Do you live according to the Spirit or the flesh? Most people are not entirely sure what this means. When we live in a selfish manner, we…
Lord, help me to distinguish right from wrong29th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 25th October 2019Rom. 7:18-25a; Ps. 119(118):66,68,76,77,93,94; Lk. 12:54-59 (Ps Wk I) Paul addressed the conflict that we all face in our daily lives. He said that he wanted to do good but, instead, he found himself doing evil things. Paul set…
Be watchful and faithful to Christ's teachings29th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 24th October 2019Rom. 6:19-23; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 12:49-53 (Ps Wk I) At first sight the words used by Jesus in today’s gospel seem strange coming from the mouth of the one who is called the “Prince of Peace”. It is necessary then…
Be watchful and faithful to Christ's teachings29th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 23rd October 2019Rom. 6:12-18; Ps. 124(123):1-3,4-6,7-8; Lk. 12:39-48 (Ps Wk I) Life in Christ calls for obedience and fidelity. Paul insisted that once a person was baptized, he/she was held to a higher standard. He/she has to leave old ways of life…