Do you know Jesus well enough? 1st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th January 20201 Sam. 1:9-20; (R. Ps.)1 Sam. 2:1,4-5,6-7,8 Mk. 1:21-28 (Ps Wk I) We may have heard many false stereotypes about Jesus. Sometimes what we think about Him does not corroborate fully with what is written in the New Testament. Some…
Lord, I want to follow you. Help me!1st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th January 20201 Sam. 1:1-8; Ps. 116(115):12-13, 14, 17, 18-19; Mk. 1:14-20 (Ps Wk I) Follow Me: words that changed the life of the disciples and through them our life as well. The disciples accepted to follow Jesus all the way:…
Lord, help me remember your power continues to work in my life and around meThe Baptism of the Lord : Sunday 12th January 2020Is. 42:1-4,6-7; Ps. 29(28):1a,2,3-4,9-10; Acts. 10:34-38; Mt. 3:13-17 (Ps Wk III) The book of Isaiah has four ‘Servant Songs’. They are (Is 42:1-4; Is 49:1-6; Is 50:4-7; and Is 52:13-53:12). Today’s first…
Lord, help me to spend 'Quiet Time' with youSaturday after Epiphany : 11th January 20201 Jn. 5:14-21; Ps. 149(148):1-6,9; Jn. 3:22-30 In the Gospel reading, a man is presented to us. He is “covered with leprosy.” He is not sure whether Jesus wants to heal him or not, so he tentatively asks Him, “If you…
Jesus was faithful to his Father in everything he taught and did. What about you and me?Friday after Epiphany : Friday 10th January 20201 John 5:5-13; Ps 147: 12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 (Ps Wk II) Why does John speak of the witness of water, spirit, and blood? It refers to Jesus — his human…
Jesus was faithful to his Father in everything he taught and did. What about you and me?Thursday after Epiphany : Thursday 9th January 20201Jn 4:19-5:4; Ps [72[71]1-2, 14,15, 17; Lk 4:14-22 (Ps Wk II) Whether by accident or design, Jesus found a passage from Isaiah, which he read aloud to the synagogue congregation and then…
A little act of faith, helps us to quickly come in touch with JesusWednesday after Epiphany : Wednesday 8th January 20201Jn 4:11-18; Ps. 72[71]:1-2, 10-11, 12-13 Mk 6:45-52 (Ps Wk II) “Begging him to let them touch even the fringe of his cloak. And all who touched him were cured.” Many modern people, with little…
To a starving person God will appear in the form of bread aloneTuesday after Epiphany : Tuesday 7th January 20201 Jn 4: 7 - 10; Ps. 72(71):1-2,3-4,7-8; Mk. 6: 34-44 (Ps Wk II) In the ‘Multiplication of Bread’, the disciples played an important role. Though they asked Jesus to dismiss the crowd, they followed Jesus'…
The people who dwell in darkness had seen a great light, and that great light was Jesus himselfMonday after Epiphany : Monday 6th January 20201 Jn. 3:22—4:6; Ps. 2:7-8,10-11; Mt. 4:12-17,23-25 (Ps Wk II) There are many spirits in the world and not all of them are good or even helpful. John has a good…
All the nations shall fall prostrate before You, O LordEpiphany of the Lord (A) : Sunday 5th January 2020Is. 60:1-6; Ps. 72(71):1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Eph. 3:2-3,5-6; Mt. 2:1-12 (Psalter proper) When Isaiah penned today's passage, it seemed as though the darkness had covered the earth. It was a time of great suffering and struggle, just as our…