Jesus says “I will raise you up when that day comes.”3rd Week of Easter : Thursday 8th May 2025Acts 8:26-40; Ps 65 (66):8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) “Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.” (v35). The focal point is Jesus Christ. The encounter…
The answer to everything is found in JESUS3rd Week of Easter : Wednesday 7th May 2025Acts 8:1-8; Ps 65 (66):1-7; Jn 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) “That day followed a bitter persecution” rings a familiar chord in all believing Christian communities. Persecution pushes Christianity beyond comfort zones - out into the peripheries. Far from driving believers into…
Lord, help me to see and realise that You are always with us3rd Week of Easter : Tuesday 6th May 2025Acts 7:51 – 8:1; Ps 30 (31):3-4, 6-8, 17, 21; Jn 6:30-35 (Ps Wk III) The account of the stoning of Stephen is brutal and reminds us of the Crucifixion of Jesus. Stephen was a faithful…
Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life3rd Week of Easter : Monday 5th May 2025Acts 6:8-15; Ps 118 (119): 23-24, 26-27, 29-30 Jn 6:22-29 (Ps Wk III) In the Acts of the Apostles, the mention of Jesus of Nazareth by Stephen somehow provoked the group of people…
Lord, help us to overcome our guilt for grievous sins3rd Week of Easter : Sunday 4th May 2025Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 29 (30):2, 4-6, 11-13; Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 (or 21:1-14) (Ps Wk III) “When you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and somebody else would put a belt around you and take you…
SS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES , pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Saturday 3rd May 20251 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 18 (19):2-5; Jn 14:6-14 (Ps Prop) Take time to read the few verses of 1 Cor 15 which are the first creed of the Church. It is very simple, concentrating on the fact that Jesus died…
St Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Friday 2nd May 2025Acts 5:34-42; Ps 26 (27):1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 (Ps Wk II) How convinced are we that God’s greatness is magnified in small insignificant things? In Judges 7, Gideon marched against the Midianites with only 300 men. He was tasked by…
St Joseph the Worker, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Thursday 1st May 2025Acts 5:27-33; Ps 33 (34):2, 9, 17-20 Jn 3:31-36 (Ps Wk II) “The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands.”(v35)Taking Jesus’ words seriously would cast a new light into appreciating our work and colleagues. If we treat the…
St Pius V, Pope, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Wednesday 30th April 2025Acts 5:17-26; Ps 33 (34):2-9; Jn 3:16-21 (Ps Wk II) Technological advancement broadens our accessibility to information. Yet, it limits our natural propensity to rely on our minds to recall and it reduces our efforts to perform simple tasks. Keen observers have repeatedly…
St Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Tuesday 29th April 2025Acts 4:32-37; Ps 92 (93):1-2, 5; Jn 3:7-15 (Ps Wk II) To be born from above is to be born of the Spirit of God. This is the gift of baptism that we, contemporary Christians, are familiar with…