God looks only at the heart of a person, and so should we4th Sunday of Lent (A) : 22nd March 20201 Sam. 16:1,6-7,10-13; Ps. 23(22):1-4,5,6; Eph. 5:8-14; Jn. 9:1-41 or (1,6-9,13-17,34-38) (Ps Wk IV) Modern culture, with its devotion to movie stars and entertainers, places high importance on how a person looks. One must be…
Things are not always as they seem, and appearances can deceive us3rd Week of Lent: Saturday, 21st March 2020Hos. 6:1-6; Ps. 51(50):3-4,18-19,20-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps Wk III) Sometimes people are slow to understand their negative behaviour. Often it is a rude shock — such as a negative experience — that awakens us to the truth.…
Lord, help me to love You and my neighbour, as You love us3rd Week of Lent: Friday, 20th March 2020Hos. 14:2-10; Ps. 81(80):6-9,10-11,14,17; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps Wk III) Hosea prophesied just before the destruction of Israel by Assyria. He spoke of how the Israelites had moved away from God and had become like a wayward…
Saint Joseph, you were the guardian of Jesus on earth, be our guardian tooSt Joseph, spouse of BVM (Feast) : Thursday, 19th March 20202 Sam. 7:4-5,12-14,16; Ps. 89(88):2-3,4-5,27,29; Rom 4:13,16-18,22; Mt. 1:16,18-21,24 or Lk. 2:41-51 (Psalter proper) Joseph was a “just man” (Mt 1:19). The only character trait affirmed about Joseph by Scripture. That he…
Lord, help me be obedient to You3rd Week of Lent: Wednesday, 18th March 2020Deut. 4:1,5-9; Ps. 148(147):12-13,15-16, 19-20; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk III) The passage from the Book of Deuteronomy describes Moses reminding the people about being obedient to the laws and customs that they learned. By doing so, they will prosper and take possession…
Lord, give me the grace to follow You with my whole heart3rd Week of Lent: Tuesday, 17th March 20203rd Week of Lent Dan. 3:25,34-43; Ps. 25(24):4-5,6,7,8-9; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps Wk III) Today in the Book of Daniel, we hear the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. They are Jewish young people held captive in Babylon…
Lord, help me to be merciful and gracious to all3rd Week of Lent: Monday, 16th March 20202 Kgs. 5:1-15; Ps. 42(41):2,3; 43(42):3,4; Lk. 4:24-30 (Ps Wk III) People like to think that God plays favourites and that certain groups have a claim on God’s grace. Naaman was the commander of the army that was Israel's…
True worship can only happen in Spirit3rd Sunday of Lent (A) : 15th March 2020Ex. 17:3-7; Ps. 95(94):1-2,6-7,8-9; Rom. 5:1-2,5-8; Jn. 4:5-42 (Ps Wk III) The encounter between Jesus (from Judea - the Southern Kingdom) and the Samaritan woman (Northern Kingdom) is a significant unfolding of a sinner changing her total self to one who…
Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so is my heart, Lord2nd Week of Lent: Saturday, 14th March 2020Mic. 7:14-15,18-20; Ps. 103(102):1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps Wk II) Sometimes the sacrament of reconciliation is misunderstood by some as an experience of being “slaughtered”. From this, it follows that the over-riding distorted image of God is…
Lord, let me experience blessings and hope in my life2nd Week of Lent: Friday, 13th March 2020Gen. 37:3-4,12-13,17-28; Ps. 105(104):16-17,18-19,20-21; Mt. 21:33-43,45-46 (Ps Wk II) Jealousy spurs the brothers of Joseph to plan his death. They see that their father has a deep love for Joseph. Perhaps they are afraid that their father now has…