Every day and every breath we take is a gift from God 32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 15th November 2019Wis. 13:1-9; Ps. 19(18):2-3,4-5; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps Wk IV) When people see the beauty of nature or contemplate the heavens and stars, they should be led to praise the one responsible for it all…
Jesus says: the kingdom of God is among you.32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 14th November 2019Wis 7:22-8:1; Ps. 119(118):89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s Gospel encourages us to ask a very important question: What is the kingdom of God? Some people would like to think of the kingdom of God as…
What about us? Do we acknowledge that who we are and what we have comes from God?32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 13th November 2019Wis 6:1-11; Ps. 82(81):3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) Those who have authority and power bestowed on them on earth must know and understand that they are subject to God’s…
God sees, hears, cares, draws nears, and saves32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 12th November 2019Wis 2:23-3:9; Ps. 34(33):2-3,16-17,18-19; Lk. 17:7-10 (Ps Wk IV) If you had escaped from a kidnapper at a diving site in Sabah, or got out alive from a terrorist-bombed event — you would know what it is to praise…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 11th November 2019Wis 1:1-7; Ps. 139(138):1-3,4-6,7-8,9-10 Lk. 17:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) Wisdom is a gift from God offered to all. But there is a condition — perverse thoughts shut us off from God, and Wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul. Since Wisdom comes…
Lord, grant us whatever graces we need to live our earthly journey32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 10th November 20192 Mac 7:1-2,9-14; Ps. 17(16):1,5-6,8,15; 2 Thess. 2:16 - 3:5; Lk. 20:27-38 (Ps Wk IV) Saint Paul’s prayer at the beginning of this passage from second Thessalonians affirms that God has given us his love…
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica31st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 9th November 2019Ex. 47:1-2,8-9,12 OR 1 Cor. 8;9-11,16-17; Ps. 4645:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 2:13-22 (Ps Wk III) Living in a world surrounded with rapid changes, global warming, unimaginable violence, aggression rooted in racism and religious bigotry, economic and financial woes and uncertainty — don’t we…
Lord, help me to enter Your eternal home31st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 8th November 2019Rom. 15:14-21; Ps. 98(97):1,2-4; Lk. 16:1-18 (Ps Wk III) Is Jesus exhorting us to be dishonest as the steward is dishonest in today's Gospel? Not so, Jesus is encouraging us to be like the steward in his attitude of…
Lord, help us live exemplary and witnessing lives in the world today31st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 7th November 2019Rom. 14:7-12; Ps. 27(26):1,4,13-14; Lk. 15:1-10 (Ps Wk III) The parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin portray to us the image of a merciful and compassionate God who always seeks out the lost…
Lord, help us to love like You 31st Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 6th November 2019Rom. 13:8-10; Ps. 112(111):1-2,4-5,9; Lk. 14:25-33 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel reading spells out clearly the three conditions for discipleship. The first (v26) is to make discipleship the key concern in life. Relationship with family, relatives and even concern…