Lord, help us to continue your mission and make this world a better place for allPALM SUNDAY (A) : 5th April 2020Is. 50:4-7; Ps. 22(21):8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24; Phil. 2:6-11; Mt. 26:14 --27:66 (Ps Wk II) How do we know when someone is truly speaking for God? We look to their way of life. Are they willing to…
Lord, fill us with your Peace5th Week of Lent : Saturday 4th April 2020Ez. 37:21-28; (R. Ps) Jer. 31:10-11-12,13; Jn. 11:45-56 (Ps Wk I) As a young boy growing up in Nazareth, Jesus learned to read as the other boys of the town did - from the Bible, the only “textbook” they had. Given his…
Lord, you are my rock and my salvation5th Week of Lent : Friday 3rd April 2020Jer. 20:10-13; Ps. 118(117):2-4,5-6,7; Jn. 10:31-42 (Ps Wk I) In the Bible, four significant sections deal with the mystery of suffering: the Prophecy of Jeremiah; the Book of Job; the chapters of the Prophecy of Isaiah which reflect on God’s…
Do you truly believe in Jesus? Do you believe that he is your Saviour? 5th Week of Lent : Thursday 2nd April 2020Gen. 17:3-9; Ps. 105(104):4-5,6-7,8-9; Jn. 8:51-59 (Ps Wk I) The person of Abraham comes to the fore in the scripture readings today. Formerly known as Abram, he is the one with whom God…
Lord, help me to take your words to heart and live by them 5th Week of Lent : Wednesday 1st April 2020Dan. 3:14-20,91-92,95; (R. Ps) Dan. 3;52, 53,54,55,56; Jn. 8:31-42 (Ps Wk I) What a terrible choice faced the three young men! The king had ordered them to worship the idols of Babylon, and if…
Lord, help me to feel your Holy Presence with me when we look at the Crucifix or the Eucharist5th Week of Lent : Tuesday 31st March 2020Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 102(101):2-3,16-18,19-21; Jn. 8:21-30 (Ps Wk I) God’s cue for those who were bitten by the snakes seems very simple: they were to look at the bronze…
Lord, help me to seek the truth and show mercy and grace to others5th Week of Lent : Monday 30th March 2020Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 (or 13:41-62); Ps. 23(22):1-4,5-6; Jn. 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) The story of Susanna affirms the ultimate justice of God. Susanna was an upright Jewish woman married to Joakim. Two Israelite judges desired…
Lord Jesus, grant us the grace to carry whatever cross that life lays on our shoulder 5th Sunday of Lent (A) : 29th March 2020Ez. 37:12-14; Ps. 130(129):1-2,3-4,5-8; Rom. 8:8-11; Jn. 11:1-45 (or 3-7,17,20-27,33-45) (Ps Wk I) “Let us go, too, and die with him”. When Thomas said this in responding to Jesus’ suggestion that…
Lord Jesus, Light of the world, enlighten me in those moments of darkness that may come upon me4th Week of Lent : Saturday 28th March 2020Jer. 11:18-20; Ps. 8(7):2-3,9-10,11-12; Jn. 7:40-53 (Ps Wk IV) This week we began the second part of Lent. The opportunity given to us during Lent is to pray more reflectively…
Lord, help me to love You and others above all else4th Week of Lent : Friday 27th March 2020Wis. 2:1,12-22; Ps. 34(33):17-18,19-20,21,23; Jn. 7:1-2,10,25-30 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s gospel presents us with a picture of a person under pressure. After an initially favourable reaction on the part of the people of Galilee to his preaching…