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…
Lord, help me trust in You alone2nd Week of Lent: Thursday, 12th March 2020Jer. 17:5-10; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 16:19-31 (Ps Wk II) The first reading contains a series of sayings contrasting the true and false Israelite. God assures the just trusts in the Lord and their future. The wicked, however, trusts in human beings and…
Lord, I trust in You... You are my God... my life is in Your hands, O Lord!2nd Week of Lent: Wednesday, 11th March 2020Is. 1:10,16-20; Ps. 50(49):8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt 23:1-12 (Ps Wk II) The first two readings show two people, Jeremiah and the Psalmist, in dire straits. Jeremiah is aware that his adversaries are “digging a…
Lord, help me to worship you in the way you desire2nd Week of Lent: Tuesday, 10th March 2020Is. 1:10,16-20; Ps. 50(49):8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt 23:1-12 (Ps Wk II) The purest form of worship is justice and compassion. Isaiah rebuked Israel for remembering ritual but forgetting justice. He used the example of Sodom and Gomorrah, two ancient cities…
Lord, help me not to judge others2nd Week of Lent: Monday, 9th March 2020Dan. 9:4-10; Ps. 79(78):8,9,11,13; Lk. 6:36-38 (Ps Wk II) It is effortless to make excuses and blame others when our world comes crashing down on us. For sure, sometimes it is due to no fault of our own — strictly circumstances beyond…
Holy Spirit, teach us to listen to Jesus, the Beloved Son. 2nd Sunday of Lent (A): 8th March 2020Gen. 12:1-4; Ps. 33(32):4-5,18-19,20,22; 2 Tim. 1:8-10; Mt. 17:1-9 (Ps Wk II) None of the Gospels suggests that Jesus took his three disciples up the mountain to be transfigured. The passage from Matthew’s Gospel seems to indicate…
Lord, during this Lenten season, help me to be more attentive to your voice1st Week of Lent, Saturday : 7th March 2020Deut. 26:16-19; Ps. 119(118):1-2,4-5,7-8; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps Wk I) One of the hallmarks of Christianity is the commandment of LOVE, particularly the ‘Love of enemies’. When living out, we experience a sense of liberation.…