Our Lady of Loreto, pray for us2nd Sunday of Advent (A) : Wednesday 10th December 2025Is 40:25-31; Ps 102 (103):1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 (Ps Wk II) The timeless invitation of Jesus to all who all labour and are overburdened to go to Him is comforting as it is hopeful. Well aware of the oppression…
ST JUAN DIEGO CUAUHTLATOATZIN, pray for us2nd Sunday of Advent (A) : Tuesday 9th December 2025Is 40:1-11; Ps 95 (96):1-3, 10-13; Mt 18:12-14 (Ps Wk II) The oratorio, entitled “The Messiah” by George Frideric Handel, is often heard during Advent, and some of its most memorable arias are based on the text of Isaiah which…
Immaculate Mary, Mother of God, concieved without sin, pray for usSolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM : Monday 8h December 2025Gen 3:9-15, 20; Ps 97 (98):1-4; Eph 1:3-6,11-12; Lk 1:26-38 (Ps Prop) Today we celebrate the Immaculate Conception: through God’s grace, Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin in her…
ST NICHOLAS, Bishop, pray for us2nd Sunday of Advent (A) : Sunday 7th December 2025Is 11:1-10; Ps 71 (72):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 (Ps Wk II) Isaiah invites us to consider an exhilarating vision: a King anointed not with power, but with the Spirit of wisdom, justice, and peace. He will judge…
ST NICHOLAS, Bishop, pray for us1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Saturday 6th December 2025Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 146 (147):1-6; Mt 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8 (Ps Wk I) The Israelites were suffering under the rule of the Assyrians, and they had turned to worshipping the idols of their captors. Here Isaiah was telling the people what…
Hope in the Lord, hold firm and take heart!1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Friday 5th December 2025Is 29:17-24; Ps 26 (27):1, 4, 13-14; Lk 10:13-16 (Ps Wk I) The words of the responsorial psalm are rich in hope and trust in the Lord. In his cry to the Lord, the psalmist proclaims that the…
ST JOHN DAMASCENE, Priest & Doctor, pray for us!1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Thursday 4th December 2025Is 26:1-6; Ps 117 (118):1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27; Mt 7:21, 24-27 (Ps Wk I) What is the key requirement for discipleship? It is not lip service; rather, it is the ability to walk the talk and do the…
ST FRANCIS XAVIER, co-patron of missions, pray for us!1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Wednesday 3rd December 20251 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Ps 116 (117):1-2; Mk 16:15-20 (Ps Wk I) On the feast of St Francis Xavier, we are invited to reflect on the heart of Christian mission. He is considered the greatest missionary after St…
Those who are humble and simple would be more receptive to the graces of God whilst those who are puffed and filled up - they are too full to receive the graces as well as the knowledge of God.1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Tuesday 2nd December 2025Is 11:1-10; Ps 71 (72):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17;…
“Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed” - is a call to humility and to genuine faith in Jesus1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Monday 1st December 2025Is 4:2-6; Ps 121 (122):1-2, 4-5, 6-9; Mt 8:5-11 (Ps Wk I)…