St Philip Neri, Priest, pray for us6th Week of Easter : Monday 26th May 2025Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149 (150):1-6, 9; Jn 15:26 — 16:4 (Ps Wk II) An advocate is to defend a cause for another and is duty-bound to speak the truth. ‘Advocate’ (or ‘Paraclete’), one of the many titles given to the Holy Spirit…
If you keep loving, Jesus and the Father will dwell within you!6th Week of Easter : Sunday 25th May 2025Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 66 (67):2-3, 5-6, 8; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29 (Ps Wk II) The hardliners are always with us. A group of them came to Antioch from Jerusalem and were outraged to find…
World Day of Prayer for the Church in China5th Week of Easter : Saturday 24th May 2025Acts 16:1-10; Ps 99 (100):1-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 (Ps Wk I) The events in the book of the Acts of the Apostles happened during St Paul’s second Missionary Journey (AD 49-52). During this journey with Silas, St Paul met Timothy…
Lord, help us to be friends of the friendless and be beacons of light in a dark world that is in need of love today5th Week of Easter : Friday 23rd May 2025Acts 15:22-31; Ps 56 (57):8-12; Jn 15:12-17 (Ps Wk I) John’s Gospel reading reveals not so much the concept of servanthood but rather, that…
St Rita of Cascia, Religious, pray for us5th Week of Easter : Thursday 22nd May 2025Acts 15:7-21; Ps 95 (96):1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 (Ps Wk I) The vine and the branches describe the kind of relationship Jesus invites us to share with Him. For those living in agricultural societies, the image would speak very directly to…
St Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us5th Week of Easter : Wednesday 21st May 2025Acts 15:1-6; Ps 121 (122):1-5; Jn 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) The vine and the branches describe the kind of relationship Jesus invites us to share with Him. For those living in agricultural societies, the image would speak very directly…
St Bernardine of Siena, Priest,pray for us5th Week of Easter : Tuesday 20th May 2025Acts 14:19-28; Ps 114 (115):10-13, 21; Jn 14:27-31 (Ps Wk I) Our working environment is not exempt from harassment. Paul and Barnabas can enlighten us. The harassment by those who distrust and detest Paul intensified to the point of stoning Paul. “Jews…
Come Holy Spirit! Fill me with Your love and grace to treat others as Jesus would5th Week of Easter : Monday 19th May 2025Acts 14:5-18; Ps 113 (114):1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 (Ps Wk I) Escaping from the onslaught of threats of the Jews and pagans towards them, Paul and Barnabas left for Lyconia, where they found…
To love is never about liking, but rendering service through sweat, stress, and sacrifices5th Week of Easter : Sunday 18th May 2025Acts 14:21-27; Ps 144 (145):8-13 Rev 21:1-5; Jn 13:31-35 (Ps Wk I) Recognizing that work is part of God's good design for me and one of the ways in which I reflect God's image as…
Lord, we pray for zeal in our work to bring others to you4th Week of Easter : Saturday 17th May 2025Acts 13:44-52; Ps 97 (98):1-4; Jn 14:7-14 (Ps Wk IV) In any public conference, people of varied classes attend. Some come out of curiosity to know more about the topic, others come ready to mock and…