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16th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 23rd July 2023

World Day for Grandparents & Elderly - Lord, Bless all Grandparents & the Elderly16th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 23rd July 2023Wis. 12:13,16-19; Ps. 85:5-6,9-10,15-16a; Rom. 8:26-27; Mt. 13:24-43 (or 13:24-30) (Ps. Wk. IV) With this parable of the weeds, Jesus answered those scandalised at seeing evil everywhere. Good and bad will be mixed…

ST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles : Saturday 22nd July 2023

ST MARY MAGDALENE, pray for usST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles : Saturday 22nd July 2023Songs 3:1-4a or 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,8-9; Jn. 20:1-2,11-18 (Ps. Wk. III) Aren’t we all too familiar with “searching”? All our lives, we are always searching for a love of one kind or another – someone to love…

15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st July 2023

St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st July 2023Ex. 11:10 — 12:4; Ps. 115:12-13,15-18; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps. Wk. III) When Moses came upon the burning bush, he removed his sandals and spoke with God. He asked God for His name, to which God responded, “I…

15th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 20th July 2023

Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 20th July 2023Ex. 3:13-20; Ps. 104:1 and 5,8-9,24-25,26-27; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps. Wk. III) When Moses came upon the burning bush, he removed his sandals and spoke with God. He asked God for His name, to which God responded, “I am who…

15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 19th July 2023

Lord, help us to remember that we are beloved children of God Our Father15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 19th July 2023Ex. 3:1-6,9-12; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 11:25-27 (Ps. Wk. III) Biblical scholars agree that the Gospel passage reads more like John’s Gospel than from the Synoptics. In his Gospel, John speaks more deeply of…

15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 18th July 2023

Lord, help me respond to Your call15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 18th July 2023Ex. 2:1-15a; Ps. 68:3,14,30-31,33-34; Mt. 11:20-24 (Ps. Wk. III) The opening scene in the first reading describes the background. Moses is a Hebrew adopted by Pharoah’s daughter but had to flee to Midian, a land of non-Israelites, because he had…

15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th July 2023

Lord, help me to be a faithful disciple no matter the cost15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th July 2023Ex. 1:8-14,22; Ps. 123:1-3,4-6,7-8; Mt. 10:34—11-1 (Ps. Wk. III) Joseph had brought his father and brothers and their families to Egypt during the famine. They had lived well as long as Joseph was alive; however,…

15th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 16th July 2023

Lord, grant me ears that “hear” and understand Your Word15th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 16th July 2023Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 64:10-11,12-13,14; Rom. 8:18-23; Mt. 13:1-23 (Ps. Wk. III) The Gospel reading presents us with the Parable of the Sower, who went out to sow. Where did the seeds land? At different places. Some were…

14th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 15th July 2023

St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 15th July 2023Gen. 49:29-33; 50:15-26a; Ps. 104:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 10:24-33 (Ps. Wk. II ) In today’s Gospel, Jesus repeats three times: ‘Do not be afraid’. However, it is easy to become anxious, fear sickness, conflict, failure or other painful things. What is…

14th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 14th July 2023

St Camillus de Lellis, priest, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 14th July 2023Gen. 46:1-7,28-30; Ps. 37(36):3-4,18-19,27-28,39-40; Mt. 10:16-23 (Ps. Wk. II) To help us overcome our frustration and agony when witnessing the flourishing life of the wicked, the psalmist tells us to “trust in the Lord” (v.3), to “do good” (vv.3,27),…