Lord, help me to know Your Will for me17th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 3rd August 2023Ex. 40:16-21,34-38; Ps. 83:3-6,8,11; Mt. 13:47-53 (Ps. Wk. I) The Tabernacle typified God’s place for the Israelites, like heaven on earth. They knew God’s holy presence through the cloud that settled on the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting,…
St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and St Peter Julian Eymard, priest , pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 2nd August 2023Ex. 34:29-35; Ps. 98:5-7,9; Mt. 13:44-46 (Ps.Wk. I) The parables in today’s Gospel reading illustrate the images of the ‘Kingdom of God’ as in the ‘Hidden Treasure’ and the ‘Pearl of great…
St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 1st August 2023Ex. 33:7-11; 34:5-9,28; Ps. 102:6-13; Mt. 13:36-43 (Ps. Wk. I) The Old Testament presents us with many images of God. Some of them are rather scary, but in several places, God reveals His true nature: merciful and gracious,…
St Ignatius of Loyola, priest, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 31st July 2023Ex. 32: 15-24,30-34; Ps. 105:19-20,21-22,23; Mt. 13:31-35 (Ps. Wk. I) Moses was furious and impatient with the Israelites, destroying the Law God had given him for the people. We can also identify with the Israelites’ exhaustion, frustration and impatience.…
Lord, grant me wisdom and illuminate the path to Your kingdom17th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 30th July 20231 Kgs. 3:5,7-12; Ps. 118:57 and 72,76-77, 127-128,129-130; Rom. 8:28-30; Mt. 13:44-52 (or 13:44-46) (Ps. Wk. I) If you were offered the granting of one wish, what would it be? Our answer to that question tells…
St Martha, Mary and Lazarus, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 29th July 20231 Jn. 4:7-16; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 11:19-27 or Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Lectionary for the Memorial of St Martha offers us a choice of two Gospel readings: one concerning a visit Jesus made to the home of…
Lord, may Your Word bear fruit in my heart16th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 28th July 2023Ex. 20:1-17; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Mt. 13:18-23 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Ten Commandments are not ‘ten suggestions.’ They were given by God as the basic foundation of a society that is both humane and divine. They express reverence for…
Lord, help us to live in this world but not be attached to this world16th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 27th July 2023Ex. 19:1-2,9-11,16-20; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:52,53,54,55,56; Mt. 13:10-17 (Ps. Wk. IV) Ever get the feeling that increasingly, in this Wifi-social media-gadget-saturated world of ours, people look, but they do not see; they…
SS Joachim and Anne, parents of the BVM, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 26th July 2023Ex. 16:1-18,35; (R.Ps.) 77:18-19,23-28 Mt. 13:1-9 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Parable of the Sower teaches us what a farmer goes through to produce fruits from the seeds. In analogy, this means we need to have confidence…
St James the Apostle, pray for usFEAST OF ST JAMES, APOSTLE : Tuesday 25th July 20232 Cor. 4:7-15; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps. Wk. IV) The mother of James and John comes to Jesus and, on behalf of her sons, asks for the two best seats at the banquet “in your kingdom”. Jesus responds by…