Lord, grant me the grace of repentance, for “a humble contrite heart, O God, You will not spurn.”1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Wednesday 25th February 2026Jona 3:1-10; Ps 50 (51):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 (Ps Wk I) In today’s first reading, God gives Jonah a second chance to preach to the Ninevites. Despite Jonah…
Pray alone with God, as an expression of our personal and intimate connection to Him1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Tuesday 24th February 2026Is 55:10-11; Ps 33 (34):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 (Ps Wk I) Jesus teaching His disciples the (famous) Lord’s Prayer stems from His aversion to the way the pagans and the sanctimonious Pharisees…
Those turned away from the kingdom were rejected not for anything they had done, but for what they had not done1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Monday 23rd February 2026Lev 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 18 (19):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 (Ps Wk I) In the Old Testament, love was a very practical thing. You treated others as…
In my heart, is there any relationship, habit or thing I place above God? 1st SUNDAY OF LENT (A) : 22nd February 2026Gen 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 (Ps Wk I) What can we learn from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness? What insights to help us on our life…
Lord, help me to make this Lent the time, to live our lives in accord with our calling as disciples of our LordSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 21st February 2026Is 58:9-14; Ps 85 (86):1-6; Lk 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) As we begin our Lenten journey and enter more deeply into the spirit of Lent, the…
Lord, help me to balance religious practices with looking after the vulnerable and needyFriday after Ash Wednesday : 20th February 2026Is 58:1-9; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 18-19; Mt 9:14-1 (Ps Wk IV) God spoke through the prophet Isaiah to the Hebrew people about fasting and service to the marginalised, but these words of the first reading…
Lord, help all who suffer deeply, be aware that their suffering united with Christ, brings redemption and hopeThursday after Ash Wednesday : 19th February 2026Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) The readings today are a strong reminder that we cannot follow Jesus Christ half-heartedly. In the first reading from Deuteronomy, Moses…
Lord, grant me the grace to give myself fully, heart and soul, in my journey back to YouASH WEDNESDAY : Wednesday 18th February 2026Joel 2:12-18; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (Ps Wk IV) Once again, we come to the season of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday. Every year, we…
SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE SERVITE ORDER, pray for us6th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Tuesday 17th February 2026Jas 1:12-18; Ps 93 (94):12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21 (Ps Wk II) We have all heard that “God does not tempt us, but God does test us.” What’s the difference between test and temptation? Tests are to…
Am I only a hearer of the Word of God, or a doer of the Word, or both?6th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Monday 16th February 2026Jas 1:1-11; Ps 118 (119):67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8:11-13 (Ps Wk II) Once someone asked a Bedouin, who is a desert nomad, “How do you know there is…