Lord, clear me of my bad habits, fears, resentments, or false beliefs, that diminish my freedom22nd Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 1st September 20261 Cor 2:10-16; Ps 144 (145):8-14; Lk 4:31-37 (Ps Wk II) Indeed, we feel the depth of what a person says because he speaks convincingly – by virtue of his knowledge…
Lord, help me to turn to the Holy Spirit for guidance instead of depending on human wisdom and on people’s expectations22nd Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 31st August 20261 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 118 (119):97-102; Lk 4:16-30 (Ps Wk II) How often do we look towards human knowledge and logic when we make a decision…
Lord, give me the grace to turn to You, follow You closely, and love You dearly22nd Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 30th August 2026Jer 20:7-9; Ps 62 (63):2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 (Ps Wk II) The last century has often been described as having a culture of consumerism, where social status and happiness…
BEHEADING OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST21st Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 29th August 2026Jer 1:17-19; Ps 70 (71):1-6, 15, 17; Mk 6:17-29 (Ps Prop) The Gospel recounts the events that led to the death of John the Baptist, and in it we see a prefiguration of the later death of Jesus Who, like John,…
ST AUGUSTINE, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 28th August 20261 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 32 (33):1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 (Ps Wk I) Things have not changed all that much since St Paul’s day. Some people still think that the cross is foolishness and a sign of weakness, while…
ST MONICA, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 27th August 20261 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 144 (145):2-7; Mt 24:42-51 (Ps Wk I) St Paul, in the first reading, reminds the Corinthians that God has already enriched them with His grace and gifts. Despite their weaknesses, God was already at work among them. The…
Lord, help me to live a life where prayer and labour, inner devotion and outer duty, are one21st Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 26th August 20262 Th 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 127 (128):1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 (Ps Wk I) In the Gospel, Jesus exposes the sin of religious hypocrisy, that is, appearing holy on the…
ST LOUIS & ST JOSEPH OF CALASANZ, Priest , pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 25th August 20262 Th 2:1-3, 14-17; Ps 95 (96):10-13; Mt 23:23-26 (Ps Wk I) In the first reading, the apostle Paul addresses the confusion among believers about “the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the midst…
ST BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 24th August 2026Rev 21:9-14; Ps 144 (145):10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 (Ps Wk I) Biblical scholars inform us that Bartholomew and Nathanael are likely to be the same person. This should not surprise us. “Bartholomew” simply shows his lineage - that he is the…
When we still our minds and our voices, and listen with patience and humility, God will teach and inspire us too21st Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 23rd August 2026Is 22:19-23; Ps 137 (138):1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 (Ps Wk I) Many people think that they have God all figured out. Some even…