Lord, help me to be compassionate towards others7th Week of Easter : Sunday 1st June 2025Acts 7:55-60; Ps 96 (97):1-2, 6-7, 9; Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26; (Ps Wk III) From Stephen, the first martyr, we read he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin…
VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY6th Week of Easter : Saturday 31st May 2025Zeph 3:14-18 or Rom 12:9-16; (R Ps) Is 12:2-6; Lk 1:39-56 (Ps Wk II) Here is a timeless song of joy. “Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, He…
Lord, open my heart to submit to Your goodness beyond my prejudice6th Week of Easter : Friday 30th May 2025Acts 18:9-19; Ps 46 (47):2-7; Jn 16:20-23 (Ps Wk II) “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because…
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD6th Week of Easter : Thursday 29th May 2025Acts 1:1-11; Ps 46 (47):2-3, 6-9; Heb 9:24-28, 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53 (Ps Wk II) “You are witnesses to this.” Prior to His ascending to the Father in heaven, Jesus reminds His disciples of His life and mission on earth. His passion, death and resurrection were…
Lord, make us truly appreciate the work of our hands that reflects Your Providence6th Week of Easter : Wednesday 28th May 2025Acts 17:15, 22 – 18:1; Ps 148 (149):1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 (Ps Wk II) The Scriptures invite us on a journey of change and transformation as disciples of Christ, led by the Holy Spirit. In…
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, pray for us6th Week of Easter : Tuesday 27th May 2025Acts 16:22-24; Ps 137 (138):1-3, 7-8; Jn 16:5-11 (Ps Wk II) Conversion and conviction can happen in many surprising ways. Even cradle Catholics would experience conversion at different stages of their lives. A phrase from a homily or sharing can touch…
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…