St Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Friday 2nd May 2025Acts 5:34-42; Ps 26 (27):1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 (Ps Wk II) How convinced are we that God’s greatness is magnified in small insignificant things? In Judges 7, Gideon marched against the Midianites with only 300 men. He was tasked by…
St Joseph the Worker, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Thursday 1st May 2025Acts 5:27-33; Ps 33 (34):2, 9, 17-20 Jn 3:31-36 (Ps Wk II) “The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands.”(v35)Taking Jesus’ words seriously would cast a new light into appreciating our work and colleagues. If we treat the…
St Pius V, Pope, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Wednesday 30th April 2025Acts 5:17-26; Ps 33 (34):2-9; Jn 3:16-21 (Ps Wk II) Technological advancement broadens our accessibility to information. Yet, it limits our natural propensity to rely on our minds to recall and it reduces our efforts to perform simple tasks. Keen observers have repeatedly…
St Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor, pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Tuesday 29th April 2025Acts 4:32-37; Ps 92 (93):1-2, 5; Jn 3:7-15 (Ps Wk II) To be born from above is to be born of the Spirit of God. This is the gift of baptism that we, contemporary Christians, are familiar with…
St Peter Chanel, Priest & Martyr; St Louis M. Grignion de Montfort, Priest , pray for us2nd Week of Easter : Monday 28th April 2025Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8 (Ps Wk II) Faced with new technologies, it is necessary to re-examine our attitudes towards new and unfamiliar things in the light of faith. The reading…
Have mercy on me, O Lord and let me rise in hope againDIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (C) Second Sunday of Easter : 27th April 2025Acts 5:12-16; Ps 117 (118):2-4, 22-27; Rev 1:9-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31 Divine mercy is not for the immoderate pious or purist. They consider themselves untouchable by sin. However, sinners who long to…
Lord, I believe You; help me be your witness in a derisive crowdSATURDAY WITHIN EASTER OCTAVE : 26th April 2025Acts 4:13-21; Ps 117 (118):1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 (Psalter Proper) The advance of science and technology to claim absolute truth has its setback. With AI, anything portrayed in the media is suspicious. While science accepts empirical evidence as…
Eucharist is a meal with Jesus Who has provided all that they needed. Do we trust Jesus to provide all that we need?FRIDAY WITHIN EASTER OCTAVE : 25th April 2025Acts 4:1-12; Ps 117 (118):1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 (Psalter Proper) The encounter with the Crucified and Risen Jesus has dramatically emboldened the Apostles to proclaim…
Lord, grant us courage to be Your witnesses!THURSDAY WITHIN EASTER OCTAVE : 24th April 2025Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 (Psalter Proper) It’s Easter Octave. The two disciples at Emmaus, “ had recognized Jesus at the breaking of bread’’ (Lk 24:35,31). Later, when Jesus appeared to them again in an enclosed room, what was…
Lord, give me the grace to be able to recognize You in all of the hooks and crooks of our activities of daily livingWEDNESDAY WITHIN EASTER OCTAVE : 23rd April 2025Acts 3:1-10; Ps 104 (105):1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 (Psalter Proper) Someone once said, “Gratitude comes from knowing God.” In Luke’s Emmaus episode, two of the disciples…