.5th Week of Lent (C) : Saturday, 12th April 2025Ez 37:21-28; Ps Jer 31:10-13; Jn 11:45-56 (Ps Wk I) God takes the initiative to dwell in the heart of the sons of Israel. Prophet Ezekiel emphasized that it is the Lord who sanctifies His children Israel to let other nations know His purifying supremacy. Later, this vision…
St Stanislas, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us5th Week of Lent (C) : Friday 11th April 2025Jer 20:10-13; Ps 17 (18):2-7; Jn 10:31-42 (Ps Wk I) What gives Prophet Jeremiah the courage? It is God’s words of truth and justice. To be a courageous missionary disciple of Jesus is to take His words seriously. Following Jesus’ footsteps…
Lord, grant me a faith that is not passive but calls for commitment, action and trust in Your will.5th Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 10th April 2025Gen 17:3-9; Ps 104 (105):4-9; Jn 8:51-59 (Ps Wk I) Today, let our reflection be an invitation to focus on God’s faithfulness, the unity of Jesus with the Father,…
Is there anything which I would find very difficult to detach from and to give up? 5th Week of Lent (C) : Wednesday 9th April 2025Dan 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; Ps Dan 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 (Ps Wk I) If God were to ask me today, what the idols in my life are, is there anything which I…
It is in God, and only in God, that we will find true happiness, freedom and peace!5th Week of Lent (C) : Tuesday 8th April 2025Num 21:4-9; Ps 101 (102):2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 (Ps Wk I) In their journey through the wilderness, the Israelites discovered that complaints and frustrating curses against God and Moses widened their propensity…
St John Baptist de la Salle, Priest, pray for us5th Week of Lent (C) : Monday 7th April 2025Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 (or 13:41-62); Ps 22 (23):1-6; Jn 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) The classic Susanna episode showcased who was in the light. Her accusers were in the dark because they “threw reason aside, making no effort…
Lord, refresh and renew my soul with Your mercy.5th Week of Lent (C) : Sunday 6th April 2025Is 43:16-21; Ps 125 (126):1-6; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) In God, we have hope for newness. God does not dwell in the past and neither should we. The divine voice was very clear: forget the things…
St Vincent Ferrer, Priest, pray for us4th Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 5th April 2025Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9-12; Jn 7:40-52 (Ps Wk IV) What helps us to prepare for Holy Week? The predicament of Prophet Jeremiah demands that we either side with him or with those who set up the insidious plot against him. Their…
St Isidore, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us4th Week of Lent (C) : Friday 4th April 2025Wis 2:1, 12-22; Ps 33 (34):16, 18-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (Ps Wk IV) What goes through the mind of a man who knows that his enemies are plotting to destroy him? Psychologically, human beings respond to an…
Lord, teach me to love You patiently!4th Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 3rd April 2025Ex 32:7-14; Ps 105 (106):19-23; Jn 5:31-47 (Ps Wk IV) How patient can I be these days? Here is our familiar story. Moses was gone a long time when he went up the mountain to receive the covenant from God. The Israelites…