Lord, help me to go beyond myself to experience the joy of the Lord, like Mary of Magdala didWednesday within Easter Octave : 12th April 2023Acts 2:36-41; Ps. 32:4-5,18-20,22; Jn. 20:11-18 We are often upset if our wishes are not granted or if God has not responded to our prayers. But perhaps we do not…
Lord, help me to go beyond myself to experience the joy of the Lord, like Mary of Magdala didTuesday within Easter Octave : 11th April 2023Acts 2:36-41; Ps. 32:4-5,18-20,22; Jn. 20:11-18 The Easter Sequence pointedly asks Mary of Magdala: “Tell us, Mary: say what thou didst see upon the way. The tomb the Living did…
Lord Jesus, You are my Lord and God — the Risen Lord. AmenMonday within Easter Octave : 10th April 2023Acts 2:14,22-33; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; Mt. 28:8-15 “To this day, that is the story among the Jews.” The Christians in the early times had to counter fake news that the body of Jesus was stolen by His…
Lord Jesus, you are before me, beside me, within me.... grant that we will never partEASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION (A) : 9th April 2023Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps. 117:1-2,16-17,22-23; Col. 3:1-4 or 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Jn. 20:1-9 or Mt. 28:1-10 (Psalter proper) The chief priests and Pharisees had Jesus’ tomb tightly secured lest His disciples…
Lord, help me live closely with YouHOLY SATURDAY : 8th April 2023Gen. 1:1-2:2; Ex. 14:15–15:1; Is. 55:1-13; Rom. 6:3-11; Ps. 117(118):1-2,16-17,22-23; Mt. 28:1-10 (Psalter proper) No one was physically present at the moment when the resurrection of Christ took place. This is why the description of the empty tomb is fundamental in affirming that Jesus…
Into Your hands, O Lord, I surrender my spiritGOOD FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD : 7th April 2023Is 52:13—53:12; Ps. 30:2,6,12-13,15-17,25; Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1—19:42 Why did Jesus suffer so much? Because, in the words of Isaiah, “we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way. And…
Lord, help me to give myself generously to You and to others in love and serviceHOLY THURSDAY : 6th April 2023Ex. 12:1-8,11-14; Ps. 115:12-13,15-18; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-15 Today is Holy Thursday. Tonight is the night we remember that the Lord was betrayed. It was also the night when “the Lord Jesus took some…
Lord, help me to truly love You with all my heart, mind and soulWednesday of Holy Week : 5th April 2023Is. 50:4-9a; Ps. 68:8-10,21-22,31,33-34; Mt. 26:14-25 (Ps. Wk. II) What allows prophets and messiahs to suffer and die for the truth? The Suffering Servant in Isaiah is portrayed as listening intently and constantly to God…
Lord, help me to truly love You with all my heart, mind and soulTuesday of Holy Week : 4th April 2023Is. 49:1-7; Ps. 70:1-6,15,17; Jn. 13:21-33,36-38 (Ps. Wk. II) For the last two weeks, the Gospel reading from St John has been painting a picture of growing hostility to Jesus, suggesting even the possibility of…
Lord, help me to remove human selfishness, fear, and greed from my heartMonday of Holy Week : 3rd April 2023Ez. 37:21-28; (R. Ps.) Jer. 31:10-13; Jn. 11:45-56 (Ps. Wk. I) Without hope, we cannot live. Dreams and visions feed our hearts and souls, giving us the strength and courage to continue. The exiled people in…