Lord, in Your light we see life, may our commemoration of the Innocents, deepen our repentant life HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS : Saturday 28th December 20241 Jn. 1:5—2:2; Ps. 123:2-5, 7-8; Mt. 2:13-18 (Ps. Wk. IV) John’s letter cautioned Christians of the two contrasting spheres of life: a life of righteousness that can be called “light”…
Lord, let Your love compel me to live as a beloved disciple in a malicious world ST JOHN, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST : Friday 27th December 20241 Jn. 1:1-4; Ps. 96:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn. 20:2-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) We could simply say that St John the Evangelist is one who spreads the good news of salvation.…
Lord, grant me the grace to forgive my enemies and pray for my persecutors ST STEPHEN, FIRST MARTYR : Thursday 26th December 2024Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 30:3-4, 6, 8, 16-17; Mt.10:17-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Church celebrates the feast of St Stephen Protomartyr today. Does celebrating the martyrdom of an innocent man a day after…
Lord, may the good news of Your birth raise hope in others NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Day Mass) : Wednesday 25th December 2024Is. 52:7-10; Ps. 97:1-6; Heb. 1:1-6; Jn. 1:1-18 (or 1-5,9-14) (Psalter proper) Good news, peace, and salvation - that would be great news indeed, especially in our own time. And the one who…
Lord God, thank you for being a Father to me, and please guide me safely to eternal joy! FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Tuesday 24th December 20242 Sam 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Ps. 88:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 (Ps. Wk. IV) “It is the Lord who will make you a house.” The Lord, through…
Lord, guide us to examine the inclinations of our hearts FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Monday 23rd December 2024Mal. 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps. 24:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14; Lk. 1:57-66 (Ps. Wk. IV) The prophecy of Prophet Malachi portrays John the Baptist as herald to the Lord who will act as refiner and purifier of silver…
Lord, may we be attuned to Your joyous greetings and pass the joy to othersFOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Sunday 22nd December 2024Mic. 5:1-4 ; Ps. 79: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebr 10: 5-10; Lk. 1:39-45 (Ps. Wk. IV) Anawim is a Hebrew word from the Old Testament that describes the remnant of Israel who…
Lord, may we be attuned to Your joyous greetings and pass the joy to othersTHIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Saturday 21st December 2024Song 2:8-14 or Zeph. 3:14-18a; Ps. 32:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk. 1:39-45 (Ps. Wk. III) The Song of Songs chanted a rhyme, “The rains are over, the flowers appear, the season of glad…
Lord God, be gracious to our hearts longing to welcome YouTHIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Friday 20th December 2024Is. 7:10-14; Ps. 23:1-6; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps. Wk. III) Prophet Isaiah had us revisit the ordeal of King Ahaz who was perturbed by the demands of the kingdom of Syria and Israel to battle against Assyria.…
Lord, help me to wholeheartedly conform to Your will and wayTHIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Thursday 19th December 2024Jdg. 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps. 70:3-6, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 (Ps. Wk. III) The Book of Judges relates to us that during the reign of the Philistines over the Israelites, an angel of the Lord came to visit…