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3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 24th January 2023

St Francis de Sales, Bishop and doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 24th January 2023Heb.10:1-10; Ps. 39:2 and 4ab,7-8a,10,11; Mk. 3:31-35 (Ps. Wk. III) In the religions of the ancient world, animal sacrifices were a regular and accepted part of divine worship. It was at the centre of Israel’s worship, but the…

3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 23rd January 2023

Lord, protect me from all evil3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 23rd January 2023Is. 8:23b—9:3; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; 1 Cor. 1:10-13,17; Mk. 4:12-23 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus allows Himself to be criticised by those who do not understand Him. In His time many Pharisees of good faith and the teachers of the law…

3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 22nd January 2023

Lord, draw us to greater intimacy with You3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 22nd January 2023Is. 8:23b—9:3; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; 1 Cor. 1:10-13,17; Mk. 4:12-23 (Ps. Wk. III) According to Matthew, as soon as Jesus began to preach the Gospel, He started gathering disciples around Him. These four disciples did not constitute a…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 21st January 2023

St Agnes, virgin & Martyr2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 21st January 2023Heb. 9:2-3,11-14; Ps. 46:2-3,6-7.8-9; Mk. 3:20-21 (Ps. Wk. II) As we enter the scene of today’s Gospel reading of Mark, we may experience the feelings and thoughts that come from Jesus, His family members, and the crowd that gathered around…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 20th January 2023

St Fabian, Pope & martyr, and St Sebastian martyr 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 20th January 2023Heb. 8:6-13; Ps. 84:8 and 10,11-12,13-14; Mk. 3:13-19 (Ps. Wk. II) The Letter to the Hebrews sees Jesus as fulfilling the promise in Jeremiah 32. God was going to establish a new covenant and write…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 19th January 2023

Lord, bless our priests. Grant them your grace to be You to your people2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 19th January 2023Heb. 7:25—8:6; Ps. 39:7-8a,8b-9,10,17; Mk. 3:7.12 (Ps. Wk. II) We’re listening to these days’ readings from the Letter to the Hebrews, one of the most important books of the New Testament.…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 18th January 2023

Jesus, help me to do good at all times2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 18th January 2023Heb. 7:1-3,15-17; Ps. 109:1,2,3,4; Mk. 3:1-6 (Ps. Wk. II) The passage from Hebrews describes the three main types of the priesthood as found in the Sacred Scriptures. First, there is the priesthood of Melchizedek, an ancient…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 17th January 2023

St Anthony, abbot2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 17th January 2023Heb. 6:10-20; Ps. 110:1-2,4-5,9 and 10c; Mk. 2:23-28 (Ps. Wk. II) People often disappoint us – perhaps they do not keep their promises or let us down. But God always keeps His promises. Thus, hope is born in our hearts and unites…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 16th January 2023

Lord, the way of the cross is indeed the way to holiness2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 16th January 2023Heb. 5:1-10; Ps. 109:1,2,3,4; Mk. 2:18-22 (Ps. Wk. II) When Hebrews was written, Jewish Christians were undergoing intense persecution. It was written to reassure them that Jesus was indeed the Messiah (the Christ,…

2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 15th January 2023

Lord Jesus, thank You for your gift of salvation2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 15th January 2023Is. 49:3,5-6; Ps. 39:2 and 4ab,7-8a,8b-9,10; 1 Cor. 1:1-3; Jn. 1:29-34 (Ps. Wk. II) God lovingly saves the people of Israel. Yet God’s love is amazingly generous. God desires that all people in the world taste…