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First Sunday of Lent (B) : 18th February 2024

To receive God’s grace, we only need to be humble and poor in spirit First Sunday of Lent (B) : 18th February 2024Gen. 9:8-15; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; 1 Pt. 3:18-22; Mk. 1:12-15 (Ps. Wk. I) Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Do we earnestly seek God’s guidance? The psalmist pleads with God “make me know…

Saturday after Ash Wednesday : 17th February 2024

Dear Lord, help us not to allow ourselves to be misled by the worldSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 17th February 2024Is. 58:9-14; Ps. 85:12,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps. Wk. IV) The response to the Responsorial Psalm of today states – “Show me, Lord, Your way so that I may walk in Your truth.” In our present…

Friday after Ash Wednesday : 16th February 2024

Dear Lord, place me with Jesus, assisting Jesus in carrying His crossFriday after Ash Wednesday : 16th February 2024Is. 58:1-9a; Ps. 50:3-4,5-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps. Wk. IV) Fasting is never meant to be a selfish act or gain. The fruit of fasting is that one’s space for God is enlarged in one’s interior life. When…

Thursday after Ash Wednesday : 15th February 2024

Dear Lord, place me with Jesus, assisting Jesus in carrying His crossThursday after Ash Wednesday : 15th February 2024Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) St Ignatius Loyola begged Mother Mary for many years that he be ‘placed with Jesus.’ It was important for St Ignatius to experience the closeness of God not…

ASH WEDNESDAY : 14th February 2024

Lord, help me to have the mind and heart of ChristASH WEDNESDAY : 14th February 2024Joel 2:12-18; Ps. 50:3-6,5-6,12-13,14, 17; 2 Cor. 5:20—6:2; Mk. 6:16,16-18 (Ps. Wk. IV) The nation of Israel had sinned and fallen away from the Lord. But it is never too late – Joel called on the nation to sound the…

6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 13th February 2024

Stay strong together with Jesus in suffering, we will be rewarded with the crown of life6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 13th February 2024Jm. 1:12-18; Ps. 93:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mk. 8:14-21 (Ps. Wk. II) What is the greatest challenge you are facing in life—a painful relationship, an illness, pressure at work, something else? The…

6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 12th February 2024

Lord, grant us understanding of our experiences this day, for You are the Way, the Truth and the Life6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 12th February 2024Jm. 1:1-11; Ps. 118:67,68,71,72,75,76; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps. Wk. II) In the midst of persecution, the1st century Jewish Christians from Jerusalem were scattered throughout the Roman world.…

6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 11th February 2024

Dear Lord, may our merciful encounter with You impel us to reach out to others6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 11th February 2024Lev. 13:1-2,45-46; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; Mk. 1:40-45 (Ps. Wk. II) Chapter 13 in the Book of Leviticus describes how lepers were seen as ritually unclean and to be cut off from…

5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 10th February 2024

St Scholastica, Virgin, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 10th February 20241 Kgs. 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps. 105:6-7a,19-20,21-22; Mk. 8:1-10 (Ps. Wk. I) The passage in the first reading illustrates the time after the reign of Solomon when a number of his sons succeeded him. However, due to poor leadership and…

5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 9th February 2024

Lord, expand our hearts to become more welcoming to all5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 9th February 20241 Kgs. 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps. 80:10-11ab, 12-13,14-15; Mk. 7:31-37 (Ps. Wk. I) Our Gospel reading today finds Jesus in ‘alien,’ that is, Gentile country. It is not clear why Jesus left Jewish territory to visit…