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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…