WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS & REFUGEES26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 29th September 2024Num 11:25-29; Ps 18:8, 10, 12-14 Jm 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 (Ps Wk II) “Anyone who is not against us is for us” Jesus tells the disciples. Our inclination to form cliques inevitably gives rise to a situation of…
St. Wenceslaus, Martyr & Sts. Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 28th September 2024Eccl 11:9—12:8; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Today’s passage in Luke follows upon the episode of Jesus’ healing the epileptic boy. The people were amazed by the miracle. The…
St. Vincent de Paul, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 27th September 2024Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 143:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The name of St. Vincent de Paul is synonymous with works of charity. But is charity all there is to this saint? Out of his many quotes, this particular…
Sts. Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) :Thursday 26th September 2024Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) In Ecclesiastes, the preacher takes a long hard look at life. He judges everything to be vanity - fleeting, empty and meaningless. The temporal goods he acquires are…
Lord, help me to put my total trust in You25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 25th September 2024Prov 30:5-9; Ps 118:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163 Lk 9:1-6 (Ps Wk I) After insisting that the Word of God is true, the author of Proverbs warned the reader not to add to God’s words.…
Dear Lord, help us to place You in the centre of all our relationships25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 24th September 2024Prov 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 118:1, 27, 30, 34-35, 44 Lk 8:19-21 (Ps Wk I) “He who shuts his ear to the poor man’s cry shall himself plead and not be heard” (Proverb…
St Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 23rd September 2024Prov 3:27-35; Ps 14:2-5 Lk 8:16-18 (Ps Wk I) The book of Proverbs sets a clear practice to recognize the dues that rightly belong to others. It is a virtuous norm. “Do not withhold kindness from anyone to…
Trials, like a refining fire, make our lives authentic and stronger.25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 22nd September 2024Wis 2:12, 17-20; Ps 53:3-6, 8; Jm 3:16—4:3; Mk 9:30-37 (Ps Wk I) God takes care of His children. Even the godless say so, “he will be looked after – we have His word for…
ST MATTHEW, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 21st September 2024Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 18:2-5 Mt 9:9-13 (Ps Wk IV) The call of Matthew account is relatively straightforward and does not contain any comment by the author about his own thoughts or feelings about this experience. But that…
Sts. Laurent Imbert, Bishop, Jacques Chastan, Priest (Penang College General Fathers) Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, Paul Chong Ha-sang & companions, Martyrs , pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 20th September 20241 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 16:1, 6-8, 15; Lk 8:1-3 (Ps Wk IV) Ponder awhile, regardless of your background, how many…