St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop and St Peter Julian Eymard, Priest , pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 2nd August 2024Jer 26:1-9; Ps 68:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58 (Ps Wk I) God wishes Jeremiah to preach His message without omitting a single word, and with the hope that the people might…
St Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 1st August 2024Jer 18:1-6; Ps 145:2-6; Mt 13:47-53 (Ps Wk I) In celebrating the life of a saint, a Christian cannot think of his mission on earth without seeing it as a path of holiness, because “this is God's…
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 31st July 2024Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 58:2-5, 10-11, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46 (Ps Wk I) The prophet Jeremiah was in turmoil. His suffering seemed unending despite proclaiming God’s words, putting him at odds with God. In his lamentation, God assures him…
St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 30th July 2024Jer 14:17-22; Ps 78:8-9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 (Ps Wk I) Are we ready to be schooled by God daily? In the parable of the weeds, God teaches us of the reality of the fake and superficial…
Sts. Martha, Mary & Lazarus, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 29th July 20241 Jn 4:7-16; Ps 33:2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 (Ps Wk I) “I am the resurrection and the life…do you believe this?” Martha’s “Yes” joins the handful of women whose encounters with the Lord are recorded by…
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly17th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 28th July 20242 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 144:10-11, 15-18 Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15 (Ps Wk I) The prophet Elisha is given twenty barley loaves and fresh ears of grain by Baal-shalishah, which would only be enough for the prophet but certainly not…
Fake exists, but keep the fake at bay. Lord, help us not to succumb to fakeness16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 27th July 2024Jer 7:1-11; Ps 83:3-6, 8, 11; Mt 13:24-30 (Ps Wk IV) We are labelled as hypocrites when a dichotomy is apparent between our words and actions. More often than not,…
Sts. Joachim & Anne, Parents of the B.V.M., pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 26th July 2024Jer 3:14-17; (R.Ps.) Jer 31:10-13; Mt 13:18-23 (Ps Wk IV) It is said that God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. This beautiful thought of God’s prodigious love is…
ST. JAMES, APOSTLE, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 25th July 20242 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 125:1-6; Mt 20:20-28 (Ps Wk IV) St. Paul was writing to the Church at Corinth where there were several challenges. He wanted to encourage them. So, looking at his own experience, he emphasised that although the…
St. Charbel Makhluf, Priest, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 24th July 2024Jer 1:1, 4-10; Ps 70:1-6, 15, 17 Mt 13:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) Jeremiah says little about his vocation. However, he helps us to understand that God’s call is first of all something interior. At a youthful age, Jeremiah has…