St. Bridget of Sweden, Religious, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 23rd July 2024Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 84:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 (Ps Wk IV) Hearing Jesus’ question, “who is my mother, brother and sister?” Our reactive answer to discipleship means breaking of family ties (Mt4:22, 8:22, 10:37). In actual fact, it has…
ST. MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 22nd July 2024Song 3:1-4 or 2 Cor 5:14-17 Ps 62:2-6, 8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 (Psalter Proper) In 2016, Pope Francis elevated the memorial of St Mary Magdalene to the higher level of feast so that she can be…
Lord, in living our lives, help us to gather and not scatter16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 21st July 2024Jer 23:1-6; Ps 22:1-6; Eph 2:13-18 Mk 6:30-34 (Ps Wk IV) Our readings today make reference to sheep and shepherds. It was a natural image for the prophets and Jesus to use in a…
St. Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr, pray for me15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 20th July 2024Mic 2:1-5; Ps 9B:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) Being in a utilitarian society, planning and plotting is like a strategy. But God has His plot too. The Lord knows very well the desires, plans and…
Lord, when situations seem too desperate, help me to turn to You, place my trust in You15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 19th July 2024Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; (R.Ps.) Is 38:10-12, 16; Mt 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) The scene unfolds as to how King Hezekiah had disobeyed Isaiah’s advice regarding war with Assyria.…
Lord,help us to be always seeking and waiting for You15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 18th July 2024Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 101:13-21; Mt 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah 26:7-19 comes to us as a prayer from the heart of the prophet. He presents to us in a moving manner how God is…
No one has answers for the world. Lord help us accept in humility and faith. 15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 17th July 2024Is 10:5-7, 13-16; Ps 93:5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27 (Ps Wk III) Ever ponder why Jesus praised God for hiding things from the learned and revealing them to mere children? To…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 16th July 2024Is 7:1-9; Ps 47:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 (Psalter Proper) Are you afraid of being frustrated? Today’s Gospel seems to show Jesus in that mode. Was He not also tired and upset? “Woe to you!” is a warning and frustrating…
St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 15th July 2024Is 1:10-17; Ps 49:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 (Ps Wk III) The Lord spoke through Isaiah - smoke of burnt rams and fat of calves sicken Him. The right command for true sacrifice is to…
Time is short. Open our mind and heart to the Spirit of God15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 14th July 2024Am 7:12-15; Ps 84:9-14; Eph 1:3-14 (or 1:3-10); Mk 6:7-13 (Ps Wk III) The priests in Bethel did not want Amos around. They told him to stay in his own lane – to…