Lord, prepare my mind and heart to receive Your word1st Week of Advent (A) : Tuesday 29th November 2022Is. 11:1-10; Ps. 71:1-2,7-8,12-13,17; Lk. 10:21-24 (Ps. Wk. I) People have often hoped for a superhero type of individual to come and set everything straight. This hero would be wise, incorruptible, all-powerful, and compassionate. He would bring…
Lord, help me to follow the centurion's example of faith 1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Monday 28th November 2022Is. 4:2-6; Ps. 121:1-2,4-5,6-9; Mt. 8:5-11 (Ps. Wk. I) Isaiah foretells the coming of Jesus. The God to come will teach that disagreements between nations must be solved by peaceful means, not war. This is the…
Lord, help me always to be ready to receive You1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Sunday 27th November 2022Is. 2:1-5; Ps. 121:1-2,4-5,6-9; Rom. 13:11-14; Mt. 24:37-44 (Ps. Wk I) Isaiah’s vision of a transformed world of peace, prosperity and happiness has inspired humankind for over two thousand years. It’s a world where weapons have been…
Lord, help me find You in all things34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 26th November 2022Rev. 22:1-7; Ps. 94:1-2,3-5,6-7; Lk. 21:34-36 (Ps. Wk. II) Getting into the religious habit is their habit of prayer and continence, which also signifies their distinctive outer garment, called a habit. For most people, it may be the…
St Catherine of Alexandria, virgin & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 25th November 2022Rev. 20:1-4, 11—21:2; Ps. 83:3,4,5-6a, and 8a; Lk. 21:29-33 (Ps. Wk. II) We can learn from the fig tree: when it’s leaves sprout, we know that summer is near. So too, we are invited to notice: the Kingdom of…
Ss Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and comps34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 24th November 2022Rev. 18:1-2,21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps. 99:2,3,4,5; Lk. 21:20-28 (Ps. Wk. II) In the Jewish, and then in the Christian minds, Babylon symbolized all that was corrupt, unjust, and wicked in a society. The Jews had spent 50 years in exile…
St Clement I, pope & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Wednesday 23rd November 2022Rev. 15:1-4; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab, 7-8, 9; Lk. 21:12-19 (Ps. Wk. II) John’s vision places praise and honour where they belong – on God, whose judgments are just and true and whose power extends to all the earth and the end…
St Cecilia, virgin & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 22nd November 2022Rev. 14:14-19; Ps. 95:10,11-12a, 12b-13; Lk. 21:5-11 (Ps. Wk. II) Jesus noticed that some people were admiring the beautiful stonework and sacrifices offered in the temple. Jesus tells them that there will come a time when the temple will be destroyed.…
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Monday 21st November 2022Zec. 2:14-17; (R. Ps) Lk. 1:46-55; Mt. 12: 46-50 (Ps. Wk. II) Magnificat anima mea Dominum (Latin), “My soul magnifies the Lord” (v 46) – this is the opening line for Mary’s hymn praising God for His choice of her…
Lord, lead me to your kingdomSolemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe (C) : Sunday 20th November 20222 Sam. 5:1-3; Ps. 121:1-2,4-5; Col. 1:12-20; Lk. 23:35-43 (Ps. Wk. II) There is a saying that absolute power corrupts absolutely. We find many examples of abuse of power, oppression, injustice, and cruelty in our…