Blood of Christ, inebriate me!THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) (B) : Sunday 2nd June 2024Ex. 24:3-8; Ps.115:12-13, 15-18; Heb. 9:11-15; Mk. 14:12-16, 22-26 (Psalter Proper) The significance of blood is life binding in enacting a covenant. The previous old covenant under Moses was one of recurring sacrifices and the shedding…
St Justin, Martyr, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Saturday1st June 2024Jude 1:17, 20-25; Ps. 62:2-6; Mk 11:27-33 (Ps Wk IV) The agitated leaders of the day questioned Jesus’ authority because their own authority was undermined by His good works. Is authority endorsed by the power to oppress and exploit? Today,…
Mother Mary, pray for usVISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY : Wednesday 31st May 2024Zeph. 3:14-18 or Rom. 12:9-16; (R. Ps.) Is. 12:2-6; Lk. 1:39-56 (Ps Wk IV) We started our May Shalom with St Joseph the Worker and end with the Blessed Virgin Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth. Both lives, as beginning and end,…
Lord, thank you for Your great mercy, let me see reality through Your merciful eyes8th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Thursday 30th May 20241 Pt. 2:2-5, 9-12; Ps. 99:2-5; Mk. 10:46-52 (Ps Wk IV) Even glancing through the last part of chapter ten in Mark’s Gospel, we know that this is not just…
St Paul VI, Pope, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Wednesday 29th May 20241 Pt. 1:18-25; Ps. 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk. 10:32-45 (Ps Wk IV) For the Son of Man Himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Mk.10:45) This…
Lord, help me place everything I have, in Your care and wisdom8th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Tuesday 28th May 20241 Pt. 1:10-16; Ps. 97:1-4; Mk. 10:28-31 (Ps Wk IV) Yesterday’s rich man going away dismayed and sad illustrates dramatically how riches could come between a person and being a follower of Jesus.…
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Monday 27th May 20241 Pt. 1:3-9; Ps. 110:1-2, 5-6, 9-10 Mk. 10:17-27 (Ps Wk IV) If we were asked to reflect on this question, “Where do I belong, heaven or earth?” How would we answer? Our answer, desirably, is of…
Glory be to You God the Father, Son and Spirit in all of our livesTHE MOST HOLY TRINITY (B) : Sunday 26th May 2024Deut. 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps. 32:4-6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt. 28:16-20 (Psalter Proper) ‘Trinity is the Christian name for God.’ – Karl Bath. The mystery of the Blessed Trinity is…
St Bede the Venerable, Priest & Doctor St Gregory VII, Pope St Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin, pray for us 7th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Saturday 25th May 2024Jm. 5:13-20; Ps. 140:1-3, 8 Mk. 10:13-16 (Ps Wk III) James believed in the power of prayer, and he wanted to encourage others to…
World Day of Prayer for Church in China7th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Friday 24th May 2024Jm. 5:9-12; Ps. 102:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk. 10:1-12 (Ps Wk III) In the life of ancient Israel, marriages were without vows. Divorce was widely accepted in Jewish society of the time. It was not uncommon. Most Jews…