Our Lady of Fatima, pray for usSeventh Week of Easter : Monday, 13th May 2024Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 67:2-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps Wk III) How do you deal with conflict? Do you compromise? Do you debate? Do you avoid it? Paul is no stranger to conflict. On his travels, he encountered people who debated his preaching…
Lord, help us to remember that You have sent us into the world to be Your witnessesSeventh Week of Easter : Sunday, 12th May 2024Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps. 102:1-2, 11-12, 19-20; 1 Jn. 4:11-16; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) The book of Acts depicts how Peter led the election for the community to choose someone…
Lord, help us to become more authentic in our giving and receiving of gifts from YouSixth Week of Easter : Saturday, 11th May 2024Acts 18:23-28; Ps. 46:2-3, 8-10; Jn. 16:23-28 (Ps Wk II) How disposed are we to work with others in evangelisation? Paul, Apollos, Priscila and Aquila help us to reflect on the disposition…
St John De Avila, Priest and Doctor, pray for usSixth Week of Easter : Friday, 10th May 2024Acts 18:9-18; Ps. 46:2-7; Jn. 16:20-23 (Ps Wk II) In the Gospel, Jesus explains to the disciples what will happen when He “goes” to the Father. Although they will not see Him physically, He will be more present…
The Ascension of Jesus is the tangibility of eternal lifeASCENSION OF THE LORD : Thursday, 9th May 2024Acts 1:1-11; Ps. 46:2-3, 6-9; Eph 4:1-13 (or 4:1-7, 11-13) Mk. 16:15-20 (Psalter Proper) Jesus has been preparing His disciples for His imminent return to the Father. ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and…
Lord, help us to turn our hearts and minds back to You each day - It is our daily resurrection!Sixth Week of Easter : Wednesday, 8th May 2024Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps. 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn. 16:12-15 (Ps Wk II) We too listen to St Paul as he speaks about the nature of God before…
Lord, send us the Spirit of Truth, our Advocate; that we will be led and live by the Complete TruthSixth Week of Easter : Tuesday, 7th May 2024Acts 16:22-34; Ps. 137:1-3, 7-8; Jn. 16:5-11 (Ps Wk II) In the earthquake episode that shook the prison, perhaps, Paul, Silas and the gaoler would resonate with the…
Lord, help us to put aside our anger and intolerance, in our daily word, thought, and deedSixth Week of Easter : Monday, 6th May 2024Acts 16:11-15; Ps. 149:1-6, 9; Jn 15:26 — 16:4 (Ps Wk II) St Paul went to a stream outside the city of Philippi, and there he found many ‘God-fearers’ gathered to…
Lord, help us to remain in Christ as a true disciple and produce lasting fruitsSixth Week of Easter : Sunday, 5th May 2024Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps. 97:1-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-11 (Ps Wk II) The turning point in the Church’s mission to the pagans came when Peter, as head of the Apostles, acknowledged…
You are the Lord’s choice and that the best is yet to come!Fifth Week of Easter : Saturday, 4th May 2024Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 99:1-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 (Ps Wk I) That Jesus had to warn us about the possibility of the world hating us shows how much we do not belong to this world but…