Lord, You are our God, lead us by Your hand into gratitude3rd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 7th March 2024Jer 7:23-28; Ps. 94:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 (Ps. Wk. III) “O that today you would listen to His voice! Harden not your hearts.” This exhortation is echoed daily in the Liturgy of the Hours. We…
Dear Lord, help me to follow Jesus’ teachings3rd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 6th March 2024Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps. 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 (Ps. Wk. III) God told Moses that Joshua would be leading the Israelites into the promised land. God then charged Moses with the responsibility of teaching the people the laws…
Dear Lord, help me to be merciful3rd Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 5th March 2024Dan 3:25, 34-43; Ps. 24:4-9; 2 Tim. 1:8-10; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps. Wk. III) The Scripture readings today replete themes familiar to the Season of Lent – humanity’s state of sinfulness, the cry to God for mercy, and the willingness of…
Dear Lord, may we humbly accept the truth that confronts our slumbering faith3rd Week of Lent (B) : Monday 4th March 20242 Kgs 5:1-15; Ps. 41:2-3, 42:3-4; Lk 4:24-30 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus’ unfortunate rejection by the people of His own hometown raises a few questions: why did they reject Him? Would Jesus have been…
Lord, may I dwell always in Your temple3rd Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 3rd March 2024Ex 20:1-17; Ps. 18:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn. 2:13-25 (Ps. Wk. III) The Ten Commandments are not obsolete, although the language could stand for a little adjustment. They are just as valid – and sorely needed – today as…
Dear Lord, grant me that repentant grace to turn back to You, each time I sin against You2nd Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 2nd March 2024Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps. 102:1-4,9-12; Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32 (Ps. Wk. II) Prophet Micah prays earnestly to God Who is incomparable in pardoning faults and showing mercy. Concordantly, the psalmist…
Dear Lord, may we never turn our back on others when truth and trust demand it2nd Week of Lent (B) : Friday 1st March 2024Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps. 104:16-21; Mt. 21:33-43, 45-46 (Ps. Wk. II) In Genesis, Joseph, ‘the man of dreams’, almost becomes a martyr to his own siblings. Unwanted and sold for…
Lord, may I always be ready to lead by serving others2nd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 29th February 2024Jer. 17:5-10; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 16:19-31 (Ps. Wk. II) Dives is the name of the rich man who found the tables turned when he discovered too late that life and death are as different as heaven…
Lord, may I always be ready to lead by serving others2nd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 28th February 2024Jer. 18:18-20; Ps. 30:5-6,14,15-16; Mt. 20:17-28 (Ps. Wk. II) In the first reading, we “hear” prophet Jeremiah crying out to God. He is angry that his enemies, who from persecuting him, are now plotting to kill…
Lord, let our actions speak of Your goodness to eveyryone2nd Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 27th February 2024Is. 1:10,16-20; Ps. 49:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. II) Surely, we often hear the phrase “practise what we preach” and not infrequently, as Christians in general, we are told that we never practise what we preach. Sadly,…