SS CORNELIUS, Pope, and CYPRIAN, Bishop, Martyrs, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 16th September 20261 Cor 12:31—13:13; Ps 32 (33):2-5, 12, 22; Jn 3:31-36 (Ps Wk IV) The Corinthians were taking pride in the charismatic gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophesying, and healing. However, St Paul urged them to seek…
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Times – Our Lady of Sorrows : Tuesday, 15th September 2026Heb 5:7-9; Ps 30 (31):2-6, 15-16, 20; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 (Ps Wk IV) Grief that is experienced in isolation often makes the pain more acute. Sharing one’s loss with others can sometimes reduce…
The Cross reveals that no suffering is meaningless when united to ChristExaltation of the Holy Cross (A) : Monday, 14th September 2026Num 21:4-9 or Phil 2:6-11; Ps 77 (78):1-2, 34-38; Jn 3:13-17 (Ps Prop) We live in a world that seeks to eliminate suffering at all costs. Through advances in medicine, humanity strives to overcome…
Mother Mary, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 13th September 2026Sir 27:33—28:9; Ps 102 (103):1-4, 9-12; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 (Ps Wk IV) One of the most common things priests hear during confession is the sin of anger. People have been reminded that anger is not necessarily a sin. After all, many…
Mother Mary, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Times – Most Holy Name of Mary : Saturday, 12th September 20261 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 115 (116):12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 (Ps Wk III) Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, has profoundly stated that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Thus, as Christians, we are a single body…
Jesus, help me to be compassionate as You are compassionate23rd Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 11th September 20261 Cor 9:16-19, 22-27; Ps 83 (84):3-6, 12; Lk 6:39-42 (Ps Wk III) St Paul speaks in athletic language – pushing himself to win an imperishable crown. I ask myself: “Am I training my soul through spiritual…
Jesus loves us unconditionally... we should love others too!23rd Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 10th September 20261 Cor 8:1-7,11-13; Ps 138 (139):1-3, 13-14, 23-24; Lk 6:27-38 (Ps Wk III) What does love look like for St Paul and Jesus? Today, as we read their words, we are challenged on how to live a life…
ST PETER CLAVER, Priest, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 9th September 20261 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 44 (45):11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 (Ps Wk III) When Jesus spoke the Beatitudes to His audience two thousand years ago, many would gasp in surprise. How so? Firstly, is it not strange that Jesus tells those…
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Times – NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY : Tuesday, 8th September 2026Mic 5:1-4 or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 12(13):6-7; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 (Ps Prop) Our ways are definitely not God’s ways. God works from a different set of rules and assumptions. Humans choose what…
ST TERESA OF KOLKATA (Mother Teresa), Religious, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 7th September 20261 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11 (Ps Wk III) In the Gospel today, Jesus works a miracle of mercy and compassion by healing the man with the withered hand. Despite knowing that the Pharisees are…