Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 27th October 2024Jer 31:7-9; Ps 125:1-6; Hebr 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52 (Ps Wk II) The Gospel of Mark places us at the scene where the blind man Bartimaeus is seeking help but kept being silenced by the people.…
Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday, 26th October 2024Eph 4:7-16; Ps 121:1-5; Lk 13:1-9 (Ps Wk II) ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ (John 9:2), is a question that seeks a scapegoat. In Israel’s mind, sin…
Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday, 25th October 2024Eph 4:1-6; Ps 23:1-6 Lk 12:54-59 (Ps Wk I) With foresight towards the early Church in Ephesus with its great diversity, St Paul appealed to them to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness. Paul…
St Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday, 24th October 2024Eph 3:14-21; Ps 32:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Lk 12:49-53 (Ps Wk I) Like the crowds, we hear Jesus’ teaching on endurance and courage while on the road to Jerusalem. It is a resolute and decisive journey. He prepares…
St John of Capestrano, Priest, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday, 23rd October 2024Eph 3:2-12; Ps Is 12:2-6; Lk 12:39-48 (Ps Wk I) Our waiting for the Lord should not be a passive one, being deceived by those who languish in their saying, “My Master is taking his time coming!” This…
St John Paul II, Pope, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 22nd October 2024Eph 2:12-22; Ps 84:9-14 Lk 12:35-38 (Ps Wk I) When we have people who are so different from us, and whom we dislike tremendously, St Paul reminds us today that Jesus the Christ brings those, who used to…
Develop your relationship with Christ, and live as His disciples29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 21st October 2024Eph 2:1-10; Ps 99:2-5; Lk 12:13-21 (Ps Wk I) Today, Paul’s letter to the Ephesians addresses his Gentile audience. Paul reminds them that they were once captives of the ‘spirit of the age,’ in other words,…
Jesus, as the Son of Man, comes not to be served, but to serve29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : MISSION SUNDAY, 20th October 2024Is 53:10-11; Ps 32:4-5, 18-20, 22; Hebr 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 (or 10:42-45) (Ps Wk I) Jesus clearly teaches that whoever wants to become great, that disciple must be ready to accept…
SS John de Brebeuf & Isaac Jogues, Priests and Companions, Martyrs St Paul of the Cross , pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 19th October 2024Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-7; Lk 12:8-12 (Ps Wk IV) The letter to the Ephesians is an exhortation for believers to be prepared for the challenges to…
ST LUKE, EVANGELIST, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 18th October 20242 Tim 4:10-17; Ps 144:10-13, 17-18 Lk 10:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) Luke the Evangelist was surely inspired by the authentic witnessing of those who had closely encountered Jesus. In his missionary journey with Paul, he would have shared Paul’s experience…