St. Martin I, Pope & Martyr, pray for usSecond Week of Easter : Saturday 13th April 2024Acts 6:1-7; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,18-19 Jn. 6:16-21 (Ps. Wk. II) The early Church is growing quickly! This growth brings joy as well as challenge. Some believers find themselves on the margins, including Greek-speaking widows. Since they lost their husbands, they…
Lord, let us allow every opportunity for Your Spirit to work through our hands, especially in our vulnerable momentsSecond Week of Easter : Friday 12th April 2024Acts 5:34-42; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; Jn. 6:1-15 (Ps. Wk. II) After Peter and the Apostles on Pentecost spoke about Jesus, a thousand people accepted and believed (Acts 2:41). The Apostles…
St. Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr, pray for usSecond Week of Easter : Thursday 11th April 2024Acts 5:27-33; Ps. 33:2,9,17-20; Jn. 3:31-36 (Ps. Wk. II) Addressing his disciples, John the Baptist further affirms that the One who is from above, sent by God, speaks God’s words and bears witness to the things of heaven, is superior…
Lord, may we never waiver in loving and obeying YouSecond Week of Easter : Wednesday 10th April 2024Acts 5:17-26; Ps. 33:2-9; Jn. 3:16-21 (Ps. Wk. II) The Gospel passage of Nicodemus coming to meet Jesus in the night is familiar to us. It symbolises the darkness, the lack of faith, that surrounds Nicodemus. A dialogue…
Lord, come and animate our community to be of one mind and heartSecond Week of Easter : Tuesday 9th April 2024Acts 4:32-37; Ps. 93:1-2,5; Jn. 3:7-15 (Ps. Wk. II) Our reading today offers us a beautiful vision of what the early Christian community was like — perhaps too ideal! In any case, it offers us…
Lord, instill in us today, like Mary, the humility that we are all recipients to Your living wordSOLEMNITY OF THE ANUNCIATION OF THE LORD : Monday 8th April 2024Is. 7:10-14,8:10; Ps. 39:7-11; Heb. 10:4-10; Lk. 1:26-38 (Psalter proper) On today’s Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, we are presented with two different responses to…
Lord, may we never cease to give thanks to You, for Your love has no end”DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (B) : 7th April 2024Acts 4:32-35; Ps. 118:2-4,16-18,22-24; 1 Jn. 5:1-6; Jn. 20:19-31 We have been begotten by God because we believe in Jesus. God wants more than our friendship. God declares we are His special children.…
Thank You, Lord, for the gift of faith that never ceases to astonish usSaturday within Easter Octave : 6th April 2024Acts 4:13-21; Ps. 117:1,14-21; Mk. 16:9-15 Peter and John had healed a lame man and then had been questioned and arrested by the temple authorities. The next day Peter and John explained their actions to…
Lord, help me to become a “fisher of men”Friday within Easter Octave : 5th April 2024Acts 4:1-12; Ps. 117:1-2,4,22-27; Jn. 21:1-14 (Psalter Proper) In today’s Gospel scene, Jesus’ risen presence to the disciples was by the lakeside. It shows the intimacy and ease that Jesus shares in His relationship with the disciples, reminiscent of the…
Lord, open our minds to understand that Christ Jesus, the Splendour of Your Word, is alive and present in our midst todayThursday within Easter Octave : 4th April 2024Acts 3:11-26; Ps. 8:2,5-9; Lk. 24:35-48 (Psalter Proper) That Jesus is mistaken for a ghost by His own disciples suggests their human difficulty in understanding who their…