SS. Pontian, pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs19th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 13th August 2022Ez. 18:1-10,13b,30-32; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 19:13-15 (Ps Wk III) It was a Jewish custom to present the children to the rabbis so that they would bless them. But in today’s Gospel, the Apostles thought that the children were abusing the…
St Jane Frances de Chantal, religious19th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 12th August 2022Ez. 16:1-15,60,63 (or Ez. 16:59-63); (R. Ps.) Is. 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) “It was not like this from the beginning”. This statement on divorce reappears again and again in history in varying forms. Moses instructs his people on how…
St Clare, virgin19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 11th August 2022Ez. 12:1-12; Ps. 77:56-57,58-59,61-62; Mt. 18:21—19:1 (Ps Wk III) “The Word of the Lord came to me.” The Prophet Ezra speaks these words. He understands how God’s Word empowers; it enables him to follow God’s commands and be a sign to Israel. To prophesy…
St Teresa Benedicta of the CrossST LAWRENCE, DEACON & MARTYR : Wednesday 10th August 20222 Cor. 9:6-10; Ps. 111:1-2,5-6,7-8,9; Jn. 12:24-26 (Ps Wk III) “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.” (Jn. 12:24; 1 Cor. 15:36).…
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross19th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 9th August 2022Ez. 2:8—3:4; Ps.18:14,24,72,103,111,131; Mt. 18:1-5,10,12-14; (Ps Wk III) The disciples of Jesus had, by now, been living with Him 24/7. They had heard His teaching; seen His miraculous healings and exorcisms; witnessed Him feeding the five thousand with five loaves and…
St Dominic, priest19th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 8th August 2022Ez. 1:2-5,24-28c; Ps. 148:1-2,11-12,13,14; Mt. 17:22-27 (Ps Wk III) What would it be like to have a vision of God or the place where God dwells? Awesome, beautiful, and terrifying are a few words that come to mind. Ezekiel’s vision of the divine chariot…
Life is short; death is certain, and the world to come is everlasting19th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 7th August 2022Wis. 18:6-9; Ps. 32:1 and 12,18-19,20 and 22; Heb. 11:1-2,8-19 (or 1-2,8-12); Lk. 12:32-48 (or 35-40) (Ps Wk III) St John Henry Newman soberly reminds us, ‘Life is short; death is certain, and the…
Lord, help me see Your glory in my lifeTRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD : Saturday 6th August 2022Dan. 7:9-10,13-14 or 2 Pt. 1:16-19; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,9; Lk. 9:28-36 (Ps Wk II) The first reading describes the second of Daniel’s four visions from God. The first part of the vision is a heavenly judgement scene. In it, Daniel…
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. (Mt 5:10).Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major : Friday 5th August 2022Nah 2:1,3; 3:1-3,6-7; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:35cd-36ab,39abcd,41; Mt. 16:24-28 (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel reading reminds us of the ‘Cost of Discipleship’. From this text, we…
St John Vianney, priest Patron of all Priests18th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 4th August 2022Jer. 31:31-34; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 16:13-23 (Ps Wk II) Jeremiah promised the people a renewal – not a replacement – of the covenant. God would be closer, more personal, and God’s laws would be written on the human heart.…