St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop18th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 2nd August 2022Jer. 30:1-2,12-15,18-22; Ps. 101:16-18,19-21,29 and 22-23; Mt. 14:22-36 (or 15:1-2,10-14) (Ps Wk II) “Truly, You are the Son of God,” the disciples in the boat with Jesus exclaimed, in awe and wonder. News abounds and soon after, reached Gennesaret (the heathen precincts…
St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor18th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 1st August 2022Jer. 28:1-17; Ps. 118:29,43,79,80,95,102; Mt. 14:13-21 (Ps Wk II) In the Old Testament (and in our times) many claimed to be prophets. Jeremiah and others had an infallible way of telling if a prophet were true or false. If he told…
St Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 31st July 2022Eccl. 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13,14 and 17; Col. 3:1-5,9-11; Lk. 12:13-21 (Ps Wk II) Vanity is like smoke or wind – it all vanishes. Nothing is of much value or importance. One person can labour for a lifetime, and when…
St Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor17th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 30th July 2022Jer. 26:11-16,24; Ps. 68:15-16,30-31,33-34; Mt. 14:1-12 (Ps Wk I) Herod beheaded John the Baptist because he wanted to keep his promise. Similarly, John the Baptist was killed because he had kept his promise. Both of them persisted in keeping their promises,…
St Martha, Mary and Lazarus17th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 29th July 20221 Jn. 4:7-16; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 11:19-27 or Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps Wk I) The Lord commanded Jeremiah to speak to the cities of Judah. It was not an easy message for Jeremiah to deliver. Unless all the people listened to the prophets…
Lord, help me to be steadfast in my faith17th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 28th July 2022Jer. 18:1-6; Ps. 145:1-2,3-4,5-6ab; Mt. 13:47-53 (Ps Wk I) Behind Jeremiah’s imagery of the potter and his clay is the idea of Genesis – that God made Adam from clay. Unlike the potter breaking the pot that turns…
Lord, help me to be steadfast in my faith17th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 27th July 2022Jer. 15:10,16-21; Ps. 58:2-3,4-5a,10-11,17,18; Mt. 13:44-46 (Ps Wk I) Jeremiah was lamenting that others were cursing him, despite his innocence. He reflected on God’s word and found delight in it, yet he still suffered from a lack of…
SS Joachim and Anne, parents of the BVM17th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 26th July 2022Eccl/Sirach 44:1,10-15; Ps. 131:11,13-14,17-18; Mt. 13:16-17 (Ps Wk I) Pope Francis announced the Church-wide celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which is to be celebrated each year on the fourth Sunday of July, thus, remembering…
ST JAMES, APOSTLE - pray for usFEAST OF ST JAMES, APOSTLE : Monday 25th July 20222 Cor. 4:7-15; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps Wk I) Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps Wk I) Today we celebrate the Apostle James, son of Zebedee. He was the first Apostle to give his life in martyrdom for Jesus (Acts 12:1-2, approx.…
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly - Lord, Bless all Grandarents and the Elderly17th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 24th July 2022Gen. 18:20-32; Ps. 137:1-2a,2bcd-3,6-7ab,7c-8; Col. 2:12-14; Lk. 11:1-13 (Ps Wk I) In the narratives of the Bible, apart from the events described, there is teaching for us about how we should behave.…