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.…
St Bridget of Sweden, religious16th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 23rd July 2022Jer. 7:1-11; Ps. 83:3,4,5-6a and 8a,11; Mt. 13:24-30 (Ps Wk IV) Protection doesn’t come from the strength or magnificence of a building but from justice and integrity and walking in the ways of the Lord. There is nothing magical about a temple.…
ST MARY MAGDALENE, pray for usST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles : Friday 22nd July 2022Songs 3:1-4a or 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,8-9; Jn. 20:1-2,11-18 (Ps Wk IV) When Mary of Magdala goes to the tomb, she sees that the stone covering the entrance has been removed. She runs to Simon Peter and the…
St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor16th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 21st July 2022Jer. 2:1-3,7-8,12-13; Ps. 35:6-7ab,8-9; 10-11; Mt. 13:10-17 (Ps Wk IV) What do we do in the face of godlessness and wickedness confronting and challenging us in our daily living? Rather than expand unnecessarily and sap energy by focusing on the…
Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr16th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 20th July 2022Jer. 1:1,4-10; Ps. 70:1-2,3-4a,5-6ab,15ab and 17; Mt. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) Unless someone is called by God and sent as God’s prophet to the people of the Covenant, there is no reason why they should listen to him. So, Jeremiah establishes his…
Lord, help me to follow Your will and way16th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 19th July 2022Mic. 7:14-15,18-20; Ps. 84:2-4,5-6,7-8; Mt. 12:46-50 (Ps Wk IV) When our sinful and unloving behaviour brings our little world down around our heads, it can seem like the end. We have to meet ourselves in our experiences, and…
Lord, lead and guide us in Your way16th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 18th July 2022Mic. 6:1-4,6-8; Ps. 49:5-6,8-9,16bc-17,21 and 23; Mt. 38-42 (Ps Wk IV) The scribes and Pharisees demanded a sign from Jesus. This is not because they had not seen enough miracles, but because they wanted a sign that would legitimate…
Lord, help me to welcome You and listen to You always16th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 17th July 2022Gen. 18:1-10a; Ps. 14:2-3ab,3cd-4ab,5; Col. 1:24-28; Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps Wk IV) The story, in the Book of Genesis, is based on the common custom among the people who live in the desert of offering hospitality to…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel15th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 16th July 2022Mic. 2:1-5; Ps. 9:22-23,24-25,28-29,35; Mt. 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) In today’s Gospel text, we read how Jesus deals with the hostility of the Pharisees as they conspire against Him, how to destroy Him! Chilling words indeed, as all that Jesus has been…
St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 15th July 2022Is. 38:1-6,21-22,7-8; Ps. 38:10,11,12abcd,16; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) None of us likes to endure pain, suffering or a threat to our life. But Hezekiah wept with a humble heart to the Lord and recounted the goodness of his life. He didn’t…