God is not in favour of ritual sacrifice and pious practices but in true renunciation and integrity to reconciliation1st Week of Lent (B) : Friday 23rd February 2024Ez. 18:21-28; Ps. 129:1-23-4,5-8; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps. Wk. I) In the early passage of today’s Gospel, Jesus stresses to His disciples the need to have a deeper virtue…
Jesus, Son of the living God, I believe and place my trust in YouCHAIR OF ST PETER, The Apostle : Thursday 22nd February 20241 Pt. 5:1-4; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Mt. 16:13-19 (Ps. Wk. I) After declaring that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, Peter was astounded by Jesus’ response, “It was not…
Dear Lord, let not our status hinder our service for others today1st Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 21st February 2024Jona. 3:1-10; Ps. 50:3-4,12-13,18-19; Lk. 11:29-32 (Ps. Wk. I) Today’s Gospel passage includes Jesus’ second prediction of His passion and His reaction to the disciples who were arguing among themselves as to who was the…
In which areas of my life do I want the Lord to especially help me not fall into temptation?1st Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 20th February 2024Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 33:4-7,16-19; Mk. 6:7-15 (Ps. Wk. I) Cradle Christians would have prayed the ‘Our Father’ hundreds or thousands of times in their life, and the ‘Do…
Lord, help me to be sensitive to the needs of others1st Week of Lent (B) : Monday 19th February 2024Lev. 19:1-2,11-18; Ps. 18:8,9,10,15; Mt. 25:31-46 (Ps. Wk. I) God was sharing with Moses the rules for living in community. The rules were rooted in holiness – God is holy, and God’s people needed to be…
To receive God’s grace, we only need to be humble and poor in spirit First Sunday of Lent (B) : 18th February 2024Gen. 9:8-15; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; 1 Pt. 3:18-22; Mk. 1:12-15 (Ps. Wk. I) Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Do we earnestly seek God’s guidance? The psalmist pleads with God “make me know…
Dear Lord, help us not to allow ourselves to be misled by the worldSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 17th February 2024Is. 58:9-14; Ps. 85:12,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps. Wk. IV) The response to the Responsorial Psalm of today states – “Show me, Lord, Your way so that I may walk in Your truth.” In our present…
Dear Lord, place me with Jesus, assisting Jesus in carrying His crossFriday after Ash Wednesday : 16th February 2024Is. 58:1-9a; Ps. 50:3-4,5-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps. Wk. IV) Fasting is never meant to be a selfish act or gain. The fruit of fasting is that one’s space for God is enlarged in one’s interior life. When…
Dear Lord, place me with Jesus, assisting Jesus in carrying His crossThursday after Ash Wednesday : 15th February 2024Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) St Ignatius Loyola begged Mother Mary for many years that he be ‘placed with Jesus.’ It was important for St Ignatius to experience the closeness of God not…
Lord, help me to have the mind and heart of ChristASH WEDNESDAY : 14th February 2024Joel 2:12-18; Ps. 50:3-6,5-6,12-13,14, 17; 2 Cor. 5:20—6:2; Mk. 6:16,16-18 (Ps. Wk. IV) The nation of Israel had sinned and fallen away from the Lord. But it is never too late – Joel called on the nation to sound the…