Stay strong together with Jesus in suffering, we will be rewarded with the crown of life6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 13th February 2024Jm. 1:12-18; Ps. 93:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mk. 8:14-21 (Ps. Wk. II) What is the greatest challenge you are facing in life—a painful relationship, an illness, pressure at work, something else? The…
Lord, grant us understanding of our experiences this day, for You are the Way, the Truth and the Life6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 12th February 2024Jm. 1:1-11; Ps. 118:67,68,71,72,75,76; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps. Wk. II) In the midst of persecution, the1st century Jewish Christians from Jerusalem were scattered throughout the Roman world.…
Dear Lord, may our merciful encounter with You impel us to reach out to others6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 11th February 2024Lev. 13:1-2,45-46; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; Mk. 1:40-45 (Ps. Wk. II) Chapter 13 in the Book of Leviticus describes how lepers were seen as ritually unclean and to be cut off from…
St Scholastica, Virgin, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 10th February 20241 Kgs. 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps. 105:6-7a,19-20,21-22; Mk. 8:1-10 (Ps. Wk. I) The passage in the first reading illustrates the time after the reign of Solomon when a number of his sons succeeded him. However, due to poor leadership and…
Lord, expand our hearts to become more welcoming to all5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 9th February 20241 Kgs. 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps. 80:10-11ab, 12-13,14-15; Mk. 7:31-37 (Ps. Wk. I) Our Gospel reading today finds Jesus in ‘alien,’ that is, Gentile country. It is not clear why Jesus left Jewish territory to visit…
St Jerome Emiliani, St Josephine Bakhita, virgin, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 8th February 20241 Kgs. 11:4-13; Ps. 105:3-4,35-36,37,40; Mk 7:24-30 (Ps. Wk. I) Away from the crowds in Gennesaret, Jesus enters Tyre, a Gentile territory. It is said that He went into a house, intending no one to…
Dear Lord, guide me to pass this day with wisdom5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 7th February 20241 Kgs. 10:1-10; Ps. 36:5-6,30-31,39-40; Mk. 7:14-23 (Ps. Wk. I) “The just man’s mouth utters wisdom.” The psalmist aptly describes the just man - who speaks what is right, who has the law of God…
Ss Paul Miki and Comps. martyrs, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 6th February 20241 Kgs. 8:22-23,27-30; Ps. 83:3,4,5,10,11; Mk. 7:1-13 (Ps. Wk. I) The dedication of Solomon’s temple must have been a moving and solemn affair. Solomon wondered how God could be contained within a building – even within…
St Agatha, Virgin & Martyr, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 5th February 20241 Kgs. 8:1-7,9-13; Ps. 131:6-10; Mt. 6:53-56 (Ps. Wk. I) Solomon, the King of Israel, and the whole community gathers in Jerusalem to dedicate the newly constructed temple to God. The Ark of the Covenant is then…
St Blaise, bishop & martyr, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 4th February 2024Job. 7:1-4,6-7; Ps. 146:1-2,3-4,5-6; 1 Cor. 9:16-19,22-23; Mk. 1:29-39 (Ps. Wk. I) Four responses towards one’s mission in life are described in the readings this Sunday. They range from despair to enthusiasm, obligation to freedom. Job was…