Lord, help me to experience your love and bring it to othersSOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS : Friday 24th June 2022Ez. 34:11-16; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Rom. 5:5b-11; Lk. 15:3-7 (Ps Wk ) Today is the Feast of God’s love for us. This love has been shown to us by the life of God’s…
Lord, help me to grow in humility and total reliance on YouNATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST : Thursday 23rd June 2022Is. 49:1-6; Ps. 138:1-3,13-14ab,14c-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk. 1:57-66,80 (Ps Wk IV) Cyrus had defeated the Babylonians and allowed the Israelites to return to Jerusalem. These verses are referred to as a servant song. Here…
Ss John Fisher, bishop & Thomas More martyrs12th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 22nd June 20222 Kgs. 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps. 118:33-34,35,36,37,40; Mt. 7:15-20 (Ps Wk IV) King Josiah is in the process of renovating the temple when the book of the law is found. When he hears the content, he judges his ancestors by their…
Lord, help me to examine myself first and not judge others12th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 21st June 20222 Kgs. 19:9b-11,14-21,31-35a,36; Ps. 47:2-3ab,3cd-4,10-11; Mt. 7:6,12-14 (Ps Wk IV) The biblical drama in the Old Testament reading unfolds with Sennacherib (King of Assyria) arrogantly threatening Hezekiah (King of Judah) that he could vanquish Judah completely…
Lord, help me to examine myself first and not judge others12th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 20th June 20222 Kgs. 17:5-8,13-15a,18; Ps. 59:3,4-5, 12-13; Mt. 7:1-5 (Ps Wk IV) Should a Christian judge another person? After all, in the Gospel passage today, Jesus warns us against judging others. Yet, what do we do when…
My Lord and my God!THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (Corpus Christi) (C) : Sunday 19th June 2022Gen. 14:18-20; Ps. 109:1,2,3,4; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Lk. 9:11b-17 God provides for us in so many ways. When we walk in God’s ways and trust God, there is no limit to what God can and will…
Dearest Lord, lead and guide us in Your Holy ways11th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th June 202211th Week in Ordinary Time 2 Chr. 24:17-25; Ps. 88:4-5,29-30,31-32, 33-34; Mt. 6:24-34 (Ps Wk III) “Abandonment to Divine providence” is the Spirit that prevails in today’s Gospel reading, as reflected in God’s care for nature (birds…
Dearest Lord, help me to choose You always11th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th June 20222 Kgs. 11:1-4,9-18,20; Ps. 131:11,12,13-14, 17-18; Mt. 6:19-23 (Ps Wk III) Are we for or against God? This is the question the Scripture passages ask us today. At the death of her son, Ahaziah, who was king of Judah,…
Lord, help me to live my life focus on You only11th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th June 2022Sir. 48:1-15; Ps. 96:1-2,3-4,5-6,7; Mt. 6:7-15 (Ps Wk III) In today’s Gospel text, Jesus teaches us how to pray. The prayer He teaches is the ‘Our Father’. The ‘Our Father’ is the only prayer that Jesus…
Lord, help me to live my life focus on You only11th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th June 20222 Kgs. 2:1,6-14; Ps. 30:20,21,24; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk III) Elijah’s departure from this world was spectacular. His ‘exodus’ mirrored that of Enoch in Genesis and that of Jesus and Mary. Elijah was fully aware that…