Be generous, kind, compassionate, forgiving – with family, friends, co-workers, total strangers, and even those whom you find difficult to get along with2nd WEEK OF LENT (A) : Monday 2nd March 2026Dn 9:4-10; Ps 78 (79):8-9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 (Ps Wk II) There is a real temptation for those who are called the People…
Jesus is present in a special way in the Eucharist at Mass, and in the tabernacle in our churches2nd WEEK OF LENT (A) : Sunday 1st March 2026Gen 12:1-4; Ps 32 (33):4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tim 1:8-10; Mt 17:1-9 (Ps Wk II) How is the word transfigure different from other verbs like it? Some synonyms…
As “children of our Father in heaven,” we need to live differently from others and to follow the Will of God. The Christian life is challenging but great is the reward!1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Saturday 28th February 2026Deut 26:16-19; Ps 118 (119):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 (Ps Wk I) The Lord had just…
Lord, grant us humility, so that our hearts become more open to listening deeply, forgiving sincerely and allowing healing to take place1st WEEK OF LENT (A) :Friday 27th February 2026Ez 18:21-28; Ps 129 (130):1-8; Mt 5:20-26 (Ps Wk I) In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls us to a deeper, more authentic righteousness — one that goes…
In all our prayer, we turn to the One Who alone can fully bear our sorrows and strengthen us to rise again to meet the challenges in our lives each day1st WEEK OF LENT (A) :Thursday 26th February 2026Est 4:17; Ps 137 (138):1-3, 7-8; Mt 7:7-12 (Ps Wk I) In today’s reading, we are given…
Lord, grant me the grace of repentance, for “a humble contrite heart, O God, You will not spurn.”1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Wednesday 25th February 2026Jona 3:1-10; Ps 50 (51):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 (Ps Wk I) In today’s first reading, God gives Jonah a second chance to preach to the Ninevites. Despite Jonah…
Pray alone with God, as an expression of our personal and intimate connection to Him1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Tuesday 24th February 2026Is 55:10-11; Ps 33 (34):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 (Ps Wk I) Jesus teaching His disciples the (famous) Lord’s Prayer stems from His aversion to the way the pagans and the sanctimonious Pharisees…
Those turned away from the kingdom were rejected not for anything they had done, but for what they had not done1st WEEK OF LENT (A) : Monday 23rd February 2026Lev 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 18 (19):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 (Ps Wk I) In the Old Testament, love was a very practical thing. You treated others as…
In my heart, is there any relationship, habit or thing I place above God? 1st SUNDAY OF LENT (A) : 22nd February 2026Gen 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 (Ps Wk I) What can we learn from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness? What insights to help us on our life…
Lord, help me to make this Lent the time, to live our lives in accord with our calling as disciples of our LordSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 21st February 2026Is 58:9-14; Ps 85 (86):1-6; Lk 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) As we begin our Lenten journey and enter more deeply into the spirit of Lent, the…