Lord, help us be doers of Your Word31st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 6th November 2023Rom. 11:29-36; Ps. 68:30-31,33-34,36-37; Lk. 14:12-14 (Ps. Wk. III) In human relationships, it is customary to invite those who have invited us back for meals. Friends, siblings, relatives, and neighbours do that all the time! However, today, Jesus told…
Nothing should stand between us and our relationship with the Lord Jesus31st Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 5th November 2023Mal. 1:14b—2:2b,8-10; Ps. 130:1,2,3; 1 Thess. 2:7b-9,13; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. III) Some people mistakenly believe that they can manipulate God or manoeuvre around Him. They might use a lot of ‘God-talk’ but without real…
St Charles Borromeo, bishop, religious, pray for us30th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 4th November 2023Rom. 11:1-2a,11-12,25-29; Ps. 93:12-13a,14-15,17-18; Lk. 14:1,7-11 (Ps. Wk. II) Social behaviours reveal a lot about a person’s true nature and self-worth. As with today’s Gospel reading, Jesus observes that people with an exaggerated sense of self are the ones…
St Martin de Porres, religious, pray for us30th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 3rd November 2023Rom. 9:1-5; Ps. 147:12-15,19-20; Lk. 14:1-6 (Ps. Wk. II) Which is more important - the person or the rules for the person, especially religious rules? In today’s Gospel, for Jesus, it is the person who is more important than…
Lord, be merciful to all the faithful departedALL SOULS DAY (A) : Thursday 2nd November 2023Is. 25:6-9; Ps. 26:1, 4, 7, 8-9, 13-14; Rom. 5:5-11; Lk. 7:11-17 Today, we remember all those in our family and other dear ones who have gone before us to their eternal home with God. We are grateful to those…
All ye Angels and Saints of the Lord, pray for usSOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS (A) : Wednesday 1st November 2023Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps.24(23): 1-2, 3-4ab,5-6; 1 Jn.3:1-3; Mt.5:1-12a (Psalter proper) The visions of Revelation give us a glimpse into a higher reality – life with God. In the vision, people from every tribe, nation, and…
Lord, help me to be a witness to your Message in my life?30th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 31st October 2023Rom. 8:18-25; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps. Wk. II) Luke gives two brief parables of Jesus, which describe the Kingdom or the Reign of God in this world. They may be brief, but they…
Lord, may I always show compassion and mercy to others30th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 30th October 2023Rom. 8:12-17; Ps. 67:2 and 4,6-7ab,20-21; Lk. 13:10-17 (Ps. Wk. II) We can choose to be led by the flesh or by the spirit. If we are led by the flesh, we turn away from God and…
Lord, help me love You and all those around me as You love them30th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 29th October 2023Ex. 22:20-26; Ps. 17:2-3a,3bc-4,47 and 51ab; 1 Thess. 1:5c-10; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps. Wk. II) Jesus had just silenced the Sadducees who had tried to catch Him out with a problem to which they…
Feast of SS Simon and Jude, Apostles, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 28th October 2023Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Psalter proper or feast) Our world is seriously divided, and even our Church has not been spared. Many identify themselves by what they are not rather than what they are, and…