Lord, help me to balance religious practices with looking after the vulnerable and needyFriday after Ash Wednesday : 20th February 2026Is 58:1-9; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 18-19; Mt 9:14-1 (Ps Wk IV) God spoke through the prophet Isaiah to the Hebrew people about fasting and service to the marginalised, but these words of the first reading…
Lord, help all who suffer deeply, be aware that their suffering united with Christ, brings redemption and hopeThursday after Ash Wednesday : 19th February 2026Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) The readings today are a strong reminder that we cannot follow Jesus Christ half-heartedly. In the first reading from Deuteronomy, Moses…
Lord, grant me the grace to give myself fully, heart and soul, in my journey back to YouASH WEDNESDAY : Wednesday 18th February 2026Joel 2:12-18; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (Ps Wk IV) Once again, we come to the season of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday. Every year, we…
SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE SERVITE ORDER, pray for us6th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Tuesday 17th February 2026Jas 1:12-18; Ps 93 (94):12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21 (Ps Wk II) We have all heard that “God does not tempt us, but God does test us.” What’s the difference between test and temptation? Tests are to…
Am I only a hearer of the Word of God, or a doer of the Word, or both?6th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Monday 16th February 2026Jas 1:1-11; Ps 118 (119):67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8:11-13 (Ps Wk II) Once someone asked a Bedouin, who is a desert nomad, “How do you know there is…
Lord, grant me the grace of integrity, to do what I say and practise what I preach6th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Sunday 15th February 2026Ecclus 15:15-20; Ps 118 (119):1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 (Ps Wk II) The word ‘integrity’ comes from the Latin root for wholeness and completeness, and…
SS. CYRIL, Monk, & METHODIUS, Bishop, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Saturday 14th February 20261 Kgs 12:26-32, 13:33-34; Ps 105 (106):6-7, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 (Ps Wk I) The unified kingdom split into two after Solomon's death. Jeroboam became the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel after it broke away…
Lord, help us not to focus too much on Your gift, that we will eventually forget You, the Giver5th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Friday 13th February 20261 Kgs 11:29-32, 12:19; Ps 80 (81):10-15; Mk 7:31-37 (Ps Wk I) Humanity as a whole has always been fascinated by miracles. From the Old Testament up…
Lord, deepen our faith in You5th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Thursday 12th February 20261 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 105 (106):3-4, 35-37, 40; Mk 7:24-30 (Ps Wk I) Jesus’ conversation with the Syrophoenician woman remains one of the most engaging accounts of the Lord’s encounter with pagans in the course of His public ministry, allowing…
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (II) :Wednesday 11th February 20261 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 36 (37):5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mk 7:14-23 (Ps Wk I) In today's readings, we are invited to reflect deeply on the themes of wisdom, righteousness, and purity in the context of the Memorial of Our Lady of…