O Lord, You are my Lord and my God!21st Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 27th August 2023Is. 22:19-23; Ps. 137:1-3,6,8; Rom. 11:33-36; Mt. 16:13-20 (Ps. Wk. I) Quite often in life, when our opinion is sought, we tend to give an answer that reflects the popular sentiment. We do this for two main reasons.…
Lord, help us to be humble and live in harmony with people and nature20th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 26th August 2023Ruth 2:1-3,8-11; 4:13-17; Ps. 127:1-5; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. IV) “Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled; Anyone who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Mt.23: 12) Humility is the fruit of our response…
St Joseph Calasanz, priest, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 25th August 2023Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22; Ps. 145:5-10; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps. Wk. IV) The passage from the Book of Ruth sets the scene for the story’s main action that will unfold later. A famine disrupts the lives of three widows – Naomi, Ruth and…
St Bartholomew, Apostle, pray for usST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE : Thursday 24th August 2023Rev. 21:9b-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab, 17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Heavenly Jerusalem is not a place or a thing. It is the inner illumination of the mind and soul of believers that they received after passing through the challenges and struggles of…
St Rose of Lima, virgin, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 23rd August 2023Jdg. 9:6-15; Ps. 20:2-7; Mt. 20:1-16 (Ps. Wk. IV) Jesus tells this story of the ‘workers in the vineyard’ to shed light on the kingdom of heaven. The focus of the story is on the first and the last…
The Queenship of the B. V. Mary20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 22nd August 2023Is. 9:1-6; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the history of humanity, many kings, queens and rulers were in power and impacted our history. Their power and authority enable them to be in control. They often maintained their…
St Pius X, Pope, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 21st August 2023Jdg. 2:11-19; Ps. 105:34-37,39-40,43-44; Mt. 19:16-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Book of Judges in today’s reading narrates the story of the people of Israel who shuttled back and forth between true worship to Yahweh and the practicing of idolatry serving…
Lord, help me to recognise Your Presence in all people20th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 20th August 2023Is. 56:1, 6-7; Ps. 66:2-3,5-6,8; Rom. 11:13-15,29-32; Mt. 15:21-28 (P.s Wk. IV) God envisioned a time when the temple would be a house of prayer for all peoples. Even foreigners who did what was right and loved…
St John Eudes, priest, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 19th August 2023Josh. 24:14-29; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,11; Mt. 19:13-15 (Ps. Wk. III) “Do not hinder them”. Little children’s role in the life and teaching of Jesus calls for prayerful reflection. Matthew does not say who brought the children for Jesus’ blessing, but we…
Lord, may I always listen to Your voice19th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 18th August 2023Josh. 24:1-13; Ps. 135:1-3,16-18,21-22,24; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps. Wk. III) The central part of Joshua’s address to all the tribes gathered at Shechem is a recitation of Israel’s history from the time of the patriarchs to the period of the…