Lord, help me to forgive others as You have forgiven me19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 17th August 2023Josh 3:7-11,13-17; Ps. 113A:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 18:21 —19:1 (Ps .Wk. III) Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt and then through the wilderness for forty years, but he died before entering the promised land. God chose Joshua to…
St Stephen of Hungary, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 16th August 2023Deut. 34:1-12; Ps. 65:1-3,5,16-17; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps .Wk. III ) Jesus is addressing a sensitive problem in the life of the Church. Certain members simply do not belong to the community because they show, by what they say or do,…
Mother Mary, pray for usTHE ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. MARY : Tuesday 15th August 2023Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab; Ps. 44:10,11,12, 15b-16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter proper) Today we celebrate the Assumption of Mary. In 1950 Pope Pius XII declared: Mary, at the end of her life on earth, was assumed body and soul…
St Maximilian Kolbe Priest & martyr, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 14th August 2023Deut. 10:12-22; Ps. 147:12-15,19-20; Mt. 17:22-27 (Ps. Wk. III) The Scripture passage in the first reading describes how Moses calls the people of Israel to a total commitment to God. The key message in Moses’ speech is that…
Lord, help us to trust You in moments of danger when all seems lost19th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 13th August 20231 Kgs. 19:9,11-13; Ps. 84:9-14; Rom. 9:1-5; Mt. 14:22-23 (Ps. Wk. III) What were Peter’s memories of this scene on the lake? He certainly had the experience of walking on water as if…
St Jane Frances de Chantal, religious, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 12th August 2023Deut. 6:4-13; Ps. 17:2-4,47-51; Mt. 17:14-20 (Ps. Wk. II) The reading from Deuteronomy begins an important prayer in Jewish tradition – the Shema, meaning ‘Hear!’ What God was saying through Moses to the Hebrew people is good advice…
St Clare, virgin, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 11th August 2023Deut. 4:32-40; Ps. 76:12-16,21; Mt. 16:24-28 (Ps. Wk. II) “Did a people ever hear the voice of the living God speaking from the heart of the fire, as you heard it, and remain alive?” It is indeed a pointed question directed…
ST LAWRENCE, DEACON & MARTYR, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 10th August 20232 Cor. 9:6-10; Ps. 111:1-2,5-6,7-8,9; Jn. 12:24-26 (Ps. Wk. II) Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), a German philosopher, explains that we do not choose death; instead, we are thrown into it. Each of us must face death; we must accept the…
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin & martyr, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 9th August 2023Num 13:1-2,25 —14:1,26-29,34-35; Ps.105:6-7,13-14,21-23; Mt. 15:21-28; (Ps. Wk. II) The unnamed Canaanite woman in today’s Gospel teaches us that with faith, trust, humility and fortitude, all things are possible with God. She, a pagan and…
St Dominic, priest, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 8th August 2023Num 12:1-13; Ps. 50:3-7,12-13; Mt. 14:22-36 (or 15:1-2,10-14) (Ps. Wk. II) Due to their jealousy and pride, Aaron and Mariam make a complaint against Moses on two counts. Firstly, they accuse Moses of marrying a Cushite woman, a foreigner. Secondly, they…