St Sixtus II, Pope & Companions and St Cajetan, priest, pray for us 18th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 7th August 2023Num. 11:4-15; Ps. 80:12-17; Mt. 14:13-21 (Ps. Wk. II) People live in the past, and in the future, and both seem far better than the present. God came to the rescue of the…
Lord, with Your mercy and grace, may we love our way to heavenTRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD (A) : Sunday 6th August 2023Dan. 7:9-10,13-14 or 2 Pt. 1:16-19; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,9; Mt. 17:1-9 (Ps. Wk. II) We are all familiar with the Transfiguration, but how did Peter, James and John know who these two guys were? Clearly,…
Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major17th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 5th August 2023Lev. 25:1,8-17; Ps. 66:2-3,5,7-8; Mt. 14:1-12 (Ps. Wk. I) Moses provided the Israelites with the foundation for a just and humane society. The land belonged to God, not to the people. In the Jubilee years, the land was returned,…
St John Vianney, priest & Patron of all Priests, pray for us 17th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 4th August 2023Lev. 23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34-37; Ps. 80:3-6,10-11; Mt. 13:54-58 (Ps. Wk. I) There is a saying, “With friends like these, who needs enemies?” This was the case with Jesus when He returned home to minister to the…
Lord, help me to know Your Will for me17th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 3rd August 2023Ex. 40:16-21,34-38; Ps. 83:3-6,8,11; Mt. 13:47-53 (Ps. Wk. I) The Tabernacle typified God’s place for the Israelites, like heaven on earth. They knew God’s holy presence through the cloud that settled on the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting,…
St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and St Peter Julian Eymard, priest , pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 2nd August 2023Ex. 34:29-35; Ps. 98:5-7,9; Mt. 13:44-46 (Ps.Wk. I) The parables in today’s Gospel reading illustrate the images of the ‘Kingdom of God’ as in the ‘Hidden Treasure’ and the ‘Pearl of great…
St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 1st August 2023Ex. 33:7-11; 34:5-9,28; Ps. 102:6-13; Mt. 13:36-43 (Ps. Wk. I) The Old Testament presents us with many images of God. Some of them are rather scary, but in several places, God reveals His true nature: merciful and gracious,…
St Ignatius of Loyola, priest, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 31st July 2023Ex. 32: 15-24,30-34; Ps. 105:19-20,21-22,23; Mt. 13:31-35 (Ps. Wk. I) Moses was furious and impatient with the Israelites, destroying the Law God had given him for the people. We can also identify with the Israelites’ exhaustion, frustration and impatience.…
Lord, grant me wisdom and illuminate the path to Your kingdom17th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 30th July 20231 Kgs. 3:5,7-12; Ps. 118:57 and 72,76-77, 127-128,129-130; Rom. 8:28-30; Mt. 13:44-52 (or 13:44-46) (Ps. Wk. I) If you were offered the granting of one wish, what would it be? Our answer to that question tells…
St Martha, Mary and Lazarus, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 29th July 20231 Jn. 4:7-16; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 11:19-27 or Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Lectionary for the Memorial of St Martha offers us a choice of two Gospel readings: one concerning a visit Jesus made to the home of…