Lord, may Your Word bear fruit in my heart16th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 28th July 2023Ex. 20:1-17; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Mt. 13:18-23 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Ten Commandments are not ‘ten suggestions.’ They were given by God as the basic foundation of a society that is both humane and divine. They express reverence for…
Lord, help us to live in this world but not be attached to this world16th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 27th July 2023Ex. 19:1-2,9-11,16-20; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:52,53,54,55,56; Mt. 13:10-17 (Ps. Wk. IV) Ever get the feeling that increasingly, in this Wifi-social media-gadget-saturated world of ours, people look, but they do not see; they…
SS Joachim and Anne, parents of the BVM, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 26th July 2023Ex. 16:1-18,35; (R.Ps.) 77:18-19,23-28 Mt. 13:1-9 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Parable of the Sower teaches us what a farmer goes through to produce fruits from the seeds. In analogy, this means we need to have confidence…
St James the Apostle, pray for usFEAST OF ST JAMES, APOSTLE : Tuesday 25th July 20232 Cor. 4:7-15; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps. Wk. IV) The mother of James and John comes to Jesus and, on behalf of her sons, asks for the two best seats at the banquet “in your kingdom”. Jesus responds by…
St Charbel Makhluf, priest, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 24th July 2023Ex. 14:5-18; (R.Ps.) Ex.15:1bc-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 12:38-42 (Ps. Wk. IV) Pharoah was angry when he learned that the Israelites had fled. He and his army pursued them. When the Israelites realised that Pharoah’s army was behind them, they panicked and accused…
World Day for Grandparents & Elderly - Lord, Bless all Grandparents & the Elderly16th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 23rd July 2023Wis. 12:13,16-19; Ps. 85:5-6,9-10,15-16a; Rom. 8:26-27; Mt. 13:24-43 (or 13:24-30) (Ps. Wk. IV) With this parable of the weeds, Jesus answered those scandalised at seeing evil everywhere. Good and bad will be mixed…
ST MARY MAGDALENE, pray for usST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles : Saturday 22nd July 2023Songs 3:1-4a or 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,8-9; Jn. 20:1-2,11-18 (Ps. Wk. III) Aren’t we all too familiar with “searching”? All our lives, we are always searching for a love of one kind or another – someone to love…
St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st July 2023Ex. 11:10 — 12:4; Ps. 115:12-13,15-18; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps. Wk. III) When Moses came upon the burning bush, he removed his sandals and spoke with God. He asked God for His name, to which God responded, “I…
Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 20th July 2023Ex. 3:13-20; Ps. 104:1 and 5,8-9,24-25,26-27; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps. Wk. III) When Moses came upon the burning bush, he removed his sandals and spoke with God. He asked God for His name, to which God responded, “I am who…
Lord, help us to remember that we are beloved children of God Our Father15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 19th July 2023Ex. 3:1-6,9-12; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 11:25-27 (Ps. Wk. III) Biblical scholars agree that the Gospel passage reads more like John’s Gospel than from the Synoptics. In his Gospel, John speaks more deeply of…