Lord, help me respond to Your call15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 18th July 2023Ex. 2:1-15a; Ps. 68:3,14,30-31,33-34; Mt. 11:20-24 (Ps. Wk. III) The opening scene in the first reading describes the background. Moses is a Hebrew adopted by Pharoah’s daughter but had to flee to Midian, a land of non-Israelites, because he had…
Lord, help me to be a faithful disciple no matter the cost15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th July 2023Ex. 1:8-14,22; Ps. 123:1-3,4-6,7-8; Mt. 10:34—11-1 (Ps. Wk. III) Joseph had brought his father and brothers and their families to Egypt during the famine. They had lived well as long as Joseph was alive; however,…
Lord, grant me ears that “hear” and understand Your Word15th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 16th July 2023Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 64:10-11,12-13,14; Rom. 8:18-23; Mt. 13:1-23 (Ps. Wk. III) The Gospel reading presents us with the Parable of the Sower, who went out to sow. Where did the seeds land? At different places. Some were…
St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 15th July 2023Gen. 49:29-33; 50:15-26a; Ps. 104:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 10:24-33 (Ps. Wk. II ) In today’s Gospel, Jesus repeats three times: ‘Do not be afraid’. However, it is easy to become anxious, fear sickness, conflict, failure or other painful things. What is…
St Camillus de Lellis, priest, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 14th July 2023Gen. 46:1-7,28-30; Ps. 37(36):3-4,18-19,27-28,39-40; Mt. 10:16-23 (Ps. Wk. II) To help us overcome our frustration and agony when witnessing the flourishing life of the wicked, the psalmist tells us to “trust in the Lord” (v.3), to “do good” (vv.3,27),…
St Henry, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 13th July 2023Gen. 44:18-21,23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps. 104:16-17,18-19-20-21; Mt. 10:7-15 (Ps. Wk. II ) It is hard to believe that the first missionaries of the Gospel, untutored except in the Torah, following rudimentary instructions could possibly have been the beginning of what we call the…
Lord, help me to be aware of Your presence with me at all times14th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 12th July 2023Gen. 41:55-57; 42:5-7a,17-24a; Ps. 32:2-3,10-11,18-19; Mt. 10:1-7 (Ps. Wk. II) Joseph had every good reason to hate his brothers and to seek revenge. They had sold him to slavery, and here they were,…
St Benedict, abbot, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 11th July 2023Gen. 32:23-33; Ps. 16:1,2-3,6-7,8 and 15; Mt. 9:32-38 (Ps. Wk. II) The Psalmist proclaims, “Lord, I shall see your face in my justice.” He exudes the confident trust he has in the Lord. He marvels in gratitude for the wonders the…
Lord, keep me focus on You and You alone14th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 10th July 2023Gen. 28:10-22; Ps. 90:1-2,3-4,14-15; Mt. 9:18-26 (Ps. Wk. II) At Bethel, Jacob encountered God in his dream, where he saw a ladder connecting the earth and heaven, with angels ascending and descending upon it. Jacob found it awe-inspiring,…
Lord, keep me focus on You and You alone14th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 9th July 2023Zec. 9:9-10; Ps. 144:1-2,8-9,10-11,13-14; Rom. 8:9,11-13; Mt. 11:25-30 (Ps. Wk. II ) In ancient agrarian societies, a yoke, a wooden bar fastened on the neck of an animal, eases the work of pulling loads and ploughing. When two…