St John of Capestrano, priest, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 23rd October 2023Rom. 4:20-25; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:69-70,71-72,73-75; Lk. 12:13-21 (Ps. Wk. I) Someone in the crowd asks Jesus to be the arbitrator over the distribution of their family fortunes. Jesus declines but tells the people to guard themselves against greed…
Lord, may we be faithful to our calling and remember that You are with us, always leading us to You!29th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 22nd October 2023Is. 45:1-6; Ps. 95:1 and 3,4-5,7-8a,9-10c; 1 Thess. 1:1-5b; Mt. 22:15-21 (Ps. Wk. I) Today’s first two readings talk about the call and faithfulness to that call.…
Lord, I believe; help my unbelief28th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 21st October 2023Rom. 4:13,16-18; Ps. 104:6-7,8-9,42-43; Lk. 12:8-12 (Ps. Wk. IV) Sometimes we tend to think that God’s blessing granted to us is based on the merits of our good deeds and observances of the Laws we make. In the Letter to the…
Justification is not based on keeping the Law but through faith which is a gift from God28th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 20th October 2023Rom. 4:1-8; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; Lk 12:1-7 (Ps.Wk. IV) The Gospel reading contains the second woe against the Pharisees and the lawyers. Their attitude towards Jesus reflects their forefathers’ stance towards…
Ss John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests and Comps. martyrs, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 19th October 2023Rom. 3:21-30; Ps. 129:1-2,3-4,5-7a; Lk. 11:47-54 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Gospel reading contains the second woe against the Pharisees and the lawyers. Their attitude towards Jesus reflects their forefathers’ stance towards the prophets,…
St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop & martyr, pray for usFeast of St Luke, Evangelist : Wednesday 18th October 20232 Tim. 4:10-17b; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab,17-18; Lk. 10:1-9 (Psalter proper or feast) Of the four evangelists, only Luke, whose feast day we celebrate today, mentions the second mission of the disciples (see: Mt. 10: 1-20; Mk. 6: 7-13;…
St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop & martyr, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 17th October 2023Rom. 1:16-25; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 11:37-41 (Ps. Wk. IV) Throughout Romans, Paul insists that idolatry is the root of human sin and ignorance. Whatever we love more than God is an idol. Worshipping what is not of…
St Hedwig, religious; St Margaret Mary Alcoque, virgin, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 16th October 2023Rom. 1:1-7; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab,3cd-4; Lk. 11:37-41 (Ps. Wk. IV) Who is Paul? He is “a servant of Christ Jesus who has been called to be an apostle.” (v1). He serves Christ. Christ sent him “to preach…
Jesus, I thank You for calling me to Your banquet28th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 15th October 2023Is. 25:6-10a; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Phil. 4:12-14,19-20; Mt. 22:1-14 (or 22:1-10) (Ps. Wk. IV) Do you like a good meal? Today the Scripture tells us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like—a banquet. Isaiah explains: “The Lord Almighty…
St Callistus I, Pope & martyr, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 14th October 2023Joel 4:12-21; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,11-12; Lk. 11:27-28 (Ps. Wk. III) Blessed indeed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it well. Israel as a nation frequently went against what she knew to be God’s Will –…