ST JOSAPHAT, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time :Wednesday 12th November 2025Wis 6:1-11; Ps 81 (82):3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) In the gospel story, all ten lepers stand at some distance from Jesus. They call to Him, “Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.” Jesus simply says, “Go and show…
ST MARTIN OF TOURS, Bishop, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 11th November 2025Wis 2:23--3:9; Ps 33 (34):2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 (Ps Wk IV) Human life is fragile and short. It’s prone to sickness and pain. Yet, there’s something imperishable about us, that is, our eternal souls. For the author of Wisdom…
ST LEO THE GREAT, Pope & Doctor, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 10th November 2025Wis 1:1-7; Ps 138 (139):1-10; Lk 17:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) Obstacles can be in the form of big stones that block our path. People trip over them and fall, or if too big, they face an impasse…
DEDICATION OF ST JOHN LATERAN BASILICA32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 9th November 2025Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 45 (46):2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 (Ps Wk IV) What is so significant about this feast that it would take precedence over a Sunday celebration? In order to understand, we need to…
Lord, when I am distracted and struggling, please grant me Your Grace to stay focused on God31st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 8th November 2025Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Ps 144 (145):2-5, 10-11 Lk 16:9-15 (Ps Wk III) What was life like in the early Church? Through Paul’s letter to the Romans, we catch a…
Lord, help me to grow in my spiritul astuteness for Your kingdom31st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 7th November 2025Rom 15:14-21; Ps 97 (98):1-4; Lk 16:1-8 (Ps Wk III) Perhaps, for me, the keyword that sums up the three passages for today is the word ‘astute.’ It is an adjective that describes an ability…
Each person is important and there is great rejoicing when a person comes into relationship with God31st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 6th November 2025Rom 14:7-12; Ps 26 (27):1, 4, 13-14; Lk 15:1-10 (Ps Wk III) Paul was writing to the Church in Rome about unity. The followers of The Way were no longer…
Lord, we pray for a spirit of self-denial and detachment from our earthly posessions31st Week in Ordinary Time : Wednessday 5th November 2025Rom 13:8-10; Ps 111 (112):1-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33 (Ps Wk III) St Paul advises that we Christians should avoid going into debt, except that of mutual love. Love is the one thing…
ST CHARLES BORROMEO, Bishop, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 4th November 2025Rom 12:5-16; Ps 130 (131):1-3; Lk 14:15-24 (Ps Wk III) When you receive a formal invitation to an event, usually there’s the classic RSVP. That’s French for “respond, if you please.” This common-sense etiquette is not something new; indeed, it…
ST MARTIN DE PORRES, Religious, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 3rd November 2025Rom 11:29-36; Ps 68 (69):30-31, 33-34, 36-37; Lk 14:12-14 (Ps Wk III) God is very different from humans. Once God promises something, He does not go back on His word. God can always be trusted, even when we are…