Aug 21 – Memorial for St. Pius X, pope St. Pius X (1835-1914) encouraged frequent Holy Communion. He reformed the liturgy, promoted clear and simple homilies, and brought Gregorian chant back to services. He also reorganised the Roman curia, the administrative elements of the Church, and worked against the modern antagonism of the state against the... Continue Reading →
20 August, Thursday — Out With The Old, In With The New
Aug 20 – Memorial for St. Bernard, abbot, doctor St. Bernard (1090-1153) founded and led a monastery which had over 700 monks and 160 daughter houses. He revised and reformed the Cistercians, and was advisor to, and admonisher of, King Louis the Fat and King Louis the Young, and spiritual advisor to Pope Eugenius III, who had originally been one of... Continue Reading →
19 August, Wednesday — Thou Shall Not Envy
Aug 19 – Memorial for St. John Eudes, priest, religious founder St. John Eudes (1601-1680) established seminaries, and founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary Eudists to promote virtuous secular parochial clergy not bound by vows, but dedicated to improving the clergy through seminaries and missions. He also founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, who worked for the welfare of... Continue Reading →
18 August, Tuesday — Just Rewards
Tuesday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Eze 28:1-10Mt 19:23-30 “We have left everything and followed you. What are we to have, then?” In contrast to yesterday’s gospel reading, where the wealthy man went away dejected because he could not give up his material wealth to follow Jesus, we have St Peter today asking Jesus... Continue Reading →
17 August, Monday — The goodness we seek
Monday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Eze 24:15-24 Mt 19:16-22 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” There was a rather revealing article recently about the high rate of suicides among Singaporean youth, particularly among those aged between 20 and 29. And in the same week, we had received news of a... Continue Reading →
16 August, Sunday — Revelling in His Joy
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 56:1,6-7Rm 11:13-15,29-32 Mt 15:21-28 I will make them joyful in my house of prayer. Amid the current ‘safe reopening’ of our country, we continue to wait in hope that our churches will be able to fully reopen soon. As of now, we are still reliant on an online booking... Continue Reading →
15 August, Saturday — How Beautiful
Aug 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary is taken up body and soul into the glory of Heaven, and with God and in God she is Queen of Heaven and earth. And is she really so remote from us? The contrary is true. Precisely because she is with God... Continue Reading →
14 August, Friday — Contrition and Reconciliation
Aug 14 – St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe, priest, martyr St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe (1894-1941) was known as a mischievous child, sometimes considered wild, and a trial to his parents. However, around the time of his first Communion, he received a vision of the Virgin Mary that changed his life. While still in seminary, he and six friends founded... Continue Reading →
13 August, Thursday — Cancel the Debt
Aug 13 – Memorial for St. Pontian, pope, martyr, and St. Hippolytus, priest, martyr St. Pontian was among the first victims of an anti-Christian new emperor. Rounded up with the antipope Hippolytus, Pontian was deported to the labour mines. While imprisoned, Hippolytus reconciled his differences with Pontian and even ordered his followers to bring themselves back... Continue Reading →
12 August, Wednesday — Care or Cure?
Aug 12 – Memorial for St. Jane Frances de Chantal St. Jane married Baron de Chantal. She restored order in the household, which was on the brink of ruin, and brought back prosperity. During her husband’s absence at the court, or with the army, when reproached for her extremely sober manner of dressing, her reply was:... Continue Reading →
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