Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent 2 Kgs 5:1-15Lk 4:24-30 But his servants approached him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had asked you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? All the more reason, then, when he says to you, ‘"Bathe and you will become clean.”' Lent is a... Continue Reading →
20 March, Sunday — Time and Tide Wait for No Man
3rd Sunday of Lent Exo 3:1-8,13-151 Cor 10:1-6,10-12Lk 13:1-9 “...for three years now I have been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut it down: why should it be taking up the ground?” These days, with two kids to manage, time has become a precious commodity to me. What’s... Continue Reading →
19 March, Saturday — “Father Figure…”
19 Mar – Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary Joseph is a descendant of the house of David. A layman and a carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and foster and adoptive father of Jesus Christ. He was a visionary who was visited by angels, and... Continue Reading →
18 March, Friday — The common reward for Truth and Kindness is Grace
Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent Gen 37:3-4,12-13,17-28Mt 21:33-43,45-46 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: It was the stone rejected by the builders that become the keystone. This was the Lord's doing and it is wonderful to see?" What determines and attracts God’s favour is a decision that rests... Continue Reading →
17 March, Thursday — Trust and Faith are inseparable armours of protection
Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 17:5-10Lk 16:19-31 A blessing on the man who puts his trust in the Lord, with the Lord for his hope. Trust is a fundamental thing -- a determination levelling on confidence and proactive choice in belief and total submission. Trust is enthused by the commitment that is... Continue Reading →
16 March, Wednesday — In the end, truth is the ultimate winner
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 18:18-20Mt 20:17-28 Should evil be returned for good? For they are digging a pit for me. Remember how I stood in your presence to plead on their behalf, to turn your wrath away from them. Rendering evil in any situation portends the grave absence of good, an... Continue Reading →
15 March, Tuesday – Hypocrisy
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent Isa 1:10,16-20Mt 23:1-12 “You must therefore do what they tell you and listen to what they say, but do not be guided by what they do; since they do not practice what they preach.” Sound familiar? If we are honest with ourselves, we are all hypocrites like the... Continue Reading →
14 March, Monday – Come Back to Me
Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent Dan 9:4-10Lk 6:36-38 Rescue us for the sake of your name Come back to me with all your heartDon’t let fear keep us apartTrees do bend though straight and tallSo must we to others call Long have I waited forYour coming home to meAnd living deeply our new... Continue Reading →
13 March, Sunday – New Romance
2nd Sunday of Lent Gen 15:5-12,17-18Phi 3:17-4:1Lk 9:28-35 … do not give way but remain faithful in the Lord. How often do we assume that we already know someone very well just because we have known them for long? As the saying goes, ‘familiarity breeds contempt’. Abraham was already 99 years old when God promised... Continue Reading →
12 March, Saturday — Becoming actors
Saturday of the 1st Week of Lent Deu 26:16-19Mt 5:43-46 “Even the pagans do as much” I must confess I found today’s gospel mind-blowing when I first read it many years ago. In fact, I still need to read this passage time and again to remind myself of what I am supposed to do. As... Continue Reading →
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