Acts 3:1-10Lk 24:13-35 I have neither silver nor gold, but I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk! Hurting people hurt people. This is phrase that I’ve heard a more than a few times when I share with some of my friends or confidants about some injustice... Continue Reading →
19 April, Tuesday – Recognising Jesus
Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41Jn 20:11-18 She knew him then... The number 10,000 has popped into prominence in the self-development industry of late. It has been said that in order to achieve complete mastery in any subject, one has to be doing that activity for a minimum of 10,000 hours. My children have always loved eating... Continue Reading →
18 April, Monday – Peter Stood Up…
Easter Monday Acts 2:14,22-33Mt 28:8-15 Filled with awe and great joy... Today is an opportune time to reflect on what the apostles had done after the resurrection, to plant a seed in spreading the message of salvation to the world. Peter, who fearfully denied the Lord, pressed on to spread the good news even till... Continue Reading →
17 April, Sunday – Rolled Up Cloth
Easter Sunday Acts 10:34,37-43Col 3:1-4Jn 20:1-9 …he saw and he believed… It has been forty days (excluding Sundays) since Ash Wednesday. How have we been these past weeks? How did we prepare ourselves during the Lenten Season? Did we have any realisations? Every Lenten period, we comply with abstaining from meat every Friday. When Holy... Continue Reading →
16 April, Saturday — Easter Vigil
Dear Readers, The Easter Vigil Mass features a total of nine readings. It is an Oxygen tradition to have a reflection for each of these readings. This Easter, we feature a few of our regular contributors and welcome back Daryl. It is a long read, but we hope you enjoy the reflections and be inspired... Continue Reading →
15 April, Friday – Seeing the face of Jesus
Good Friday Isa 52:13-53;12Heb 4:14-16,5:7-9Jn 18:1-19;42 “I am born for this” We had a death in our extended family this past week. In moments like this, many pause to take stock of life. Re-live memories and good times with loved ones who have been called home, examine our own mortality and priorities. Often pondering our... Continue Reading →
14 April, Thursday — Holy Thursday
Maundy Thursday -- Chrism Mass Faith Anew Isa 61:1-3,6,8-9Apo 1:5-8Lk 4:16-21 The Spirit of The Lord has been given to me I have often wondered how I would react if Christ returned in my lifetime. Would I recognize him? Or would I let my conservatism get the better of me? We look with judgment on... Continue Reading →
13 April, Wednesday – How Much of Judas Lives in Each of Us
Wednesday of Holy Week Is 50:4-9 Mt 26:14-25 “The Son of Man is going to his fate, as the scriptures say he will, but alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! Better for that man if he had never been born!” Yesterday, I wrote about Judas’ betrayal in comparison with... Continue Reading →
12 April, Tuesday – Examining Our Faith and Not the Faith of Others
Tuesday of Holy Week Is 49:1-6 Jn 13:21-33,36-38 “I tell you most solemnly, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, wondering which he meant. The disciple Jesus loved was reclining next to Jesus; Simon Peter signed to him and said, 'Ask who it is he means'... Throughout the Bible, our... Continue Reading →
11 April , Monday – Talk Is Cheap
Monday of Holy Week Is 42:1-7Jn 12:1-11 “Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor?” He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he was in charge of the common fund and used to help himself to the contributions.... Continue Reading →
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