Saturday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Phi 1:18-26Lk 14:1,7-11 “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.” As I write this and try to understand what He is telling me; I am struggling. Struggling with every inch of my body to come up with any... Continue Reading →
30 October, Friday — The Law of Love
Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Phi 1:1-11Lk 14:1-6 “Is it against the law..” Laws and Rules. We all love and hate them, especially when we live in Singapore, which has rules and laws that cover about every aspect of our lives; including one which I just found out -- that digging through a... Continue Reading →
29 October, Thursday — “I say a little prayer…”
Thursday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Eph 6:10-20Lk 13:31-35 Pray all the time, asking for what you need, praying in the Spirit on every possible occasion. Time flies. Here I am reflecting on another year gone by. Another year getting wiser (hopefully), another year of journeying with Jesus and our Blessed Mother at my... Continue Reading →
28 October, Wednesday — Doing the Lord’s work quietly in his vineyard
Oct 28 – Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles St. Simon was an apostle called the Cananean or Zealot because of his zeal for the Jewish law. He was not from Cana, nor a member of the Zealot party. Like all the Apostles, he was a convert, and was trained by St. Peter the... Continue Reading →
27 October, Tuesday — Big Things Usually Start Small
Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Eph 5:21–33Lk 13:18–21 “It is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.” When I read Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel about the Kingdom of God being like a tiny mustard seed or a little yeast... Continue Reading →
26 October, Monday — The bonds that bind us, the Love that frees us
Monday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:32-5:8Lk 13:10-17 “…was it not right to untie her bonds on the sabbath day?” In today's Gospel, Jesus heals a woman who was crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years. When the synagogue officials objected to Him healing her on the Sabbath, Jesus asked, “Was it... Continue Reading →
25 October, Sunday — Loving and forgiving
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 22:20-261 Ths 1:5-10Mt 22:34-40 “You must love your neighbour as yourself.” What exactly is love? Is it the rush of ‘lovey-dovey’ emotions that surge within us when we see someone whom we want to spend the rest of our lives with? Of course, when we feel the ‘butterflies’ and... Continue Reading →
24 October, Saturday — Stop Waiting
Oct 24 – Memorial for St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) was a weaver and a seminary student with Blessed Francis Coll. He was ordained on 13 June 1835, and became a missionary in Catalonia and the Canary Islands. He directed retreats and founded the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the... Continue Reading →
23 October, Friday — What matters most
Oct 23 – Memorial for St John of Capistrano, priest John of Capistrano was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname "the Soldier Saint" when in 1456, at age 70, he led a Crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. Elevated to... Continue Reading →
22 October, Thursday — Love that Separates and Divides
Oct 22 – Memorial for St. John Paul II Karol Józef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed various pastoral and academic tasks. He became first auxiliary bishop and, in 1964, Archbishop of Kraków and took... Continue Reading →
