Friday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 25:1-12Mt 8:1-4 “…if you want to, you can cure me.” There’s something so humbling in the way the leper asks for help. By simply adding, “if you want to” or “if you are willing”, it is an act of surrender in itself. I find this sentence... Continue Reading →
12 June, Friday — The Greatest Love Of All
Jun 12 -- Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cor Iesu Sacratissimum in Latin) is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity. This devotion is predominantly used in... Continue Reading →
11 June, Thursday — Hard to Say I’m Sorry
Jun 11 – Feast of St. Barnabas, apostle St. Barnabas (martyred 61) founded the Church in Antioch. He was a Levite Jewish convert, coming to the faith soon after Pentecost. Barnabas is mentioned frequently in the Acts of the Apostles, and is included among the prophets and doctors at Antioch. Like Paul, Barnabas believed in... Continue Reading →
2 April, Thursday — Don’t Worry, Be Free
Maundy Thursday -- Chrism Mass Isa 61:1-3,6,8-9Apo 1:5-8Lk 4:16-21 …to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free… It is said that this text from Isaiah has been fulfilled. Jesus came into the world, filled with the Holy Spirit, he went out on mission “to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty... Continue Reading →
10 March, Tuesday — Remember to Love Me
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Dan 3:25,34-43Mt 18:21-35 “Do not remember the sins of my youth. In your love remember me.” Today’s psalm is David’s prayer for guidance and deliverance. Chosen by God, David was a good king, but he had committed many sins. The most notable one was committing adultery with Bathsheba;... Continue Reading →
9 March, Monday — It is about the process
Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent 2 Kgs 5:1-15Lk 4:24-30 “Here was I thinking he would be sure to come out to me, and stand there, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the spot and cure the leprous part.” That’s just not how God works.... Continue Reading →
1 November, Saturday — Saints in the making
Nov 1 – Solemnity of All Saints All Saints’ Day is celebrated in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. In terms of Roman Catholic theology, the feast commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in heaven. The beatific vision is the eternal and direct perception of God enjoyed by those who... Continue Reading →
9 September, Tuesday — Life with Jesus is Never Boring
Sep 9 – Memorial for St. Peter Claver, Priest St Peter Claver was born in Catalonia and studied at the University of Barcelona. He became a Jesuit; and while he was studying philosophy in Mallorca, the door-keeper of the college, Alfonso Rodríguez, saw that his true vocation was to evangelize the New World, and encouraged... Continue Reading →
4 September, Thursday — Better Be Obedient
Thursday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time Col 1:9-14Lk 5:1-11 “…but if you say so…” We often can’t see what’s ahead of us. This is especially true for what God’s plan is for us. I can still remember very vividly one morning, what Jesus told me to do. For months, I had been praying for... Continue Reading →
2 September, Tuesday — Through the darkness
Tuesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 5:1-6,9-11Lk 4:31-37 …we do not belong to the night or to darkness, so we should not go on sleeping, as everyone else does, but stay wide awake and sober. I once belonged to the night and darkness. Losing someone you love does that. I was in... Continue Reading →
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