6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 15:16-211 Cor 2:6-10Mt 5:17-37 If you wish, you can keep the commandments, to behave faithfully is within your power. Today’s readings are so rich — so much to ponder, so much to reflect on. The passage from Ecclesiasticus feels like a quiet continuation of what God has been stirring... Continue Reading →
13 February, Friday — Listening to God in Seasons of Separation
Friday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 11:29-32,12:19Mk 7:31-37 I am the Lord your God: listen to my warning. Today, what stands out most for me is the Responsorial Psalm: “I am the Lord your God, listen to my warning.” and “Let there be no foreign god among you.” They sit heavily and... Continue Reading →
15 January, Thursday — Trust and Approach God with Humility
Thursday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 4:1-11Mk 1:40-45 “If you want to...you can cure me.” As Chinese New Year approaches, I am reminded of the traditions I grew up with — like my father keeping the lights on past 1 am to 'welcome luck' into the new year. Looking back, I realise... Continue Reading →
14 January, Wednesday — Be still in the presence of the Lord
Wednesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 3:1-10,19-20Jn 10:27 "Speak, Lord, your servant is listening." Good day, my friends. We are almost at mid-January, and I wonder how this New Year has been for you. December, for many of us, is often a whirlwind — holidays, gatherings, and for me, an endless list... Continue Reading →
24 November, Monday — We only have each other to rely on
Nov 24 – Memorial for St. Andrew Dung-Lac, priest, martyr, and companions, Martyrs of Vietnam Between the arrival of the first Portuguese missionary in 1533, through the Dominicans and then the Jesuit missions of the 17th century, the politically inspired persecutions of the 19th century, and the Communist-led terrors of the 20th, there have been... Continue Reading →
6 October, Monday — Running away
Oct 6 – Memorial for St. Bruno, Priest St. Bruno (1030–1101) was educated in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055. He taught theology, and one of his students later became Blessed Pope Urban II. He presided over the cathedral school at Rheims from 1057 to 1075. He criticised the worldliness he saw... Continue Reading →
5 October, Sunday — Something Precious
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Hab 1:2-3;2:2-42 Tim 1:6-8,13-14Lk 17:5-10 Fan into flame the gift that God gave you. I am in the midst of my Masters in Counselling, with another seven months to go. I should be excited about this next stage of my life. Yet in all honesty, I feel uncertain about where... Continue Reading →
31 August, Sunday — Pride goes before a fall
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 3:19-21,30-31Heb 12:18-19,22-24Lk 14:1,7-14 The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly… So if humility is so important, why is it so that people in high positions are so arrogant? Is it because in rising to their lofty positions, they feel self-important that they forget where they came... Continue Reading →
24 August, Sunday — Because I love you
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 66:18-21Heb 12:5-7,11-13Lk 13:22-30 My son, when the Lord corrects you, do not treat it lightly, but do not get discouraged when He reprimands you. For the Lord trains the ones that he loves, and He punishes all those that He acknowledges as His sons. We do not like being... Continue Reading →
5 July, Saturday — Seek with a humble heart
Jul 5 – Memorial for St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest St. Anthony (1502-1539) studied medicine at Padua, receiving his doctorate at age 22. Working among the poor in Cremona, he felt called to the religious life. He was ordained at age 26; legend says that angels were seen around the altar at his first Mass.... Continue Reading →
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