Tuesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Phi 2:5-11Lk 14:15-24 But all alike started to make excuses. Brothers and sisters, have you ever told someone who invited you to an exclusive event, “I can’t come; I’m busy with something else right now”? Maybe it was a concert, a wedding, or an intimate gathering, and you... Continue Reading →
2 November, Saturday — The lady in red
Nov 2 – All Souls Day Today we celebrate a feast in commemoration of the faithful departed in purgatory, that is, the faithful departed who have not yet been purified and reached Heaven. After Abbot Odilo of Cluny instituted it in the monasteries of his congregation in 998, other religious orders took up the observance,... Continue Reading →
1 November, Friday — Saints, Spiritual Poverty and the Kingdom of Heaven
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 →
29 October, Tuesday — Pride and Prejudice
Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Eph 5:21-33Lk 13:18-21 Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. I am a sinner. And one of my root sins is the mortal sin of Pride. I do not like it when people look down on me, and I really don’t like it when people don’t... Continue Reading →
26 October, Saturday — Repentance
Saturday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:7-16Lk 13:1-9 “No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.” It has been more than 6 months since my last confession. The reason is quite simple. For the past two years, I have been attending the 7am Sunday mass at Church of St... Continue Reading →
25 October, Friday — Do you want to be saved?
Friday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:1-6Lk 12:54-59 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father over all… On a recent Friday night at around 8pm, I walked around a Shell petrol station along Paya Lebar Road. As an insurance agent, I was doing a road show... Continue Reading →
21 October, Monday — The spark of life
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 2:1-10Lk 12:13-21 But God loved us with so much love that he was generous with his mercy: when we were dead through our sins, he brought us to life with Christ... When I was asked to write the reflection for today, my immediate reaction was ‘oh no,... Continue Reading →
20 October, Sunday — Exercising Servant Leadership
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 53:10-11Heb 4:14-16Mk 10:35-45 "For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve..." Today’s Gospel challenges us to examine our own desires for recognition and authority. In contrast to the world where leaders are glorified with power and authority, Jesus’ call to greatness is... Continue Reading →
8 October, Tuesday — God has chosen me
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 1:13-24Lk 10:38-42 Then God who had specially chosen me while I was still in my mother’s womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the pagans. Brothers and sisters, Ordinarily,... Continue Reading →
26 September, Thursday — To ‘see’…or really see
Sep 26 – Memorial for Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians who accepted no payment. Their charity brought many to Christ. Although they were tortured during the persecutions of Diocletian, the two suffered no injury. Patron Saint Index Ecc 1:2-11Lk 9:7-9 And he was anxious to see Jesus.... Continue Reading →
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