23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 35:4-7Jas 2:1-5Mk 7:31-37 “Ephphatha!”, that is, “Be opened!”” Normally, the first reading and the Gospel are linked -- it is especially clear this week, as Isaiah talks about the blind, deaf, lame and mute being healed and streams bursting forth in the desert. He precedes this prophecy of healing... Continue Reading →
7 September, Saturday — Strengthening our relationship with Jesus
Saturday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 4:6-15Lk 6:1-5 One sabbath Jesus happened to be taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them. The experience of watching the series, The Chosen, has made it easier for me to imagine... Continue Reading →
6 September, Friday — Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged.
Friday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 4:1-5Lk 5:33-39 There must be no passing of premature judgement. Leave that until the Lord comes; He will light up all that is hidden in the dark and reveal the secret intention of men's hearts. Then will be the time for each one to have whatever... Continue Reading →
4 September, Wednesday — Only God Matters
Wednesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 3:1-9Lk 4:38-44 Neither the planter nor the waterer matters: only God, who makes things grow. Whatever we do, only God matters. In this context of the planter and waterer, I’m thinking of the evangelisation work that I do in the RCIA ministry. We are first the... Continue Reading →
2 September, Monday — Grace In All Guises
Monday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 2:1-5 Lk 4:16-30 “…but Elijah was not sent to any one of these; he was sent to a widow at Zarephath, a Sidonian town.” It saddens me each time to read about incidences of bullying, especially those that lead to suicide. This is bullying in all forms,... Continue Reading →
1 September, Sunday — Observing our Hearts in the Face of Tradition
22nd Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeu 4:1-2,6-8Jas 1:17-18,21-22,27Mk 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out from a man that make him unclean. The core message of today’s readings permeates through each of the passages; flowing from the observance of the commandments in the... Continue Reading →
31 August, Saturday — What is My Talent?
Saturday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 1:26-31Mt 25:14-30 “For everyone who has will be given more…but from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” If you asked me a few years ago what my greatest fear is, I would have said that I don’t want to... Continue Reading →
30 August, Friday — God’s Wisdom
Friday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 1:17-25Mt 25:1-13 …Christ who is the power and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. In the first reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he was preaching about the power and... Continue Reading →
26 August, Monday — Let us glorify Him through His calling for us
Monday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 2 Ths 1:1-5,11-12Mt 23:13-22 …we pray continually that our God will make you worthy of His call… My parish Church of St Vincent de Paul recently celebrated the ordination of a new priest, Fr Clarence Yue. Personally, I felt thrilled to witness this momentous opportunity, which is so... Continue Reading →
25 August, Sunday — Let us experience the fullness of life through Jesus and Mary
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Jos 24:1-2,15-18Eph 5:21-32Jn 6:60-69 “Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life…” Many years ago, I was studying a full-time course that was already demanding on my schedule and physical condition, trying to manage with my declining physical health with the onset of new symptoms,... Continue Reading →
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