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 →
12 January, Monday — Hannah’s offering
Monday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 1:1-8Mk 1:14-20 "...Why so sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?” I have always found the story of Hannah in the first reading challenging. How could Hannah have consecrated her son to God just a year after giving birth, especially after enduring the... Continue Reading →
29 November, Saturday — On Vigilance
Saturday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 7:15-27Lk 21:34-36 “Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.” Yesterday, we read about the lesson of the fig tree, and that Heaven and earth will pass away... Continue Reading →
28 November, Friday — Infinity and beyond
Friday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 7:2-14Lk 21:29-33 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Have you ever really pondered the concept of eternity? In our everyday language, we speak ever so lightly of ‘always’, ‘forever’, ‘infinity’, ‘endless’, etc. But do we really have an understanding of... Continue Reading →
27 November, Thursday — He endures forever
Tuesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 6:12-28Lk 21:20-28 “He is the living God, he endures forever….” Our God is a powerful God. And as the Prophet Daniel tells us today, "He is the living God, he endures forever..." I've had the privilege and blessing of hearing numerous stories of how God has intervened... Continue Reading →
26 November, Wednesday — Endurance in Adversity
Wednesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28Lk 21:12-19 “You will be hated by all men on account of my name, but not a hair of your head will be lost. Your endurance will win you your lives.” I recall a few years back, when I felt the Catholic church was under attack. From... Continue Reading →
20 November, Thursday — Steadfast Faith
Thursday of Week 33 in Ordinary Time 1 Mac 2:15-29Lk 19:41-44 ‘…we will not swerve from our own religion either to right or to left.’ In today’s reading, Mattathias is asked to set an example by offering a sacrifice to pagan gods. In return, he is promised wealth and the prestigious title of “Friend of the King.”... Continue Reading →
19 November, Wednesday — What I Do With What the Gifts He Gave Me
Wednesday of Week 33 in Ordinary Time 2 Mac 7:1,20-31 Lk 19:11-28 “I tell you, to everyone who has will be given more…” Brothers and sisters, in the Parable of the talents, Jesus says, “…to everyone who has will be given more.” It is a reminder that what we do with the gifts we have... Continue Reading →
18 November, Tuesday — Climbing to see Jesus
Tuesday of Week 33 in Ordinary Time 2 Mac 6:18-31 Lk 19:1-10 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way. Brothers and sisters, Zacchaeus was anxious to see Jesus. But he was too short, and the crowd blocked his view. So he... Continue Reading →
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