30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex 22;20-261 Ths 1:5-10Mt 22:34-40 "You must love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself."Today’s scripture is familiar to everyone, even... Continue Reading →
22 October, Thursday — Love Dwells
Thursday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Ep 3:14-21Lk 12:49-53 “...that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth; until, knowing the love of Christ, which is... Continue Reading →
21 October, Wednesday — Sharing A Life With The Divine
Wednesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Ep 3:2-12Lk 12:39-48 “...entrusted by God with the grace He meant for you, and that it was by a revelation that I was given knowledge of the mystery...” With every grace that we are blessed with, we should be making good by going out to proclaim the good news, or... Continue Reading →
20 October, Tuesday — On-Call Soldiers
Tuesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 2:12-22Lk 12:36-38 “See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit.” As I was reflecting on today’s readings, I felt a sense of having to be ready -- just like a soldier at war. Sometimes, they sleep with their weapons. Someone’s always at watch. It also made... Continue Reading →
19 October, Monday — Giving Until It Hurts
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Eph 2:1-10Lk 12:13-21 “...this hoard of yours, whose will it be then?” One of the things I admire with my non-Catholic Christian friends is how faithful they are to tithing 10% of their income to their church. I must admit that tithing 10% is too difficult for me.... Continue Reading →
18 October, Sunday — Sacrifice for God
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 45:1,4-61 Ths 1:1-5Mt 22:15-21 “...give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar – and to God what belongs to God.” When I was younger, I remember that whenever there was a celebration, my mom or grandmother would set aside food and put it on the altar. They explained to... Continue Reading →
13 October, Tuesday – One’s original love
Galatians 5:1-6, Luke 11:37-41 Lord, let your love come upon me I was once asked by a fellow volunteer in a church ministry on what motivates me to continue to help out after so many years. Is it a sense of duty or perhaps an obligation to routine that makes me want to continue to... Continue Reading →
12 October, Monday — Staying true to one’s calling
Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Gal 4:22-24,26-27,31-5:1Lk 11:29-32 Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit to the yoke of slavery. The purpose of life has always been pondered upon by many people. In this difficult time, this is brought to the fore as people re-evaluate their purpose in life. I have had colleagues... Continue Reading →
11 October, Sunday — Offer to God all our plans
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 25:6-10Phi 4:12-14, 19-20Mt 22:1-44 There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength This year has been a difficult time for everybody. The uncertainty and disruption which Covid-19 introduced into our lives has uprooted the plans which all of us created. Grandiose... Continue Reading →
10 October, Saturday — Trust in God
Saturday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 3:22-29Lk 11:27-28 The Lord remembers his covenant forever These past nine months has been hard for everybody. The disruption to all our schedules and routines because of COVID-19 has been something which has affected all industries, and every individual across ages and countries. It is indeed amazing... Continue Reading →
