Sep 5 – Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland... 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 →
9 March, Sunday — Pray, fast, give more? You choose
1st Sunday of Lent Deu 26:4-10Rm 10:8-13Lk 4:1-13 My God in whom I trust. Lent is upon us. For this first Sunday of Lent, the following themes resonate with me: Giving Alms, Faith and Confession, Temptation and Resistance and Trust in God’s help. Today’s first reading from Deuteronomy offers a good lesson on giving alms.... Continue Reading →
7 March, Friday — What will you give up this Lent?
Friday after Ash Wednesday Is 58:1-9Mt 9:14-15 Is that the sort of fast that pleases me, a truly penitential day for men? Over the past few months, some of my friends reached major milestones – some got married, while others achieved financial and career success. Although I wanted to feel happy for them, the truth... Continue Reading →
20 January, Monday — New Wine, New Ways
20 Jan – Memorial for St. Fabian, pope and martyr; Memorial for St. Sebastian, martyr Pope St. Fabian (d. 250) was a layman and a farmer. He came into Rome on a day when a new pope was to be elected. A dove flew in and settled on his head. The gathered clergy and laity... Continue Reading →
6 March, Wednesday — So That You and Your Children Would Have Full Life
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Deu 4:1,5-9Mat 5:17-19 But take care what you do and be on your guard. Do not forget the things your eyes have seen... rather, tell them to your children and to your children's children. During the season of Lent, we are reminded to observe the three key aspects... Continue Reading →
15 June, Wednesday — Fasting throughout the year
2 Kgs 2:1,6-14Mt 6:1-6,16-18 "...and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you." Today’s Gospel passage makes me recall Lent, since it is commonly read on Ash Wednesday. It also led me to recall my friend’s sharing about he had managed to fast from TikTok for this year’s Lent, and... Continue Reading →
11 May, Wednesday – Fasting and Prayer
Wednesday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 12:24-13:5Jn 12:44-50 So it was that after fasting and prayer they laid their hands on them and sent them off The recent opening up of borders within Singapore has seen a surge in the number of people choosing to leave the country for holidays. There is a... Continue Reading →
19 February, Friday – On Fasting
Feb 19 -- Friday after Ash Wednesday Isa 58:1-9Mt 9:14-15 “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?” I recently overheard a conversation between two people about fasting during the Lenten period. They had been debating as to the right way to fast, and what one should abstain from.... Continue Reading →
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