28 February. Thursday of Week 7
Some lurid statements must be taken figuratively. Today’s Gospel reflects the primacy of the eternal over the temporal…
27 February. Wednesday of Week 7
As a word of wisdom, Jesus warns his disciples about envy and rivalry. Feeling threatened by some rival, they were indignant and..
1st Reading: Sirach 4:11-19
Seeking wisdom brings happiness and reveals life’s deepest secrets
26 February. Tuesday of Week 7
One who feels small may also have great potential, waiting for the healing influence of genuine kindness …
1st Reading: Sirach 2:1-11
25 February. Monday of Week 7
Sirach links the fear of the Lord with wisdom that warms the heart. It is something that God lavishes on those who love him…
1st Reading: Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10
All wisdom comes from God and returns to him
Presider’s Page for 24 February (Ordinary Time 7)
Loving the enemy and praying for those who make life difficult are two marks of a Christian, or so Jesus teaches us today. We gather, aware of how difficult love can be, yet united by the saving mercy of God, on which we rely.
24 February. 7th Sunday (C)
Honouring Jesus as Lord of compassion and love, we cannot approach his altar, bearing grudges against others….
1st Reading:1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23
Saul, jealous of the young David, wants to kill him
23 February. Saturday of Week 6
After the Transfiguration, the three struggled to understand why Jesus foresaw a violent death for himself..
Chair of St Peter, apostle. 22 Feb.
This recalls the day when Peter held his first service with the faithful in Rome, under the title “Cathedra Petri” (the Chair of Peter)…
21 February. Thursday of Week 6
Thursday of Week 6
20 February. Wednesday of Week 6
Wednesday of Week 6
19 February. Tuesday of Week 6
Tuesday of Week 6
18 February. Monday of Week 6
Monday of Week 6
Presider’s Page for 17 February (Ordinary Time 6)
Happy are they who their trust in the Lord: worry will not come their way, their lives will bear fruit. The prophet Jeremiah’s words are reflected in the Psalm, as we are invited to trust in the One who never disappoints.
17 February. 6th Sunday (C)
Jeremiah tells us whom we can really trust. Even leaders can lead us astray. Our primary trust is in the Lord, who guides our lives. 1st Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Trust in human resources is like a withering shrub in the arid desert Thus says the Lord: “Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and…
16 February. Saturday of Week 5
Saturday of Week 5
15 February. Friday of Week 5
Friday of Week 5
14 February. Saints Cyril and Methodius
Cyril and Methodius so influenced the cultural development of all the Slavic peoples that they are honoured as “Apostles to the Slavs.” 1st Reading: Acts 13:46-49 The mission of the apostles, later emulated by Cyril and Methodius to the Slavs Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word…
13 February. Wednesday of Week 5
Without wisdom, evil can entice us away from the right path. Jesus names some evil tendencies, almost the reverse of the ten commandments: fornication, theft, murder, greed, arrogance, an obtuse spirit. The wisdom we need comes from God’s Holy Spirit. 1st Reading: Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17 God creates Adam and sets him in the garden to…
12 February. Tuesday of Week 5
While exalting the status of men and women as the joint pinnacles of creation, Genesis also suggests that the interplay of the sexes in marriage is a significant image of God’s inner being. 1st Reading: Genesis 1:20, 2:4 After forming man and woman to the divine likeness, on the seventh day God rested God said,…
11 February. Monday of Week 5
Genesis gives a wide-angle view of the universe as the sanctuary or throne for God’s majestic presence. All religious ceremonies, whether in the Jerusalem temple or on our church altars must keep contact with the physical world of earth and sky. 1st Reading: Genesis 1:1-19 God creates light, sky, earth and sun, moon and stars,…