24TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A Sirach 27:33-28:7; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35 EVIL MULTIPLIES WHERE FORGIVENESS IS LACKING Dear Friends in Christ, today’s Liturgy of the Word places before us the difficult demand of the Gospel, forgiveness. The First Reading warns us that “wrath and anger are hateful things,” while Jesus tells Peter to…
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Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Luke 6:43-49): Lord Jesus Christ, On this Saturday, we come before You with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of another day and for the grace to draw closer to You. Today, You remind us that “a good tree does not bear rotten fruit.” Lord, transform the…
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Luke 6:39-42): God Our Father, On this Friday, we pause to remember with grateful hearts the immense love of Christ, who gave Himself for our salvation. As we listen to His words in today’s Gospel, teach us to look first into our own hearts before judging the lives…
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Luke 6:27-38): Lord Jesus Christ, We come before You today with humble hearts, asking for the grace to live Your difficult but beautiful teaching: “Love your enemies, do good to those who h@te you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Your command is…
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Luke 6:20-26): Lord Jesus Christ, We come before You with grateful hearts, listening to Your challenging words: “Blessed are you who are poor… who are hungry… who weep… who are hated because of the Son of Man.” Lord Jesus, teach us to understand true blessedness not according to…
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Matthew 1:18-23): Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary God Our Father, Today we rejoice with the whole Church as we celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the birth of the woman whom You prepared to become the Mother of Your Son, Jesus Christ….
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Luke 6:6-11): Lord Jesus Christ, As we begin this new week, we come before You with humble and hopeful hearts. We thank You for the gift of life, for the days ahead, and for the grace to begin again. Today, You entered the synagogue and saw a man…
23RD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 THE AGE OF SELFIE AND THE DANGERS OF INDIFFERENCE Dear Friends in Christ, we live in an age fascinated by the selfie where the camera turns toward me, my image becomes the centre, my experience becomes the story, and the world is measured by how it affects me. The…
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Matthew 18:15-20): Lord Jesus Christ, You call us not to live for ourselves, but as brothers and sisters who belong to one another. Teach us to care enough to correct one another with humility, patience, and love. Lord Jesus, when someone hurts us, keep us from anger, gossip,…
Let us Pray
Let us pray with today’s Gospel Reading (Luke 6:1-5): Lord Jesus Christ, We come before You with grateful hearts, remembering Your words of Jesus today: “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Lord, teach us that our faith is not meant to become a burden of rules, but a path that leads us…
