28 Feb _____________________ Sirach 17:20-28 To those who repent, God permits return, and he encourages those who were losing hope. Return to the Lord and leave sin behind, plead before his face and lessen your offence. Come back to the Most High and turn away from iniquity, and hold in abhorrence all that is foul. [...]
27 Feb – Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time The Tremendous Love Of God We are cherished by the tremendous love of God, tender and forgiving above every human love. We pray that we may be able to surrender to this love in perfect trust. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Isaiah 49:14-15 Zion was saying, ‘The [...]
26 Feb _____________________ Sirach 17:1-13 The Lord fashioned man from the earth, to consign him back to it. He gave them so many days’ determined time, he gave them authority over everything on earth. He clothed them with strength like his own, and made them in his own image. He filled all living things with [...]
25 Feb _____________________ Sirach 6:5-17 A kindly turn of speech multiplies a man’s friends, and a courteous way of speaking invites many a friendly reply. Let your acquaintances be many, but your advisers one in a thousand. If you want to make a friend, take him on trial, and be in no hurry to trust [...]
24 Feb _____________________ Sirach 5:1-10 Do not give your heart to your money, or say, ‘With this I am self-sufficient.’ Do not be led by your appetites and energy to follow the passions of your heart. And do not say, ‘Who has authority over me?’ for the Lord will certainly be avenged on you. Do [...]
23 Feb – Memorial for St Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr St. Polycarp (69-155) was an associate of, converted by, and disciple of St. John the Apostle. He was a friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch, and he fought Gnosticism. He was the Bishop of Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey), and was a revered Christian leader during [...]
22 Feb – Feast of the Chair of St Peter, Apostle The feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Rome, Italy has been celebrated from the early days of the Christian era on Jan 18, in commemoration of the day when St. Peter held his first service in Rome. The feast of the Chair [...]
21 Feb – Memorial for St Peter Damian, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Peter Damian (1007-1072) was the youngest child in a large family. When he was orphaned, he was sent to live with a brother where he was mistreated and forced to work as a swine-herd. He cared for another brother, a priest [...]
20 Feb – Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time The Lord Is Compassion And Love We cannot celebrate the Lord of love without resolving to be more like Him, for we are built into Him like stones into a Temple erected to give glory to God. We belong to Him. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Leviticus [...]
19 Feb _____________________ Hebrews 11:1-7 Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen. It was for faith that our ancestors were commended. It is by faith that we understand that the world was created by one word from God, so that [...]
