We thank the Lord for the gift of this new month, the very last month of this year. Indeed His loving mercy has kept us thus far, and we pray He sustains and helps us in finishing strong and well. Amen. The table of the Word today presents us with the preparation for the coming…
Month: November 2022
Fishers of Men – November 30, 2022
Every now and then you have probably had to ask yourself: What is God’s plan for my life? Whether you have a precise answer or not, one thing is for sure. By virtue of our baptism, we are each called to spread the gospel of Christ. As St Paul implies in today’s reading, beyond our…
Childlike Simplicity – November 29, 2022
We hear Jesus in today’s Gospel confirming the prophecy of Isaiah in the first reading; that which was promised was fulfilled in Christ Jesus. Many devout men and women longed to witness if only a glimpse of the manifestation of the promise but didn’t. Yet many who actually did see it unfold were non the…
The Centurion’s Heart – November 28, 2022
It could not have been an easy decision for the centurion to approach Jesus with such a request; after all, he was a Roman officer. In other words, he was one of the oppressors of Israel. What right did he have to ask this favour? The simple answer is faith. He believed in Jesus and…
Are You Ready? – November 27, 2022
In today’s Gospel Jesus speaks about the separation which is inevitable: two men in the field, one is taken the other left; two women at the grinding mill, one is taken the other is left. We will be separated by our choices, whether they were for God or against Him. The Lord will take to…
Plan of Life – November 26, 2022
Dear friends, Jesus tells us we need to stand with confidence before the Son of Man, before He Himself, who is to be the judge over our lives. But he warns us that our hearts can be coarsened with excessive indulgence in the sensual things of this life (sex, drugs, alcohol, etc). He tells us…
The Final Judgement – November 25, 2022
Dear Friends, In today’s episode of what happens when the world ends, we see that there will be the revealing of everything all people have ever done. Unlike talk shows or social media, it won’t be a part or a single action, but the total sum of our deeds. Luckily, St. John tells us that…
Humility – November 24, 2022
Dear Friends, Today’s readings made me think of the great gift and virtue of humility. So often, we are tempted to think of ourselves as much more than we really are, especially when we are given responsibilities to perform certain duties. But then, who are we when we see the great things to come? God’s…
Endurance – November 23, 2022
Dear friends, Today the readings speak to us about difficult moments we face being faithful Christians, along with God’s justice meted out to the deserving. The first reading from Revelation shows God’s angels exhausting his anger through the seven plagues against the beast and the rest of the evil ones. We see God’s victory over…
The Four Last Things – November 22, 2022
Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. At face value this sounds contradictory as the one who dies is promised life; but to us Christians, it’s not euphemism; the understanding is clear. It is like Jesus saying to Martha ‘he who believes in me even if he dies, he…
The Sacrificial Lamb – November 21, 2022
I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. It is amazing that even after his resurrection Jesus is still referred to as the Lamb which connotes that he is a perpetual…
Christ the King – November 20, 2022
For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. As we celebrate the feast of Christ the King, the end of the liturgical season, and reflect on the weighty words…
The Evening Chapel 