Category: Thirty-Second Week

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“I WILL SING FOR EVER OF YOUR LOVE, O LORD!”

⏰Saturday of the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time 1 (16 Nov. 2019) đź“–Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43 (R.v.5a); Luke 18:1-8 🎤”I WILL SING FOR EVER OF YOUR LOVE, O LORD!” God is the same today, as he was yesterday, and as he would be forever. The same God who created the earth with his Word, and protects with his mighty harm; that God is still working among us today. If you wait for him to help you, songs of victory shall equally be your lot (see Wis 18:14-16, 19:6-9). He knows all that you need, yet he wants...

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“WISDOM IS A SPOTLESS MIRROR OF THE WORKING OF GOD AND AN IMAGE OF HIS GOODNESS” (Wis 7:26)

⏰Thursday of the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time 1 (16 Nov. 2017) ????Wis 7:22 – 8:1; Ps 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175 (R.v.89a); Luke 17:20-25 Do you think that those who play games in evil and succeed are wise? If we understand that wisdom is a gift of God (cf. Isa 11:2), then, it won’t be difficult for us to understand that nothing evil can be associated with wisdom. Wisdom orders us towards virtues (see Wis 7:22 – 8:1). Therefore, at those times when I cheat people in the market and succeed in making big gain, or those times...

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“MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH” (Ps 121:2)

⏰Wednesday of the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time 1 (15 Nov. 2017) ????Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7 (R.v.8a); Luke 17:11-19 Today, the writer of the Book of Wisdom turns his attention to the kings and leaders. He envisaged the saying of St. Paul that all authority comes from God (cf. Rom 13:1) and can only be well exercised with the help of God. Hence, he advised all leaders to submit themselves into God’s hands in order to be successful in their position and lead the people in freedom and righteousness. Same thing applies to all our affairs. If we turn...

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“THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD” (Wis 3:1)

⏰Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time 1 (14 Nov. 2017) ????Wis 2:23 – 3:7; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 (R.v.2a); Luke 17:7-10 My dear, as you begin this new day, I pray that the Lord may do something new and beautiful for you and with you today. May you be a sign of God’s favour and a source of testimony today and beyond through Christ our Lord. Amen. Yesterday, we introduced the Book of Wisdom, one of the deuterocanonical (apocrypha) books of the Old Testament which instructs the people to take pride in remaining faithful to God. It is...

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“LOVE RIGHTEOUSNESS… SEEK [THE LORD] WITH SINCERITY OF HEART” (Wis 1:1)

⏰Monday of the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time 1 (13 Nov. 2017) ????Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10 (R.v.24b); Luke 17:1-6 It is a new working week, and I pray for you that in this week, the favour of God shall follow you wherever you go. This week shall not end in pains for you and your family. As the Lord lives, you shall be blessed, and be a source of blessing to all who encounter you this week through Christ our Lord. Amen. To win such a blessing from God, the psalmist that you must live in the...