MALACHI 3: 19-20PSALM 97: 5-92 THESSALONIANS 3: 7-12LUKE 21: 5-19 As we come to the end of the church calendar, the readings have an apocalyptic dimension. There has always been a great interest in when the end time will come. We too today have our share of doomsday prophets. The problem with such prophets today … More 33RD SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C (2025)

EZEKIEL 47: 1-2, 8-9,12PSALM 45: 2-3, 5-6, 8-91 CORINTHIANS 3: 9-11, 16-17JOHN 2: 13-22 Why is this feast so important? The Lateran Basilica is the Cathedral Church of the diocese of Rome and was dedicated to Christ our Saviour in the 4th century. Because it is the Cathedral Church of Rome, it is called the … More The Dedication of the Latern Basilica 9th November

ISAIAH 25: 6-9ROMANS 5: 5-11MARK 15: 33-39; 16:1-6 One of the hardest things I have to do as a priest is to be with the family of someone who has just passed away. It is so difficult to find the right words. But whilst I do not have the words, the most comforting words is … More All Souls Day – 2 November (2025)

ECCLESIASTICUS / SIRACH 35: 12-14, 16-19PSALM 33: 2-3, 17-19, 23 R. v. 72 TIMOTHY 4: 6-8, 16-19LUKE 18: 9-14 Today’s first reading and the Gospel lesson that Jesus gives us, is about pride and humility. Jesus had encountered all sorts of people who came to him. He could recognise that many of those who rejected … More 30TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C (2025) Mission Appeal

EXODUS 17: 8-13PSALM 1202 TIMOTHY 3: 14 – 4:2LUKE 18: 1-8 Have you ever felt at times that is difficult to pray?Sometimes maybe it is because we are too busy.Sometimes maybe it is because we have doubts, especially if our prayers do not seem to be answered.We may feel that God does not listen to … More 29TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C (2025)

NUMBERS 21: 4-9PSALM 77: 1-2, 34-38 R. v. 7PHILIPPIANS 2: 6-11JOHN 3: 13-17 The feast of the exaltation of the cross goes back a long way. In 326 the Emperor Constantine’ mother, Helena, at the grand age of 80, set sail for Jerusalem to find the cross of Jesus and his tomb. She found the … More Exaltation of the Cross

WISDOM 9: 13-18PSALM 89: 3-6, 12-14, 17 R. v. 1PHILEMON 9-10, 12-17LUKE 14: 25-33 As we celebrate Father’s Day today/tomorrow, our Gospel reading seems to be inappropriate.However in fact it is quite apt. Today’s reading is a continuation of Jesus’ teaching in Luke’s Gospel about Christian discipleship. Here, Jesus stresses that the essential condition for … More 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C (2025)