Friday: 8th March, 2019 Reference text: Matthew 9:14-15 Matthew 9:15 Jesus answered, "How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. Jesus' words in the Gospel today are usually associated with a specific line of... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 7th March, 2019 Reference text: Deuteronomy 30:15-30 Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and It will take a very zealous or desperate teacher, so much into the success of... Continue Reading →

ASH WEDNESDAY: 6th March, 2019 1st reading: Joel 2:12-18, Psalm 51 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 Joel 2:13,14a Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. Who knows? Perhaps, He may turn and... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 5th March, 2018 Reference text: Mark 10:28-31 Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. There are moments in life when in the course of a discussion, random thoughts come to mind. In those random thoughts and sometimes, the expressions that follow, the true... Continue Reading →

Monday: 4th March, 2019 Reference text: Mark 10:17-27 Mark 10:17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" While in primary school, 'Power Rangers', a kids programme that showcased a constant battle... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 3rd March, 2019 Reference text: Luke 6:39-45 Luke 6:42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 2nd March, 2019 Reference text: Mark 10:13-16 Mark 10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. Young children are deemed incapable of making significant and important life choices therefore, parents and guardians often make these decisions on their behalf. Most of... Continue Reading →

Friday: 1st March, 2019 Reference text: Sirach 6:5-17 Interpretation is needed for clarity, so at multiple times in the scriptures, we see the disciples of Jesus return to Him for further exposition on some of the teachings and parables He had delivered to the people. However, there were also many moments when such clarifications were... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 28th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:41-50 Mark 9:50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. Unless one is an expert in the anatomy of birds, it is near impossible to identify a bird without... Continue Reading →