28th January 2019 Monday 3rd Week of Ordinary Time - St. Thomas Aquinas
Reflections
Hebrews 9:15,24-28, Mark 3:22-30
"Come, Jesus! Enter into me!"
Jesus was going around healing people and touching the lives of many. Moved constantly by the Holy Spirit, Jesus was doing good deeds of love. By saying that ‘Beelzebul’ was in Jesus, the scribes from Jerusalem were deliberately closing their hearts to recognizing any goodness in Jesus. They refused to see the hand of God in all the works of Jesus. Yet, the simple and humble crowd around Jesus could see the wonders of God through the actions of Jesus and rejoiced in Him.
27th January 2019 Sunday 3rd Week of Ordinary Time
Reflections
Nehemiah 8:2-6,8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-20, Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21
"Jesus the Bringer of Good News"
“This text is being fulfilled today even as you listen.” Jesus ended by telling His listeners that they needed to wait no more. He was the fulfilment of the Scriptures.
Today, Jesus is with us and shares with us His same Spirit, and we too are sent to be part of the mission to bring God’s love to the people around us. We are called to transmit what we have received from Jesus. Let Jesus’ mission and life bring purpose to us and the essence of who we are. Let us step up and start showing His love to those around us today!
26th January 2019 Saturday 2nd Week of Ordinary Time - Ss. Timothy and Titus
Reflections
2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5, Mark 3:20-21
"A happy fool for Christ"
Was Jesus out of his mind? Yes! He was ‘mad’ with love for God and for His people. He was so ‘mad’ that he dedicated every moment when He was awake to the mission.
21st January 2019 Monday 2nd Week of Ordinary Time - St. Agnes
Reflections
Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 2:18-22
"An invitation to joy"
When our lives are filled with the simple desire to welcome the presence of Jesus, our ordinary life becomes extraordinary.
Today, we are called to be like new wine skins by opening ourselves to allow Jesus to transform us internally and totally. This is because we, like the Pharisees, tend to cling to our old wineskins that we are unable to welcome the new wine of Christ. We find comfort in our old wineskins: in the way we pray, in the routines we have developed, in the knowledge we have of God and of our faith, etc. Perhaps, it is time to let go of our old wineskins and open ourselves to the new horizon of our faith, to deepen our relationship with Jesus and to live a more authentic discipleship.