Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 73 This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection
Mass: 1 Co 1:17-25; Resp Ps 33; Mt 25:1-13


The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. (1 Co 1:25)

The passage from St Paul's First Letter to the

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions (d. 1900)
Readings of the day: RB 31:13-19
Mass: Ho 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22; Resp Ps 145; Mt 9:18-26


'When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.'

Thoughts go to the boys and their coach who have been trapped

Readings of the day: RB 7:62-70Mass: Gn 3:9-15; Resp Ps 130; 2 Co 4:13-5:1; Mk 3:20-35
Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo

So I hid myself.
I think of Adam in the garden hiding from God; hiding because he knew he had disobeyed God. Adam had eaten the forbidden fruit when quite clearly God had ordered him not to: ‘You are fre

Readings of the day: RB 5:14-19Mass: Jm 5:1-6; Resp Ps 49; Mk 9:41-50


You have stored up treasure for the last days.You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure;you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.
The first thought that came to mind when reading the whole of today’s pa