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Feast of St. Matthew, the Evangelist

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Matthew, one of the Twelve and an Evangelist. It is well known that he was a tax-collector before he became Jesus' disciple. He was despised and hated by his fe…
Feast of Sorrows of the BVM (Year B)

The Catholic Church honours the Blessed Virgin Mary because she has been a model for all Christians. From all the gospels, we learn that her life has always been Christ-centred. Contemplating on the events of her life wi…
Some characteristics of the Thessalonian Epistle

Today, we will finish reading the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. This was an early, or even the first epistle written by St. Paul and I would like to look at two characteristics not shared by the other epistles. Fir…
Feast of St. Bartholomew (Year B)

The Church celebrates the Feast of Bartholomew the Apostle today. Very little is known about the life of this apostle. The canonical gospels focus on only a handful of apostles. Even Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, t…
Assumption of the BVM

This evening, we sang an extra mass to celebrate the Assumption of Our Lady. Fr. Patrick Sun was the celebrant. His homily was deeply spiritual and yet easily accessible for us laymen. We learn a lesson in Mariology.Firs…
The Feast of St. Lawrence

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of a deacon of the Roman Church, St. Lawrence who was martyred in 258 A.D. As a deacon, he served the poor and the needy generously. Legend had it that when the Roman P…
18th Ordinary Sunday (Year B)

Dear friends, I am back. I have been lying in bed, suffering from flu. I suppose it is not swine flu. I will make up the missing entries in due course. Yours in the Risen Lord Alex Kwok. The Sea of Galilee is not a s…
Feast of St. Martha

Today, the Church celebrates the feast day of Martha. She was the eldest of three siblings who extended hospitality to Jesus while he was preaching in Bethany. Mary the younger sister sat the Jesus' feet, listening to hi…
To consecrate the first-born

Chapter 12 of Exodus records the first Passover and the institution of the feast of Passover. God would inflict the last plague on the Egyptians, killing all the first-born, of men and cattle. In order to evade this plag…
Feast of St. Benedict

I started writing this blog some 550 days ago to put down my reflections on the daily reading of the Bible. Thus far, I have made it no closer to Divina Lectio. I have not followed the Rules of St. Benedict (480-543) and…