by Giltus Mathias | Sep 30, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Feast of St Jerome Readings Zechariah 8: 20-23Luke: 9: 51-56 Reflection Scripture scholars like to express the determination of Jesus to head to Jerusalem by translating the text as “Jesus set his face like flint. This is an echo of a text from Isaiah: “The Lord God...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 29, 2025 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Feast of Archangels Readings: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14John 1:47-51 Reflection: Today is the Feast of Archangels Gabriel, Raphael and Michael. They each have a special mission. Gabriel is God’s messenger that revealed to Mary the announcement of Christ’s birth....
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 28, 2025 | Daily Reflections
26th Sunday in Ordinary time Readings: Amos 6:1, 4-71 Timothy 6:11-16Luke 16:19-31 Reflection: As clergy and religious, we carry the daily obligation to pray the Divine Office. For those who may not be familiar, the Divine Office (or Liturgy of the Hours) is the...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 27, 2025 | Daily Reflections
St Vincent de Paul Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31Matthew 9:35-37 Reflection: St Vincent de Paul (c.1580-1660), canonised in 1737, was a French priest who dedicated his life to the poor. In 1833, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam founded a charitable society of laymen in his...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 26, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Haggai 1:15-2:9Luke 9:18-22 Reflection: I recently worked with a group of teachers new to Catholic education. Through a show of hands, about half of those present indicated that they had had some experience of ‘Catholic’ before they began their positions,...
