For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date:
20 April 2014 – Easter Sunday
21 April 2014 – Easter Monday
22 April 2014 – Easter Tuesday
23 April 2014 – Easter Wednesday
24 April 2014 – Easter Thursday
25 April 2014 – Easter Friday
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For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date:
13 April 2014 – Palm Sunday
14 April 2014 – Monday of Holy Week
15 April 2014 – Tuesday of Holy Week
16 April 2014 – Wednesday of holy Week
17 April 2014 – Maundy (Holy) Thursday
18 April 2014 – Good Friday
19 April 2014 – Easter Vigil
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6 April 2014 – 5th Sunday of Lent Year A
7 April 2014 – Monday of the 5th Week of Lent
8 April 2014 – Tuesday of the 5th Week of Lent
9 April 2014 – Wednesday of the 5th Week of Lent
10 April 2014 – Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent
11 April 2014 – Friday of the 5th Week of Lent
Death is inevitable. We can try to avoid death for as long as possible, but eventually we will die. Some of us may be blessed with a longer lifespan due to medical advances, good food, good genes, etc. but we cannot escape from death. Our bodies are not designed to last indefinitely. Even the things that we invent and use do not last long.
Today’s readings tell us about life and death, however death is not the end but life is. In today’s Gospel, Jesus promises life to those who believe in him. Jesus does not promise us long life here on earth, because ultimately our earthly life will end in death. Rather, Jesus is promising something so much better, that is, eternal life. This is why, in the second reading, we are reminded: “People who are interested only in unspiritual things can never be pleasing to God. Your interests, however, are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you.”
What sort of life are we ultimately looking for? Are we interested in spiritual things and looking for eternal life with Jesus and with God? Or are we only interested in unspiritual things and looking for earthly life, which will eventually end with death? Let us not squander the many opportunities given to us to grow in spiritual life with God, since no matter what we do or choose not do, the fact remains that we will still die. Are we still looking what is merely temporary which will spoil, fade away or die? Or are we striving for what is eternal?
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30 March 2014 – 4th Sunday of Lent Year A
31 March 2014 – Monday of the 4th Week of Lent
1 April 2014 – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent
2 April 2014 – Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent
3 April 2014 – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
4 April 2014 – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent
Blindness can occur in different ways. For some, they are physically blind. For others, they are spiritually blind. Advances in modern medicine may, to a certain extend, restore physical sight. People who were thought to be “blind” could see again after receiving treatment over a period of time. However, healing those who are spiritually blind may not be so straightforward.
Today’s Gospel tells us about the blind man and the Pharisees.Though the blind man was born blind, he had his sight restored by Jesus, and when he discovered that Jesus was the one who restored his sight, he believed in Jesus. On the other hand, the Pharisees could see physically, but due to their stubbornness, pride and lack of compassion, they were the ones who were spiritually blind.
Some of us may be just like the Pharisees. Though we could physically see clearly, we are unable to spiritually see clearly. When we refuse to change our ways; when we ignore the needs of others; when we choose to ignore the injustices happening; when we are filled with selfishness, hatred, prejudice and unforgiveness; when we fail or refuse to recognise goodness in others; then we are spiritually blind.
Are we still refusing to let the Lord heal us and help us see? Today, let us learn to be humble and submit to God, for it is He who can open our eyes of Faith and the eyes of our hearts, enabling us to see clearly.
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23 March 2014 – 3rd Sunday of Lent Year A
24 March 2014 – Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent
25 March 2014 – The Annunciation of the Lord – Solemnity
26 March 2014 – Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent
27 March 2014 – Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent
28 March 2014 – Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent
Some of us will never be satisfied. We crave for so many things. Our list of needs and wants keep piling up, and it seems as if we will never be able to fulfil all our needs and wants. We become unhappy and dissatisfied. It seems as if the more we need and want, the harder it becomes for us to be content.
Today’s readings uses water to symbolise God’s love and care for us. We can survive without food for some time, but we cannot survive for long if we do not have water. In the same way, we cannot survive for long if we do not have God’s love and care. Without water, we will eventually die. Without God, we will die an eternal death.
Everything that we strive for to fulfil our needs and wants is only temporary. But what God offers us is a living water which will quench our thirst, and satisfy us completely. The Samaritan woman in today’s Gospel was offered that living water of God’s love and forgiveness, even though the people in her town had shunned her. With this living water, we will never be thirsty again. With this living water, we would not need other temporary substitutes. Are we still stubbornly looking elsewhere?
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16 March 2014 – 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A
17 March 2014 – Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent
18 March 2014 – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent
19 March 2014 – Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity
20 March 2014 – Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent
21 March 2014 – Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent
Do you know who you really are? Do you know who the person next to you really is? Sometimes we are not fully aware of who a person really is until that person reveals his or her true self. Some say that to really know a person, one needs to cause the person to become drunk, then the true self emerges. More often than not, we would not know a person completely.
The disciples in today’s Gospel also did not really know who Jesus really was. They had seen him performing miracles, healing the sick, and preaching fantastic words. But they were still not fully aware of Jesus’ true nature. When Jesus was transfigured, then only did they get a glimpse of Jesus’ true identity. It must have been so awesome, so amazing, the disciples were on a high, and they wanted to be on a high for much longer, since Peter had suggested to construct 3 tents so that they could hang around for a while. But things would not last in that way forever. It was time to come back to earth, and the disciples were reminded to listen to Jesus and not to say a word about the vision to anyone until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
We too might have experienced our mountain top experience. We would love to stay there longer, perhaps indefinitely. But we know that we cannot, for we still need to continue proclaiming the Good News to others. We have been given a glimpse of who Jesus really is, and so it is our turn to share this glimpse with others. Are we still stuck on the mountain top? Or have we begun our mission in bringing the joy of Christ to others?