Monday 3 November 2025 Today is Monday the 3rd of November, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, in the 31st week of Ordinary Time. Ex Cathedra, directed by Jeffrey Skidmore, sing Versa est in luctum by Alonso Lobo. Versa est in luctum: My harp is tuned for sorrow. ‘Tuning your harp for sorrow’ is a conscious, deliberate preparation for sadness to come. Perhaps there is sadness in you on this day of commemoration. Let Jesus be with you in this music... Today’s reading is from the Gosp...
Nov 03, 2025•13 min
Sunday 2 November 2025 Today is Sunday the 2nd of November, the feast of All Saints, beginning the 31st week of Ordinary Time. Nóirín Ní Riain, with the monks of Glenstal Abbey, sings the Beatitudes. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are thos...
Nov 02, 2025•13 min
Saturday 1 November 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. In the Church calendar, we are preparing to focus on All Souls and All Saints days. We read in Revelation: 'Day and night without ceasing they sing, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.’ We begin our prayer today picturing this scene... try to imagine your presence in prayer with the Lord becoming part of the worship of Heaven. Let some of the faces of the saints you have encountered come to mind. Give...
Nov 01, 2025•10 min
Friday 31 October 2025 Today is Friday the 31st of October, the feast of Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez SJ, in the 30th week of Ordinary Time. Salt of the Sound sing “Turn your eyes upon Jesus… and the things of the earth will fall strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.” Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of the earth Will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace In the light of His glory and grace Today’s reading is from the Gospel of L...
Oct 31, 2025•13 min
Thursday 30 October 2025 Today is Thursday the 30th of October, in the 30th week of Ordinary Time. Good Shepherd Collective sings, ‘Help Me Jesus’. Today’s reading is from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Romans 8:31-39 What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is...
Oct 30, 2025•13 min
Wednesday 29 October 2025 Today is Wednesday the 29th of October, in the 30th week of Ordinary Time. The community of Taizé sing Dominus Spiritus est: 'The Lord is the Spirit; the Spirit gives life. God is the source of all life, the one in whom we live and move and have our being.' As you look around you now, at any people or signs of life around you, can you sense God’s presence? Can you sense God’s Holy Spirit here? In these people? In these living things? In you? Today’s reading is from Sain...
Oct 29, 2025•13 min
Tuesday 28 October 2025 Today is Tuesday the 28th of October, the feast of Saints Simon and Jude, in the 30th week of Ordinary Time. The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, directed by James O’Donnell, sing O quam gloriosum by Victoria: ‘How glorious is the kingdom, where all the saints rejoice with Christ.’ O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti! Amicti stolis albis, sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit. O how glorious is the kingdom in which all the saints rejoice with Ch...
Oct 28, 2025•11 min
Monday 27 October 2025 Today is Monday the 27th of October, in the 30th week of Ordinary Time. Paul Zach with the Porter’s Gate sings, ‘Come, All Who Are Weary’. As you begin your time of prayer today, take some deep breaths and enter into knowledge of God’s love for you. Come, all who are weary I will give you rest Come all who are striving Lean upon my breast For my yoke is easy And my burden light O come, all who are weary, come Come, all who are wounded Crying out how long Come all who are w...
Oct 27, 2025•13 min
Sunday 26 October 2025 Today is Sunday the 26th of October, beginning the 30th week of Ordinary Time. IAmSon, Jessica Fox and Paul Zach sing, ‘Total Praise’. Lord, I will lift my eyes to the hills Knowing my help is coming from You Your peace You give me in time of the storm You are the source of my strength You are the strength of my life I lift my hands in total praise to You Today’s reading is from Saint Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy. 2 Timothy 4:6-8 As for me, I am already being poured out...
Oct 26, 2025•10 min
Saturday 25 October 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Spend a moment asking the Holy Spirit to open the view of this past week to you... As you look back over this week of prayer, it is good to ask: what really stands out for you? Did you at all feel the presence of God in your prayer this week? Was there a moment where you felt “bright” and “warm”, or just “really good”? Was there one particular scripture passage or verse that really spoke to you during this week? What do you think it might ...
Oct 25, 2025•9 min
Friday 24 October 2025 Today is Friday the 24th of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time. The Cape Town Camerata sings Ndikhokhele Bawo: "Guide me, O Father...Lead me, my Saviour... In all the sorrows of this world, Father... Father, I thank you, for you still protect me...You are forever by my side. Ndikhokhele Bawo, zundikhokhele (Lead me oh Father, lead me) Ndikhokhele mmeli wami ezintsizini, Zalomhlaba Bawo (Lead me my saviour in all the sorrows of this world, Father) Bawo, Bawo, Bawo (...
Oct 24, 2025•13 min
Thursday 23 October 2025 Today is Thursday the 23rd of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time. The monks of the Abbey of Keur Moussa sing, Encore un peu de temps: “In a little while I will make heaven and earth tremble. Then the One desired by all nations will appear. I will fill this temple with glory and to this place I will bring peace.” Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 12:49-53 ‘I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism wi...
Oct 23, 2025•12 min
Wednesday 22 October 2025 Today is Wednesday the 22nd of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time. Nick Chambers sings, ‘I Just Want To See’. What might you carry into your own prayer from this song? The worry of being a burden Eclipses this quiet belief But I’ll throw off the cloak from my shoulders when you call me up onto my feet And quiet the voices that keep me From crying out my need Son of David, have mercy on me I just want to see I just want to see Lost on the path where you find me T...
Oct 22, 2025•11 min
Tuesday 21 October 2025 Today is Tuesday the 21st of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time. Juliano Ravanello sings, Adoro te devote, a prayer written by St Thomas Aquinas: ‘Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore, Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.’ Adoro te devote, latens Deitas Quæ sub his figuris vere latitas Tibi se cor meum totum subjicit Quia te contemplans totum deficit V...
Oct 21, 2025•12 min
Monday 20 October 2025 Today is Monday the 20th of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time. The community of Taizé sing Beati voi poveri: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.’ Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to [Jesus], ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard ...
Oct 20, 2025•13 min
Sunday 19 October 2025 Today is Sunday the 19th of October, beginning the 29th week of Ordinary Time. The Community of Taizé sing, ‘O Lord Hear My Prayer’. What is your prayer today? What are you asking the Lord to hear today? Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who...
Oct 19, 2025•12 min
Saturday 18 October 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. If you were to re-capture some of this week’s reflections, you might want to imagine a wide angled lens sweeping over the whole picture of salvation and then homing in on tiny details of our human condition. Jesus, meeting crowds of people, even thousands, and homing in on individuals- even sparrows, and the hairs on our head! Breathe deeply. Let the shape of the story of redemption take you in, over time, over the generations. You are par...
Oct 18, 2025•8 min
Friday 17 October 2025 Today is Friday the 17th of October, the feast of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time. Jon Guerra sings, ‘Reckoner’. How does this song speak to you today? Notice if a particular line or phrase stays with you... These are the days of the devil in the wilderness These are the tastes that have turned into bitterness It's not that we doubt that a stone can turn into bread It's just we doubt that we're hungry at all The serial temptations of the age ar...
Oct 17, 2025•13 min
Thursday 16 October 2025 Today is Thursday the 16th of October, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time. The monks of Pluscarden Abbey sing: Deus in adjutorium meum intende: O God come to our aid, O Lord, make haste to help us. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 11:47-54 ‘Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom...
Oct 16, 2025•11 min
Wednesday 15 October 2025 Today is Wednesday the 15th of October, the feast of Saint Teresa of Jesus, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time. CalledOut Music sings, ‘Thank You Lord’. Can you join in with this joyful thanksgiving today? What shall I say? Unto the Lord All I have to say Is thank you Lord What shall I say? Unto my father Cause All I have to say Is thank you Lord Thank you Lord See all I have to say Is thank you Lord For the breath in my lungs (I thank you Lord) For the strength in my bo...
Oct 15, 2025•12 min
Tuesday 14 October 2025 Today is Tuesday the 14th of October, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time. 'Come, my way, my truth, my life.' As I enter this time of prayer today, I begin by inviting the Lord into my life. I acknowledge my need for God to show me the way, to teach me the truth, to give me life. Come, my way, my truth, my life; Such a way as gives us breath. Such a truth as ends all strife: Such a life as killeth death. Come, my light, my feast, my strength; Such a light as shows a feast. ...
Oct 14, 2025•12 min
Monday 13 October 2025 Today is Monday the 13th of October, the feast of Saint Edward the Confessor, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time. Liz Vice and Dee Wilson with Good Shepherd Collective sing, ‘All Shall Be Well’. Thank you for the sun Thank you for the moon Thank you for the stars above And the darkness too Bless you for your peace Bless you for your grace Bless you for your perfect love And your perfect ways And all shall be well All shall be well All manner of things shall be well Oh, use ...
Oct 13, 2025•12 min
Sunday 12 October 2025 Today is Sunday the 12th of October, beginning the 28th week of Ordinary Time. Salt of the Sound sings 'Doxology'. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise Him, all creatures here below Praise Him above, ye heavenly host Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Amen Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping the...
Oct 12, 2025•12 min
Saturday 11 October 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Begin by placing yourself in God’s presence. This week, we have learned of the silent presence of God, the need to trust, the confidence to call out. Give thanks for a God who leans towards us, who offers relationship, reconciliation and healing. Even in hard moments, there is grace. What small moments this week brought beauty, kindness, or grace? Where did you feel loved or supported, even in struggle? Look at the moments this week that w...
Oct 11, 2025•9 min
Friday 10 October 2025 Today is Friday the 10th of October, in the 27th week of Ordinary Time. The community of Taizé sing Wait for the Lord. ‘Wait for the Lord, his day is near. Wait for the Lord, be strong, take heart.’ Today’s reading is from the Prophet Joel. Joel 1:13-15 Put on sackcloth and lament, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, pass the night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God! Grain-offering and drink-offering are withheld from the house of your God. Sanctify a f...
Oct 10, 2025•12 min
Thursday 9 October 2025 Today is Thursday the 9th of October, in the 27th week of Ordinary Time. As I begin to pray today, what is on my mind? And what is in my heart? Am I feeling happy with life? Calm? Serene? Or perhaps tired, frustrated, fed up? God knows me better than I know myself, so I can be honest with God about my feelings, and place myself now, as I really am, before the Lord. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 11:5-13 And [Jesus] said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a...
Oct 09, 2025•13 min
Wednesday 8 October 2025 Today is Wednesday the 8th of October, in the 27th week of Ordinary Time. Jon Guerra sings, ‘The Lord’s Prayer’. Our Father in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come, thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our sins As we forgive them that sin against us Lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom And the power And the glory Forever Amen Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke...
Oct 08, 2025•13 min
Tuesday 7 October 2025 Today is Tuesday the 7th of October, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, in the 27th week of Ordinary Time. Juliano Ravanello sings the Magnificat; Mary’s Song: ‘He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.’ Today’s reading i...
Oct 07, 2025•13 min
Monday 6 October 2025 Today is Monday the 6th of October, in the 27th week of Ordinary Time. Madison Cunningham sings, ‘Little Things with Great Love’. Perhaps there are little things you could do with great love today. In the garden of our Savior, no flower grows unseen; His kindness rains like water on every humble seed. No simple act of mercy escapes His watchful eye — for there is One who loves me: His hand is over mine. In the kingdom of the heavens, no suff’ring is unknown; each tear that ...
Oct 06, 2025•13 min
Sunday 5 October 2025 Today is Sunday the 5th of October, beginning the 27th week of Ordinary Time. Eliza King sings, ‘Christ Abides’. Can you make the words of this song your own today? In the crowded thoughts, You are an open space And I hear Your voice, calling me to come away Where the eagles fly, You're raising me high with You To heavenly places, heavenly places I have the mind of Christ My portion is His perfect peace For Christ abides with me I'll seek You, Lord, and here in Your shadow ...
Oct 05, 2025•12 min
