Trinity Chapel, Discovery Bay - Visitation Parish

02/06/2026

3 June (Wednesday)
9th Week in Ordinary Time (II)
SS CHARLES LWANGA
3 AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs
2 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 122 (123):1-2;
Mk 12:18-27 (Ps Wk I)
While Paul, apostle of Christ, usually wrote to early Christian
communities he founded or visited, here is a letter to an
individual, Timothy. Paul met Timothy in his travels, and
discovering Timothy’s good reputation among people, he
called Timothy to follow him in his travels. Paul missions
Timothy by witnessing to his own life, bearing many
hardships and still on fire with the mission of Jesus to bring
the Good News. Paul assures Timothy of God’s Spirit at work
with “power, love and self-control.” Do we feel that fervour to
carry out Christ’s call to us? Will you be bold enough to defend
the faith?
From as early as the account of the temptations in the
desert, Jesus had to defend Himself and what the Father had
revealed to His people. These rebuttals continued right
through His life. The Sadducees were the religious aristocrats
who held on to the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible,
as authoritative. While rejecting bodily resurrection, they
present Jesus with a rather exaggerated example to see what
He will say or do. This time, Jesus the Teacher, brings them
back to what is said in Exodus 3 that is in the Pentateuch itself,
that our God is the God of the living, not of the dead. The
Sadducees experience the authority of Jesus. Jesus is the
Resurrection and the Life. We hope to live eternally with Him,
the Father, the angels and the saints.
PRAYER Lord Jesus, help us to remain steadfast in our faith in
times of adversity.

02/06/2026

6月2日​
常年期第九週 星期二
伯多祿後書　3:12-15,17-18
聖詠　90[89]:2,3-4,10,14,16
馬爾谷福音　12:13-17
創世紀記載人是按照天主的肖像而造成的（創1:26-27）。從此，人烙上了天主的印記，人的身上反映著天主的肖像。人的生命是屬於天主的，人生活在天主所創造的這個世界上。天主的生命是人要在這個世界上關心自己的靈魂，活出真善美聖，按照天主給人的良知和聖善去生活，活出良善、真誠、信實，不因世上環境變化而改變自己這顆心意，不被這個世界同化，不將信仰變成獲得現世各種物質利益的工具，讓天主的肖像常住心中，不讓恐懼、懷疑、不信、嫉忌佔據自己的內心與靈魂，活出身為天主子女的自由，因為人是天主的肖像。
天主，求祢教導我們詳數年歲，使我們達到內心的智慧。求祢歸來，尚待何時？求祢快來憐恤祢的僕役！使我們清晨即飽享祢的慈愛，讓我們能歡欣鼓舞天天愉快！

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01/06/2026

2 June (Tuesday)
9th Week in Ordinary Time (II)
SS MARCELLINUS AND PETER, Martyrs
2 Pt 3:11-15, 17-18; Ps 89 (90):2-4, 10, 14, 16;
Mk 12:13-17 (Ps Wk I)
A new heaven and a new earth – it certainly seems like
an attractive option, for the old earth is in pretty sad shape
right now. This hopeful new earth would be a place where
righteousness would be at home, for at present,
righteousness seems like an unwelcome guest in our old earth
at times. But a lot depends on us – St Peter encourages us to
grow in grace and knowledge, so that we can act as leaven in
our world – to make it a new earth.
Should we pay taxes to Caesar or not? It seems like a no-
win question. If Jesus answers yes, He is a traitor to His
people; if He answers no, then He is a rebel against Rome.
But Jesus is smarter than His tormentors. Using a coin as a
prop, He points to the image of Caesar and says to give to
Caesar only what belongs to him, but to give to God what
belongs to God. But as a faithful Jew, Jesus believes that the
entire world belongs to God, so Caesar would actually get
nothing. Jesus never allows Himself to be backed into a corner
or forced to choose one side over another. As far as we are
able, we should do the same. Give God’s answer – it always
works. In doing so, we can transform this old earth into a new
earth.
PRAYER Lord Jesus, grant me wisdom in my dealings
with others.

31/05/2026

1June (Monday)
9th Week in Ordinary Time (II)
ST JUSTIN, Martyr
2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 90 (91):1-2, 14-16;
Mk 12:1-12 (Ps Wk I)
Jesus was most concerned about people who were rejected.
In His time, the marginalised were the lepers, the orphans,
the widows and others who did not fit the norms of society.
Tax collectors were much hated and branded “sinners” and
scorned by their Jewish community. But Jesus stood up to
those who excluded them! Jesus welcomed the marginalised.
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus confronts rejection
squarely. Ironically, it was the people He was sent to bring
the Good News to who rejected Him, just as they had
rejected the prophets before Him. In the end, Jesus was
“unsuccessful” – He was killed by these people. But Jesus
was most “fruitful!” Death on the cross was not the last
word. Resurrection and glory have the last word. You and
I, followers of Jesus, are the fruitfulness of Jesus’ mission.
One of the challenges of the Church today is that it’s
behaving more as a human organisation – concerned more
with “doing things right” than doing “the right thing;” more
concerned with talking and preaching about the
marginalised than doing one’s part in helping the marginalised
right before us! We talk about “walking alongside the poor, the
vulnerable, and the marginalised,” but we walk past beggars
trying to beg for money by selling tissue paper. That’s the kind
of rejection Jesus was pointing out in today’s Gospel reading.
PRAYER Lord Jesus, may I never pass You by when I pass by
the marginalised.

30/05/2026

31 May (Sunday)
MOST HOLY TRINITY (A)
Ex 34:4-6,8-9; (Rs Ps) Dan 3:52-56;
2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18 (Ps Prop)
Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the
Most Holy Trinity. For centuries, many wise, learned and
holy persons have attempted to explain the Mystery of the
Holy Trinity. Interestingly, however, until this day, it remains
one of the most difficult dogmas of the Church for Catholics
to understand.
The Scripture readings today show us “glimpses” of the
Trinity. The first reading narrates how, on encountering
God, Moses proclaims, “Lord, Lord, a God of tenderness and
compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness.”
In his letter, St Paul blesses the believers in Corinth with the
words, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” In his
Gospel, John reveals that “God loves the world so much that
He gave His only Son…” so that the world might be saved.
While revealing only “glimpses” of the Trinity, the
readings in fact also present to us with the true essence
of the Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity — that God is love.
The Father, Son and Spirit share a profound communion of
love, a love which they pour out upon the whole of creation.
Each Person of the Holy Trinity is involved in an eternal and
loving relationship with each other and with the whole of
humanity. They invite us too, to a free response of loving
God and loving others.
PRAYER Most Holy Trinity, teach us to love as You do.

30/05/2026

5月30日
​常年期第八週 星期六
猶達書　17,20-25
聖詠　63[62]:2,3-4,5-6
馬爾谷福音　11:27-33
人在追尋永恆的大道上，當天主成為唯一及一切時，生命和自由，不得不讓路。「因你的慈愛比命更寶貴」（詠63:4）— 聖詠作者揉合了人生體驗和對天主的切望。神人之間生死相繫的契合，活活地在主耶穌及所有殉道者身上演繹。見證和致命，兩辭相連。為真道服役的人，甘願接受磨難，以保良心及信念上的純潔，寧死都要見證所信仰的天主。
見證真道，既要求主耶穌辨識玄機的智慧，一份不含政治的沉著應戰、溫厚敦和；也要求在聖神內祈禱的至聖信德，俾穩立在堅定的信仰根基，裝備力量和勇氣，為信仰打一場好仗。
我們因著主的恩惠，以不同方式被派遣作祂的使者，依循祂的推動，度立於時代的見證生活。願意為真理而淪為異見者，縱使備受排斥，或在毫無指望的大氣候，對未來、對人類、對歷史的主人，仍抱著喜樂和信心，默默將生命獻上。
主耶穌基督，我們期望賴祢的仁慈，無畏以生命為祢作證，並入於永生。

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29/05/2026

30 May (Saturday)
8th Week in Ordinary Time
Jude 1:17, 20-25; Ps 62 (63):2-6;
Mk 11:27-33 (Ps Wk IV)
A Catch-22 situation is a paradoxical, no-win situation where
a person cannot avoid a problem because of contradictory
rules or limitations. The chief priests and elders tried to
entrap Jesus but it was the Lord who turned the tables,
putting them into a Catch-22 situation. They could not admit
that the Lord’s message was divine or human, the former out
of pride and the latter out of fear of the crowds. They asked
about the Lord’s authority for teaching, questioning Him about
the origins of His message. This question should not even
have emerged if they had listened carefully to what Jesus had
to say, understanding the man and the message fully.
The beauty of the Lord’s message is that it comes from
someone who is both God and human, translating and
transforming the divine message into something that we
human persons can understand. There is no confusion or
contradiction in the message if we receive it with humility
and grace, not accepting it out of fear but because it’s
something that we truly desire. And when we look deeper
into the message of love that the Lord brings to us, we realise
how straightforward the message is. We receive God’s
love because it’s freely given to us without complication
or limitation. And that’s the truth. We pray for the grace
of humility to receive the Lord’s message of love fully
and wholeheartedly.
PRAYER God, I pray with my faith as my foundation, and in the
Holy Spirit, so that I may grow in my relationship with You.

29/05/2026