Today’s theme is ‘To God be the glory’. Ultimately the goal of Christian life is to glorify God eternally. How do we give glory to God? How do we glorify God when everything belongs to God.

We can taste and experience God’s glory and take part in giving glory to God. We look to our blessed mother and St Irenaeus of Lyon who said, ‘The glory of God is when humanity is full alive.’

We are not fully alive as sin is within us. What does being fully alive mean?

In the Magnificat- ‘my soul glorifies the Lord’- Mary did that by living a God-centred life, in God’s grace, allowing the attributes of God in her person.

What do we mean when we say, ‘Glory be to God’?

It means that we radiate attributes of God and are loving to people such that others are able to experience the lovingness of God- that’s how we glorify God. Let us be vessels, instruments to radiate the love of God.

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Peter Wee, C.Ss.R. (14 February 2026)

Beginning with the story of a little girl drawing God, Fr. Glenn reminds us that although we cannot see God directly, we encounter Him in the love we show one another.

Through the painful story associated with Holocaust and "Where is God?", Fr. Glenn points to the Cross, where God is present in love and sacrifices. Doubt is not the opposite of faith. Even Jesus experienced abandonment on the Cross, and saints endured the "dark night of the soul." These moments do not destroy faith; they purify and deepen it.

True faith is never passive as shown with the centurion's trust and Mary's loving service to Elizabeth. Fr. Glenn invites us, in our own struggles, to pray with the faith: "Lord, just say the word, and it will be healed."

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Glenn De Cruz, C.Ss.R. (2 February 2026)

Fr. Terence shares candidly about receiving both appreciation and complaint letters in the Church. While genuine feedback is always welcomed, a recent letter stirred something deeper in him — not because of the issue raised, but because of the spirit in which it was written.

This experience led him to invite everyone to reflect on how we discern and challenge one another as a faith community. Do we come to Church with gratitude, seeing it as a privilege to worship together? Or do we come with entitlement, expecting everything to be done according to our comfort and preferences?

Fr. Terence reminds us that true discernment is rooted in humility, love, and openness in a Christ-like way, and are we willing to be part of the solution.

Growth in a faith community requires each of us to take shared responsibility — and to challenge one another with humility and love.

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Terence Wee, C.Ss.R. (31 January 2026)

The parable of the rich fool - Luke 12:16-21

Is faith still relevant in a world of modern technology and AI? Where is God’s place when resources are abundant and information readily available?

Br. Celestine reflects that worldly wealth should not become idols. Pride and despair are the devil’s work. Prayer is an expression of our love and trust in God.

We pray “that we may never grow so proud as to think we can do without God or religion “. Let us mean what we say and pray what we mean.

Novena devotion by Br Celestine Toh, C.Ss.R. (24 Jan 2026)

In today's homily, Fr. Vincent directs us to St John the Baptist who points us to Christ, the Lamb of God—gentle and sacrificial—who takes away the sins of the world. Fr. Vincent reminds us that God sent His Son not to condemn us, but to redeem us, offering hope, peace, and love.

Life is filled with struggles—health, work, family, and studies—but God continues to love us as sinners and desires our redemption. Our weekly Saturday devotions to Mother Mary show our trust in her intercession and our confidence in God’s mercy.

May we remain encouraged and hopeful, living not for ourselves alone, but as disciples of Jesus, for the good of all.

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Vincent Low, C.Ss.R. (17 January 2026)

As we embark on this new year of 2026, we look towards the new year. We are optimistic and wish for a better year ahead, but is there such a thing as a better year? Instead of that, we ask - "will I become a better person this year?" or "someone freer, liberated, more trusting, joyful, more rooted in relationship with God and one another." A better year may not mean no setbacks, no suffering. Yet we must acknowledge that anxieties and worries are part of our human condition and we can be plagued by them.

St Paul reminds us in Phil 4:6-7 – Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Let us force on God and let God do what He does.

We can’t stop the storm or the heatwave or disasters or nasty people. Let us depend on Christ and let God shape us. Let us have God at the centre of our being - so that in trusting the will of God, we go through our lives still being joyful and celebrating what life has in front of us.

Our worries do not save us, but trust saves us, when we rely on God. Our smallest concerns and greatest fear then become our greatest confidence; our anxieties lose its grip on us and this year becomes a better year because we have a better me.

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Eugene Lee, C.Ss.R. (10 January 2026)

On Christmas Eve 2024, the late Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year by opening the Holy Doors, which now draw to a close on the Solemnity of the Epiphany. While the physical doors close, we are reminded that the door that truly matters is the door of our hearts - called to remain open in mercy, love, and forgiveness. Crossing the Holy Doors was an invitation to encounter God's mercy and to become doors of mercy to others. As we begin the new year with the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, we are assured that we are not alone - Jesus is Emmanuel, God is with us. Guided by Mary, we entrust ourselves to the Lord, praying that His face may shine upon us and grant us peace.

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Sikstus Bapa Atawolo, C.Ss.R. (3 January 2026)

For our Lord, this phrase refers to mothers. The first person every human being relates to is your mother. And Mary is the mother who rocked the cradle of Jesus.

In this Christmas season, Fr Glenn reflects on the birth of Jesus, the truth that changes everything. God has chosen to come close to us. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us”

God did not save us from afar, through Mary, He entered our human condition to share in our joys, struggles, hopes and our fears.

Yet on Christmas Eve, there was no room for the Holy Family at the inn, every room was occupied. Similarly, most of us do not reject Jesus, we are simply too busy, our lives are too full of everything else. However, the innkeeper offered what he could, a stable. This gives us hope, because all Jesus needs is a small space, a humble heart that be made holy by welcoming Jesus. Pope Leo calls us to make room for Jesus in our hearts, to help one another.

Mary is the hand that rocks the cradle, that’s why we ask for her intercession.

Let us ask ourselves, with the help of Mary, the mother of Jesus, what small space can I offer Jesus?

Novena Devotion by Fr Glenn De Cruz, C.Ss.R. (27 December 2025)