When topping up our Mass Rapid Transit Card gets us closer to our Destination, the same applies to topping up relationships with prayer and love.

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Novena Preaching @ Novena Church

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Come to the Novena Our weekly Novena Devotions are online and premiere "live" every Saturday morning - visit http://youtube.com/NovenaChurchsg Join us as we pray together in honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help.

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When topping up our Mass Rapid Transit Card gets us closer to our Destination, the same applies to topping up relationships with prayer and love.

Novena Preaching @ Novena Church

10 minutes 43 seconds

4 months ago

When topping up our Mass Rapid Transit Card gets us closer to our Destination, the same applies to topping up relationships with prayer and love.

In today's reflection from Matthew 19:16, we revisit the story of the rich young man who walked away sad because he could not part with his wealth to follow Jesus. This challenge reminds us of the cost of true discipleship: detachment, compassion, and wholehearted following.

We are also invited to reflect on the loneliness found in modern society - the song "The Most Peculiar Man" by Simon and Garfunkel or the Straits Times forum on seniors dying alone - and how technology, while helpful, can lead to emotional disconnection.

So, how can we live differently? Br. Celestine invites us to reflect on these 2 points:

1. Share family meals - be fully present, no handphones or TV, just sacred time together

2. Pray together - even a simple prayer like Our Father or Hail Pary can strengthen bonds

Just like topping up an MRT card gets us closer to our destination, topping up our relationships with time, prayer, and love brings us closer to one another and to God.

- Novena Devotion by Br. Celestine Toh, C.Ss.R. (5 July 2025)