It is 31st October 2015. The readings are from Rom. 11:1-2a,11-12, 25-29 and the Gospel from Lk.14:1,7-11. In the first reading, St. Paul wants to convince us categorically that God never rejects God’s people. God’s fidelity is unquestionable. God saves God’s people individually. Salvation of the soul belongs to God; it is personal and specific. […]

It is 30th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.9:1-5 and the Gospel from Lk.14:1-6. The first reading talks about the salvation of the Jews. It is very hard for someone to accept and love Christ Jesus, if they did not believe in Him. Our love of God would become integral when we begin to […]

It is 29th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.8:31b-39 and the Gospel from Lk.13:31-35. The first reading assures that there is nothing can come between Christ and us or separate us. Christ Jesus is our Creed, Pleader and Judge. We do not need to be scared of anything that is created. We can all […]

It is 28th October 2015. We celebrate the Feast Day of Sts. Simon and Jude, the Apostles. The readings are Eph.2:19-22 and the Gospel from Lk.6:12-19. We read in the entrance antiphon that these are the holy men whom the Lord chose in his own perfect love; to them He gave eternal glory. St. Jude, […]

It is 27th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.8:18-25 and the Gospel from Lk.13:18-21. The first reading invites us to long for our original glory and purpose we lost through the sins. “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.” (Rom.8:19). We are saved by God’s grace […]

It is 26th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.8:12-17 and the Gospel from Lk.13:10-17. The first reading declares that there is life through the Spirit of God and inviting us not to live by the unspiritual self. Indeed, through the Spirit of God we have become the children of God. It is the Holy […]

It is 25th October 2015. It is 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Jer.31:7-9; Heb.5:1-6 and the Gospel from Mk. 10:46-52. In the first reading, God promises God’s people a joyful return from the exile. God leads the people of Israel from the captivity to freedom, from nothingness to the fullness and […]

It is 24th October 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the Bishop. The readings are from Rom.8:1-11 and the Gospel from Lk.13:1-9. The first reading speaks of the importance of the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit. For St. Paul, there is no distinction between Christ and the Spirit. Whenever we […]

It is 23rd October 2015. The readings are from Rom. 7:18-25a and the Gospel from Lk.12:54-59. The first reading brings out clearly the division within ourselves. We all wish to do good yet the evil pulls us apart by surprise. We do the things we truly hate to do. “For I do not do the […]

It is 22nd October 2015. The readings are from Rom.6:19-23 and the Gospel from Lk.12:49-53. In the first reading, St. Paul speaks of the power of sin. Sin destroys everything. Sin is at war with God and the values of the Kingdom from within. There is no good in sin. Sin destroys our relationship with […]