It is 30th April 2016. We are celebrating the memorial of Our Lady, Mother of Africa. May our beloved mother Mary intercede for the children of Africa so as to live in dignity, harmony, peace and blessings of the Holy Spirit. The readings are from Acts 16:1-10; and the Gospel from John 15:18-21. The first […]
It is 29th April 2016. We celebrate the Feast of St Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church, Patroness of Europe. At the age of 28 she received the stigmata and died at the age of 33. She is invoked against fire, deadly diseases and headaches. In her writing titled ‘Dialogue,’ she stresses, “Never consider […]
It is 28th April 2016. The readings are from Acts 15:7-21; and the Gospel from John 15:9-11. The first reading describes what was discussed in the first council of the Church in Jerusalem, which is the model of all our discussions and deliberations in the church. It is the masterpiece of a democratic procedure followed […]
It is 27th April 2016. The readings are from Acts 15:1-6; and the Gospel from John 15:1-8. The first reading welcomes Paul and Barnabas from the first missionary journey. On their arrival, they had to deal with the issue whether the non-Jews needed circumcision in order to be recipients of salvation and to be Christians. […]
It is 26th April 2016. The readings are from Acts 14:19-28; and the Gospel from John 14:27-31. In the first reading, we witness the courageous Paul who was stoned nearly to death. St. Paul was stoned by the Jews and not allowed to preach. Number of stones were too many St. Paul got collapsed, dragged […]
It is 25th April 2016. We celebrate the Feast of St Mark, the Evangelist. The readings are from 1Peter 5:5-14; and the Gospel from Mark 16:15-20. The Gospel of Mark is unique, brief, deep and the earliest manuscript nearer to the oral tradition. Being a friend of St. Peter, he presented a Gospel faithful to […]
It is 24th April 2016. The Fifth Sunday of Easter. The readings are from Acts 14:21-27; Revelations 21:1-5; and the Gospel from John 13:31-35. In the first reading, the apostles Paul and Barnabas injecting new spirit in to the believers to persevere in their faith. New things begin to happen when someone is willing to […]
It is 23rd April 2016. The readings are from Acts 13:44-52; and the Gospel from John 14:7-14. The first reading illustrates the enormous response to the preaching of Sts. Paul and Barnabas. The works of healing is on the increase because of the Good News. As the response increased, so the oppositions and persecutions too […]
It is 22nd April 2016. The readings are from Acts 13:26-33; and the Gospel from John 14:1-6. In the first reading, we continue to witness the teaching of St. Paul to the Jews and the Gentiles explaining them in detail about the plan of God for saving us and showing an extraordinary interests in our […]
It is 21st April 2016. The readings are from Acts 13:13-25; and the Gospel from John 13:16-20. In the first reading, we witness St. Paul took the lead in explaining the scriptures To make the devout Jews to accept Jesus, Paul began explaining the covenant and led them to understand the person of Christ Jesus […]