It is 31st August 2016. The readings are 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; and the Gospel from Luke 4:38-44. The first reading explains that it is God who brings growth in everything we do. The praise and glory belongs to God not for the fellow workers. Each one is called by God to accomplish something in the […]
It is 29th August 2016. We celebrate the Passion of St. John the Baptist. The readings are from Jer.1:17-19 and the Gospel from Mk.6:17-29. We read in the entrance antiphon of the Eucharist, “I spoke, O Lord, of your decrees before kings, and was not confounded; I pondered your commands and loved them greatly.” (Ps.119:46). […]
It is 28th August 2016. It is The Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from the book of Sirach 3:17-20, 28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24; and the Gospel from Luke 14:1, 7-14. The first reading encourages us to be humble in order to win favours from the Lord. “Humble yourself the more, the greater […]
It is 27th August 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Monica. The readings are from1 Corinthians 1:26-31; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:14-30. The first reading inculcates in us that trusting in the wisdom of God makes a difference in doing what exactly God wants from us. We must never forget our humble beginnings. […]
It is 26th August 2016. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:1-13. St. Paul teaches us that there is a profound meaning and reason for our suffering in the Cross of our Lord. True and everlasting wisdom comes from the Cross. Our hope and salvation is in and through […]
It is 25th August 2016. We celebrate the memorial of Saints Louis and Joseph Calasan, the priests. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 24:42-51. In the first reading, St. Paul begins the letter with the positive note of appreciation and encouraging to be set apart and be holy because […]
It is 24th August 2016. We celebrate the feast day of St. Bartholomew, the Apostle. He preached in Arabia and India. He was martyred being scourged alive in Armenia. The entrance Antiphon of the Eucharist invites us to “proclaim the salvation of God day by day; tell among the nations God’s glory.” (Ps.96:2). We too […]
It is 23rd August 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St. Rose of Lima. The readings are from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:23-26. The first reading warns us not to be excited too much or to panic scrupulously over the second coming of our Lord Jesus. His coming cannot be […]
It is 22nd August 2016. We celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. This feast commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary’s special role in Christ’s redemption. Even though she is not the source of grace, she is the channel of graces and rightly called the Mediatrix. So, we read in the entrance antiphon that “at […]