It is 30th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Jerome, the Priest and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Job 38:1, 12-21, 40:3-5; and the Gospel from Luke 10:13-16. The first reading presents with the most important section of the book of Job in which we read God clarifies Job […]

It is 29th September 2016. We celebrate the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, the Archangels. The entrance antiphon of the mass reads, “Bless the Lord, all you his angels, mighty in power, fulfilling his word, and heeding his voice.” (Ps.103:20). This feast is called Michaelmas. Michael means “Who is like God”; Gabriel is […]

It is 28th September 2016. The readings are from Job 9:1-16; and the Gospel from Luke 9:57-62. The first reading teaches us that God is always right and no one understand the mind and the ways of God. God is too great to be comprehended by human minds yet faith always attempts to do so. […]

It is 27th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Vincent de Paul, the Priest. He attracted many diocesan priests to join him for the salvation of the poor. Through his retreats to the priests and lay people, he encouraged many to be charitable to the poor practically. He founded the Congregation of the […]

It is 26th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the martyrs. The readings are from Job 1:6-22; and the Gospel from Luke 9:46-50. We begin to read from the Book of Job this week. We encounter the man of God, Job as the exemplar of faith and a model of […]

It is 25th September 2016. It is the twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Amos 6:1, 4-7; 1Timothy 6:11-16; and the Gospel from Luke 16:19-31. The first reading speaks of the indifference and heartless insensitivity of the rich people and the rulers towards the poor. Since they lived in luxury, they did […]

It is 24th September 2016. The readings are from Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1-8; and the Gospel from Luke 9:43-45. The first readings invites us to enjoy the prime time of our lives responsibly and to be reminded that God will demand the account of our living when we are at the evening of our lives. The most […]

It is 23rd September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Pius of Pietrelcina, lovingly called St. Padre Pio, Priest and Confessor. My most beloved and admired saint of my life as a Capuchin Friar is St. Padre Pio. St. Pio, a Capuchin Friar was ordained a priest in 1910. He suffered ill-health repeatedly. Soon […]

It is 22nd September 2016. The readings are from Ecclesiastes 1:2-11; and the Gospel from Luke 9:7-9. The first reading informs us that Except God everything under the Sun is changing. God alone is permanent. God exists in every fabric of creation. Man explores the newness by connecting with God. There is a constant flow […]

It 21st September 2016. We celebrate the Feast day of St Matthew the Apostle and the Evangelist. The readings are from Ephesians 4:1-7; and the Gospel from Matthew 9:9-13. St. Matthew was called by Jesus for a life of loving others by accepting and recognizing him even though the world has rejected and despised him. […]