It is 20th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of Sts. Andrea Kim Taegon, Paul Chong, and their companions, the martyrs. Kim Taegon Andrea was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is the patron saint of Korea. Just like his father, he stood for his faith. He was tortured and beheaded. The readings are from […]
It is 19th September 2016. The readings are from Proverbs 3:27-34; and the Gospel from Luke 8:16-18. The first reading teaches us that how to live with our neighbours peacefully. There are five things mentioned which are prohibited in relating with our neighbours. We must not refuse kindness, never to chase someone in need when […]
It is 18th September 2016. We celebrate the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Amos 8:4-7; 1Timothy 2:1-8; and the Gospel from Luke 16:1-13. In the first reading, the Prophet Amos instructs us that we must be fair in dealing with the poor. We are asked to examine our attitude towards the […]
It is 17th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, the Bishop and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49; and the Gospel from Luke 8:4-15. St. Paul teaches the Corinthians that our earthly body will have to go through the radical and complete transformation in order […]
It is 16th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Cornelius, the Pope and St Cyprian, the Bishop, the Martyrs. The readings are from1 Corinthians 15:12-20; and the Gospel from Luke 8:1-3. The first reading teaches us that the cross and resurrection of Jesus are the centre of our faith. “If our hope in […]
It is 15th September 2016. We are celebrating the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. The readings are from Hebrews 5:7-9; and the Gospel from John 19:25-27. The Seven Sorrows are these: Simeon’s Prophecy about the sword of sorrow (Lk 2:34-35); The Flight of Joseph, Mary and Jesus into Egypt (Mt 2:13); The Loss of […]
It is 14th September 2016. We celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We pray in the entrance antiphon of the Holy Mass, “We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered.” (Gal.6:14). The readings […]
It is 13th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St John Chrysostom, the Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31; and the Gospel from Luke 7:11-17. In the first reading, St. Paul illustrates the Church as the Body of Christ symbolising our human body with its […]
It is 11th September 2016. We are in the The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time and the readings are from Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; 1Timothy 1:12-17; and the Gospel from Luke 15:1-32. The reconciliation and repentance is not only a communal act but also personal choice. In the first reading, the people of Israel turned away […]
It is 10th September 2016. The reading are from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; and the Gospel from Luke 6:43-49. In the first reading, St Paul tells us that the bond of unity is the resourceful state to feel the oneness of the mystical body of Christ. With all our weaknesses, and human vulnerability, and failures in […]