It is 8th December 2016. We celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. May I wish all of you a very happy feast of our Beloved Mother Mary, who conceived without sin. Mother Mary, pray for us all sinners and lead our souls to Christ. The feast recalls the conception […]

It is 7th December 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Ambrose, the Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. His intellectual contributions in the administration of the Church at large was remarkable. He was the spiritual instrument for the return of St. Augustine to his faith. The readings are from Isaiah 40:25-31; and the […]

It is 6th December 2016. We celebrate the memory of St. Nicholas, the Bishop. He is the one introduced the character of Santa Clause. He is the patron of children, sailors, and ships providing them safe voyage, prisoners, the unjustly condemned, and the patron for young women seeking marriage partners. The readings are from Isaiah […]

It is 5th December 2016. The readings are from Isaiah 35:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 5:17-26. The first reading offers hope to all who read this passage telling that God himself will come to save us. This is the message of consolation given to those who were in the exile of Babylonian. The sin […]

It is 4th December 2016. We enter into the Second Sunday of the Advent. We light a second purple candle to represent the hope of Christ coming to the world. The word “hope” has two meanings in the Bible. The first one is the sense of eager anticipation or waiting and the second is a […]

It is 3rd December 2016. We celebrate the feast day of St Francis Xavier, Priest. He is one of the prominent missionaries in the history of the Church. He is one of the patrons of missions. His prayer to the Lord was, “Give me souls.” His thirst for souls urged him to go to the […]

It is 02nd December 2016. We celebrate the first Friday dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. We must approach the Sacrament of Reconciliation and thereafter to receive the Holy Communion. The readings are from Isaiah 29:17-24; and the Gospel from Matthew 9:27-31. The first reading instils hope in each one of us by […]