It is 21 January 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Agnes, Virgin and Martyr. The readings are from Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14; and the Gospel from Mark 3:20-21. The first reading clears our understanding on personal sanctification to the core. It is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ restores our inner holiness day by […]

It is 20th January 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Sts. Fabian and Sebastian, the Martyrs. The readings are from Hebrews 8:6-13; and the Gospel from Mark 3:13-19. The first reading clarifies the need for the new covenant of grace and mercy which was offered by Jesus our High Priest through His one and irreplaceable […]

It is 19th January 2017. The readings are from Hebrews 7:25-8:6; and the Gospel from Mark 3:7-12. The first reading elaborates the priesthood of Christ. The passages reveals the qualities of the ideal high priest. “For it was fitting that we should have the ideal high priest to be holy, innocent and uncontaminated, beyond the […]

It is 18th January 2017. The readings are from Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17; and the Gospel from Mark 3:1-6. The first reading describes the prototype of high priest in the person of Melchizedek, king and priest.(Gen.14:18-21). He is the king of justice and peace. Jesus is our high priest for ever. “For it was about Him […]

It is 17th January 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Antony of Egypt, the Abbot. The readings are from Hebrews 6:10-20; and the Gospel from Mark 2:23-28. The first reading is a kind of a prelude to the discourse on Jesus Christ, the High Priest. Today’s passages stresses the importance of having hope like […]

It is 16th January 2017. The readings are from Hebrews 5:1-10; and the Gospel from Mark 2:18-22. The first reading continues to explain the identity of Christ contrasting with the High Priest of the Old Testament. The fundamental task of the priest is to bring God closer to the life of people. No one can […]

It is 15th January 2017. We celebrate the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; the second reading is from 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; and the Gospel from John 1:29-34. The first reading presents the Servant of Yahweh to bring the salvation to the suffering humanity and will be the light […]

It is 14th January 2017. The readings are from Hebrews 4:12-16; and the Gospel from Mark 2:13-17. The first reading places the importance on the power of the Word of God and Jesus, the High Priest. The words of the person bring out the state of the mind. It is indeed the powerful instrument that […]

It is 13th January 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Hilary, the Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. He defended the Church against those who denied the divinity of Christ. He is invoked against snakes. The readings are from Hebrews 4:1-5, 11; and the Gospel from Mark 2:1-12. The first reading speaks about […]

It is 12th January 2017 . The readings are from Hebrews 3:7-14; and the Gospel from Mark 1:40-45. The first reading points out how people of Israel rebelled against God and Moses. It was a wilful pushing God away from their lives. When we continue to live in sin, we harden our hearts and develop […]