It is 19th March. We celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Lent. The readings are from Exodus 17:3-7; the second reading is from Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; and the Gospel from John 4:5-42. All civilizations are born and preserved near the source of water. The existence of water means living. Blossoming or dooming of any civilization depended […]
It is 18th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the church. The readings are from Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; and the Gospel from Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. The first reading convinces us that God is so merciful beyond the understanding of human reasoning. We are gently reminded that […]
It is 17th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Patrick, the Bishop. The readings are from Gen. 37:3-4,12-13, 17-28 and the Gospel from Mt. 21:33-43, 45-46. The first reading describes that Joseph is the prefigure of Jesus. Joseph was betrayed, rejected, suffered and sold. In this process of all the sufferings and pain, […]
It is 16th March 2017. The readings are from Jeremiah 17:5-10; and the Gospel from Luke 16:19-31. In the first reading Jeremiah speaks about two kinds of people. One type solely believes in their own flesh and their riches and the other type of people are the ones who put their entire trust in God […]
It is 15 March 2017. The readings are from Jeremiah 18:18-20; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:17-28. The first reading offers hope and protection to all those who go through pain, disappointment and suffering for those who have worked for the welfare of the others yet being blamed. As Jeremiah is presented as the person […]
It is 14th March 2017. The readings are from Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:1-12. The first reading is the open invitation to all the leaders, parents and care-givers. The Lenten sacrifices include much more than a personal repentance of being sorry for what we have done so far. It is the […]
It is13th March 2017. The readings are from Daniel 9:4-10; and the Gospel from Luke 6:36-38. The first reading teaches us that we constantly sin yet God is consistently merciful. We all need to learn this divine quality of being merciful at all times no matter how low we have been treated by others. There […]
It is 12th March 2017. We celebrate the second Sunday of the Lent. The readings are from Genesis 12:1-4; the second reading is from 2 Timothy 1:8-10; and the Gospel is from Matthew 17:1-9. The readings invite us to change inwardly and be in touch with our very true selves which would like to shine. […]
It is11th March 2017. The readings are from Deuteronomy 26:16-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:43-48. The readings are inviting us to come out of our comfort zones of being in company with those who are familiarized with us. In the first reading, God invites us to put our entire being to respond to the […]