It is 31st August 2017. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; and the Gospel from Matthew 24:42-51. In the first reading, St. Paul after hearing from St. Timothy about faith and love among the Thessalonians urging them to extend their love and faith to the whole human race. Love and faith must not be […]
It is 30th August 2017. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:27-32. The first reading brings out the most essential truth about the Word of God. The sermons we listen regularly is God’s Word through the help of a human person and the word we receive daily does have […]
It is 29th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the passion and Beheading of St John the Baptist, the forerunner for the Lord. We read in the entrance antiphon, “I spoke, O Lord, of your decrees before kings, and not confounded; I pondered your commands and love them greatly.” (Ps.119:46). A saint lived and […]
It is 28th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:13-22. We read the first writing of the New Testament. This letter was written right after fifty year of the Resurrection of the Lord […]
It is 27th August 2017. We celebrate the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today is a landmark faith experience for 97 of our Catholics who are going to be Confirmed by His Grace Alex Thomas and 32 young ones are receiving the Lord first time. Today they will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and the […]
It is 26th August 2017. The readings are from Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:1-12. God fulfils whatever God planned through human interactions. In the first reading, a faithful Ruth married a man of her father-in-law’s tribe named Boaz and eventually gave birth to a son whose grandson was King David. […]
It is 25th August 2017. We celebrate the memorials of Sts. Louis and Joseph Calasanz, priest: The readings are from Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14-16, 22; and the Gospel from Matthew 22:34-40. The first reading from the Book of Ruth offers a powerful example for all those who go through human loss yet to demonstrate love […]
It is 24th August 2017. We celebrate the Feast of St Bartholomew, the Apostle. Bartholomew is generally identified with Nathanael, who was admired and appreciated by Jesus himself. Jesus complimented him saying, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.” (John 1:47). Jesus promised him greater things for his transparency, […]
It is 23rd August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Rose of Lima, Virgin. The readings are from Judges 9:6-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:1-16. Gideon, who strongly believed that God is the king of Israel, while one of his seventy-two sons, Abimelech thought differently and killed all his 70 brothers except Jotham […]