It is 22nd August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of Mary. Pope Pius XII proclaimed this feast in 1954 he pointed out that Mary deserves the title “Queen” and “Mother” because of her closeness in associating herself with the redemptive work of Jesus, for her extraordinarily perfect holiness and unceasing intercession for […]

It is 21st August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Pope St Pius X. The readings are from Judges 2:11-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:16-22. We begin reading the book of Judges in which we reflect that the people of Israel deserted the way of the Lord and do all kinds of evil against […]

It is 20th August 2017. We celebrate the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; the Second reading is from Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; and the Gospel from Matthew 15:21-28. God calls us to experience Him in fullness when we are faithful to Him. In the first reading God wants to […]

It is 19th August 2017. The readings are from Joshua 24:14-29; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:13-15. In the 1st reading, it is said that Joshua died at a hundred and ten years old. A perfect leader is the one who unites all people and make them to pledge their allegiance to God before the […]

It is 18th August 2017. The readings are from Joshua 24:1-13; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:3-12. In the first reading Joshua recounts the history to the people of God focusing on how God brought them out of slavery and fought wars on behalf of them and offered them the land that they never labored […]

It is 17th August 2017. The readings are from Joshua 3:7-11, 13-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-19:1. We begin reading from the Book of Joshua where we reflect about the presence of God is among the people as they march towards the Promised Land. Some people take upon themselves leaderships for their agenda to […]

It is 16th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The readings are from Deuteronomy 34:1-12; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:15-20. The first reading presents us with the death of Moses and the emergence of a new leader in the person of Joshua. It is good for any leader in […]

It is 15th August 2017. We celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady into Heaven. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII issued the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus, in which he proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption: “Mary, the immaculate perpetually Virgin Mother of God, after the completion of her earthly life, […]

It is 14th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St.Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and martyr. A franciscan friar who volunteered to die for family in the death camp during the second world war. He is the patron saint of families, prisoners, drug addicts, and journalists. readings are from Deuteronomy 10:12-22; and the Gospel from Matthew […]

It is 12th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. Early married and widowed mother with four children inspired by St. Francis de Sales, founded the Congregation of the Visitation giving the utmost importance to the personal and prayerful visit to the sick. She is the patron saint of forgotten […]