It is 11th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Clare, Virgin and Religious. The first woman follower of St. Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a Franciscan religious order for women. She was the first to write the Rule of Life, the first monastic rule known to have been […]
It is 10th August 2017. We celebrate the Feast of St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr. Pope Sixtus II, when he was on his missionary journey to Spain met this young, energetic and exemplary man and brought him to Rome. Later, the Pope ordained St Lawrence as a deacon, and called him “archdeacon of Rome”, a […]
It is 9th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr the Patroness of Europe. A Jewish lady who was an atheist until her teenage. She got converted to Catholicism and was very much committed to suffer for Christ. She taught us that truth is not the […]
It is 8th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Dominic, a Priest. He founded the Dominican Order call the Order of Preachers who provided the city dwellers through their education to deal with their spiritual challenges. Before leaving the world, at his death bed, he encouraged his friars, “I leave to you as […]
It is 7th August 2017. We celebrate the memorials of Saints Xystus and companions, martyrs and St. Cajetan, a priest. The readings are from Numbers 11:4-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 14:13-21. In times of need and want, there is always someone to take necessary initiatives in bringing the matters to the table of the […]
It is 06th August 2017. We celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The readings are from Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; the second reading is from 2 Peter 1:16-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 17:1-9. The first reading depicts us with the vision of God in which the Son of God is portrayed as […]
It is 05th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. This is one of the four major basilicas in Rome. The readings are from Leviticus 25:1, 8-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 14:1-12. In the first reading, we are instructed to remember and celebrate the year […]
It is 04th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St John Mary Vianney, Priest. He is the patron for all the parish priests and a spiritual guide and role model for all the priests. He demonstrated through his simple and holy life that the subjective holiness is a paramount important for the objective of […]
It is 03rd August 2017. The readings are from Exod.40:16-21, 34-38 and the Gospel from Mt.13:47-53. In the first reading, God instructed Moses to set up a tabernacle as the assurance for the people of God to believe and move forward in their journey towards the promised land. The tabernacle symbolizes the presence of God […]