It is 31st July 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Ignatius of Loyola, Priest. The readings are from Jeremiah 14:17-22; and the Gospel from Matthew 13:36-43. The consequences of evil and sin can be seen in one’s life always. Most of the time, we attribute the sin of the society for the causes of […]
It is 27th July 2018. The readings are from Jeremiah 3:14-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 13:18-23. Our affluence, comfortability and all-knowing-mentality make us to move from God and begin to rely on ourselves. This growing attitude justifies us to take God for granted. We begin to believe that we are the masters of our […]
It is 26th July 2018. We celebrate the memorial of Sts. Joachim & Anne, Parents of Our Lady. Anna means grace; Joachim denotes ‘Yahweh saves.’ This feast reminds the parents and the grand parents of their responsibility in leading children and grandchildren to God through faith and Christian values. The readings are from Jeremiah 2:1-3, […]
It is 25th July 2018. We celebrate the Feast of St James, the Apostle. The readings are from 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:20-28. St. James, the Greater, who was called by Jesus along with his brother St. John. He had the privilege of being the witness of the Transfiguration and the […]
It is 24th July 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St. Sharbel Makhluf, Maronite monk and Priest, whose intercessions and blessings, people from Lebanon were so much after. The readings are from Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; and the Gospel from Matthew 12:46-50. God forgives us then and there. God throws our sins to the farthest ends […]
It is 23rd July 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Bridget of Sweden, Religious. She is a patroness of Europe. The readings are from Micah 6:1-4, 6-8 and the Gospel from Mt. 12:38-42. Some of us are more enthusiastic before receiving the Sacraments of salvation than now. We begin to ignore God and tend […]
It is 21st July 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor. An erudite Capuchin Franciscan Friar endowed with the gifts of preaching and fluency in many languages. The readings are from Micah 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Matthew 12:14-21. It is not a privilege to be a child of […]
It is 19th July 2018. The readings are from Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 11:28-30. God’s judgements are fair and just. We can find fault with the way things turn out for us because we have hoped much and expected the easy and trouble-free life. The burdens of life are not […]
It is 18th July 2018. The readings are from Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16; and the Gospel from Matthew 11:25-27. As long as we realise and remind ourselves constantly that we are just the instruments in the hand of the Lord, we will have a peaceful and prosperous life. The moment we claim that the success and […]
It is 17th July 2018. The readings are from Isaiah 7:1-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 11:20-24. God has no regrets in blessing us and establishing the bond with us. It is up to us count those blessings and acknowledge them duly in our lives. Our hearts are looking for human company more than the […]