It is 18th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31; and the Gospel from Luke 7:11-17. The gifts and talents must not make us proud and individualistic rather to be charitable and at the service of the other. By the virtue of the Sacrament of Baptism, we are all spiritually connected even […]
It is 17th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 11:17-26, 33; and the Gospel from Luke 7:1-10. When the Eucharistic celebration has reduced to a social gathering, there is no more charity and love among the members who come to participate. Here in the first reading we have the earliest passage on the […]
It is 15th September 2018. We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. The readings are from Hebrews 5:7-9; and the Gospel from John 19:25-27. True love accepts any amount of pain and sorrow for the sake the one it has committed to love. Love does not spectate but partakes in the scariest moments […]
It is 14th September 2018. We celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The readings are from Numbers 21:4-9; and the second reading is from Philippians 2:6-11; and the Gospel John 3:13-17. The cross is the proof still standing that God allowed himself to be humiliated for the sake of redeeming us […]
It is 13th September 2018. We celebrate the memorial St John Chrysostom, Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13; and the Gospel from Luke 6:27-38. It is not possible to navigate the issues of life without a clear conscience. Forming and strengthening our conscience is the matter […]
It is 12th September 2018. It is the Episcopal Ordination Anniversary of our Beloved Arch Bishop Alex Thomas. May we wish him and say a prayer for him that he is faithful to the One who called him to serve. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 7:25-31, and the Gospel from Luke 6:20-26. Being single […]
It is 11th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 6:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 6:12-19. Are we hurting Christ and the Church by our petty squabbles and issues? Have in-fighting, disunity and personal hatred in the Church gone out of hand? Don’t we believe in one another anymore? Have we come to […]
It is 9th September 2018. We celebrate Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 35:4-7; the second reading is from James 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Mark 7:31-37. Whether life has made us to be deaf and dumb or a few individuals have contributed to such conditions or we are born with […]
It is 8th September 2018. We celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Most Beloved Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. The readings are from Micah 5:1-4; and the Gospel from Matthew 1:1-6, 18-23. We read in the entrance antiphon, “Let us celebrate with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for from her arose […]