It is 20th March 2019. The readings are from Jeremiah 18:18-20; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:17-28. It is extremely hard to digest and to be painful to be punished by the very ones to whom we have rendered our service and generosity. It happens in all our lives that someone we helped always turn […]
It is 19th March 2019. We celebrate the Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The readings are from 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; the second reading is from Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; and the Gospel is from Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24. God protects and provides the just and faithful persons’ family […]
It is 18th March 2019. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. A practical theologian who demonstrated compassion towards the poo in an outstanding way. The readings are from Daniel 9:4-10; and the Gospel from Luke 6:36-38. Acknowledging and confessing our sins is the only way to be repented completely. No repentance is […]
It is 17th March 2019. The readings are from Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; the second reading is from Philippians 3:17-4:1; and the Gospel from Luke 9:28b-36. Having handled the temptations, we are invited to experience the transfiguration of the Lord in our lives through the power of the Sacrament. Change is not that easy for any […]
It is 15th March 2019. The readings are from Ezekiel 18:21-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:20-26. God is very much interested in our interior conversion than an outward appeasement. The presence and power of sin weakens our souls and eventually kills us if not confessed. God hates to see a sinner being swallowed in […]
It is 14th March 2019. The readings are from Esther 14:1, 3-5, 12-14 and the Gospel from Matthew 7:7-12. Life of prayer needs to be regular, not just at the moment of facing trials and tribulations. Our faith in God that offers the courage to communicate with God. We need to strengthen our faith by […]
It is 13th March 2019. The readings are from Jonah 3:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 11:29-32. When we shoot the messenger always, we unconsciously trying to dilute the message. Most of us have engaged in evaluating, criticising and analysing the preaching and the giver of the Word of God than what is proclaimed. Unless […]
It is 9th March 2019. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Frances of Rome, an Italian lady, a wife, a mother, mystic and outstandingly inspiring in charity towards the poor, the sick and those who were in need. She too inspired many other women to do the same. The readings are from Isaiah 58:9-14; and […]