It is 31st October 2019. The readings are from Romans 8:31-39; and the Gospel from Luke 13:31-35. Unless we are focused and determined in working for the Lord and the Church, the enemies and self-destructive elements within the Church will destroy the mission of the Church. Untold pain of the missionary disciple is to witness […]
It is 30th October 2019. The readings are from Romans 8:26-30; and the Gospel from Luke 13:22-30. Some of pray incessantly when we are going through a difficult time physically and mentally. Most of us never pray when we are soaked in glory, fame and in abundance. As we are reflecting at the end of […]
It is 29th October 2019. The readings are from Romans 8:18-25; and the Gospel is from Luke 13:18-21. Life in the spirit is the ideal for every believer to reach. Every pain, struggle and challenges of life surely will pass by leaving an impact, an indelible mark in our inner being. Physical is not permanent […]
It is 28th October 2019. We celebrate the feast of Saints Simon and Jude Thaddaeus the Apostles. The readings are from Ephesians 2:19-22; and the Gospel from Luke 6:12-19. Without the intimate connection with Jesus, it is hard to make decisions that last long. Prayer and Jesus cannot be separated. Listening and obeying what God […]
It is 27th October 2019. We celebrate the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Sirach 35:12-14, 16-19; the second reading is from 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; the Gospel from Luke 18:9-14. There is nothing wrong with our praying. God does not choose to listen. God listens to all prayers invariably. The prayers […]
It is 26th October 2019. The readings are from Romans 8:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 13:1-9. There is no conversion of heart without the formation of our lives. God does not force conversion and speed up the process without proper lessons learnt and homework completed. God is not eternally patient with our conversion of […]
It is 25th October 2019. The readings are from Romans 7:18-25; and the Gospel from Luke 12:54-59. Right formation allows us to live a life with the right judgement and decisions. The inner spiritual struggle is observed every one of us as St. Paul explains in the first reading. To deal with sin in ourselves, […]
It is 24th October 2019. We celebrate the memorial Anthony Mary Claret. The readings are from Romans 6:19-23; and the Gospel from Luke 12:49-53. When God is no longer remains the meaning and motto of our existence, we tend to lean on sin and Satan for our livelihood. Sin not only destroys the relationship with […]
It is 23rd October 2019. We celebrate the memorial of saint John of Capistrano, priest. The readings are from Romans 6:12-18; and the Gospel from Luke 12:39-48. Sin uses all the gifts of God for its alluring pleasures and making us slaves and addicts to its inclinations. Sin abuses God-given freedom for its selfish desires. […]
It is 22nd October 2019. We celebrate the memorial of St. John Paul II, Pope. As we reflect on the formation for mission, today’s saint stands tall with his moral teaching and reformistic ideas for the Church. He resisted the spread of Liberation Theology as being near to ideologies of communism. A pope who was […]