It is 21st August 2020. We celebrate the memorial of Pope St Pius X, Pope. The readings are from Ezekiel 37:1-4; and the Gospel from Matthew 22:34-40. God’s love resuscitates everything in us. God’s Word can revive and rejuvenate the dried bones to life. Even if our life has dried like bones in our […]
It is 20th August 2020 We celebrate the memorial of St Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Ezekiel 36:23-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 22:1-14. Whenever we feel drained and invaded by sin, God refuels us with God’s Spirit and cleanses us completely. God generously offers the best gifts […]
It is 19th August 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St John Eudes, priest. The readings are from Ezekiel 34:1-11; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:1-16. When God has entrusted something to us, God examines the performance too. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who […]
It is 18th August 2020. The readings are from Ezekiel 28:1-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:23-30. We celebrate Blessed Victoire Rasoamanarivo from Madagascar. She is a witness and model to survive a difficult marriage and example in her faith and service to the poor. As the first reading points out, there are many […]
It is 17th August 2020. The readings are from Ezekiel 24:15-24; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:16-22. We moan and murmur for many things in our lives. The first reading invites us to reflect those moments when we have no time to moan. The greatest loss is the failure to recognize God’s presence, our […]
It is 16th August 2020. We celebrate the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; the second reading is from Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; and the Gospel from Matthew 15:21-28. When faith is flawless, God’s giving is fathomless. Faith cannot betray charity. God discloses God’s plans to the just and […]
It is 15th August 2020. We celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Our Blessed Mother Mary into Heaven. The readings are from Revelations 11:19, 12:1-6, 10; the second reading is from 1Corinthians 15:20-26; and the Gospel from Luke 1:39-56. As India celebrates 74th Independence Day amidst the waves of pain and loss during […]
It is 14th August 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr. The readings are from Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:3-12. God falls in love with humanity. Humanity falls out of love for the Lord. God looks after us and cares for us right from […]
It is 13th August 2020. We celebrate the memorial of saints Pontian, pope and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs. The readings are from Ezekiel 12:1-12; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-19:1. Forgiving is not an option. Numerical calculations cannot fence the boarders of forgiveness. The wings of forgiveness flies high in the free space of mercy […]
It is 12th August 2020. The readings are from Ezekiel 9:1-7, 10:18-22; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:15-20. Are you marked by God? It is unity of the Spirit that offers forgiveness that is a personal process that accommodates the views of the community. Prayer is ineffective in the milieu of unforgiving hearts. “Touch […]