It is 18th February 2021. The readings are from Deuteronomy 30:15-20; and the Gospel from Luke 9:22-25. What is the one thing would I like to deal with or to get rid of it during this time of Lent? We are not expected to be a saint over night or just during the season of […]
It is 17th February 2021. We celebrate the Ash Wednesday as we begin the inward journey of meeting God and assessing our relationship with one another in a community and family we live in. The readings are from Joel 2:12-18; the second reading is from 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; and the Gospel from Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. […]
It is 9th February 2021. The readings are from Genesis 1:20-2:4; and the Gospel from Mark 7:1-13. “God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue […]
It is 8th February 2021. We celebrate the memorial of St Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of victims of modern slavery and human trafficking and St Jerome Emiliani for the care of orphans and the poor. He is the Patron saint of orphans. The readings are from Genesis 1:1-19; and the Gospel from Mark 6:53-56. […]
It is 7th February 2021. We celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Job 7:1-4, 6-7; the second reading is from 1Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; and the Gospel from Mark 1:29-39. A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they […]
It is 6th February 2021. We celebrate the memorial of Saints Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs. The readings are from Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21; and the Gospel from Mark 6:30-34. Love never gets tired in loving if it does it is not love. Only love alone re-energises and refuel by loving the other. Love is the […]
It is 5th February 2021. We celebrate the memorial of St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr. The readings are from Hebrews 13:1-8; and the Gospel from Mark 6:14-29. The recipe for a happy life is to be hospitable to strangers, caring and loving to those in prison and pain, living a life free of fornication and […]
It is 4th February 2021. The readings are from Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24; and the Gospel from Mark 6:7-13. We have a connection with God in Jesus not mere contact through Him. The mystery and presence of God are manifested in simplicity, humility and in love. Rabindranath Tagore noticed, “When people left his hut, he found […]
It is 3rd February 2021. We celebrate the memorial of St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr. The readings are from Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15; and the Gospel from Mark 6:1-6. An authentic disciple emerges from an appropriate discipline. Disciplining by God is a blessing for us even though it is bitter pill to take it. We are […]
It is 2nd February 2021. We celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Officially we conclude the Christmas season, and we begin carrying the light. Candle Mass brought the meaning of solemn entrance into the Lord’s temple, in remembrance and honouring the light of Christ we carry the light of Christ in our […]