It is 5th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; and the Gospel from Luke 4:38-44. Growth and blessings always come from God when we collaborate with God. Whether the growth is spiritual or physical, it takes a lot of people to achieve it yet no one takes the credit except God. Many […]
It is 3rd September 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 4:16-30. The Word of God does not require human philosophy and powerful arguments to prove its worth and the presence of God in […]
It is 2nd September 2018. The readings are from Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; the second reading is from James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; and the Gospel from Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. As we are in the Bible month, the readings of the day invite us to prioritise the familiarity with the Word of God. In 1943 Pope […]
It is 31st August 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:1-13. Some of us are right on-time always for anything and everything. Some others even go before time. But most of us come with the statement as we enter, ‘sorry, I am late.’ Being late tells about our […]
It is 29th August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of the Beheading of St John the Baptist otherwise known as the passion of St. John the Baptist. The readings are from Jeremiah 1:17-19; and the Gospel from Mark 6:17-29. Beheading a truthful person and a person who stands for truth cannot kill the truth. There […]
It is 26th August 2018. We celebrate the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18; the second reading is from Ephesians 5:21-32; and the Gospel from John 6:60-69. As His Holiness Pope Francis concludes the World Meeting of Families in Dublin 2018, he invites all of us to reflect and […]
It is 25th August 2018. We celebrate the memorials of St. Louis, a King and St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest. The readings are from Ezekiel 43:1-7; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:1-12. The preaching, teaching, and talking will have any impact whatsoever on oneself and others when it is substantiated by productive actions. It is easy […]