It is 24th August 2018. We celebrate the Feast of St Bartholomew the Apostle. He is one of the twelve apostles otherwise named as Nathaniel (John 1:45-51, and 21:2) in whom there is no guile and was open to the truth that Jesus is the Christ. There was no duplicity in him. He was a […]

It is 23rd August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St. Rose of Lima. She dedicated her life for homeless children, the elderly, and the sick. With her professional skill of needlework made fine lace and embroidery, and her special interest in garden produced most attractive and beautiful flowers sold them to raise funds for […]

It is 22nd August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1954 Pope Pius XII exalted Mother Mary as the Queen and established this feast with the encyclical, ‘To the Queen of Heaven,’ pointed out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, and closely […]

It is 20th August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Ezekiel 24:15-24; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:16-22. God is not impressed by the minimum and expecting us to go beyond just following the commandments. When we have sinned against and forgotten God, […]

It is 19th August 2018. We celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pope Pius XII defined the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother declaring that Mother Mary was assumed into Heaven in her body and soul. This indeed the Deposit of faith received from the Apostles. The readings […]

It is 18th August 2018. The readings are from Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 30-32; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:13-15. To deal with the community, God deals with us personally. We need to stop the blame game when it comes to our personal sin. We cannot blame the parents or the peers for our wrong doings. […]

It is 17th August 2018. The readings are from Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:3-12. Our unfaithfulness hurts God. The faithfulness of God is so consistent and constant all through out our lives. Whether we are married, chosen to be single or religious, we are all expected to honour our promises […]

It is 16th August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary. A king who worked for the welfare of the Church. He introduced a type of tithes for the Church and he encouraged everyone to support a priest. The readings are from Ezekiel 12:1-12; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-19:1. God does […]

It is 13th August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of the saints Pontian , Pope and Hippolytus, Priest and Martyrs. The readings are from Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 17:22-27. Meeting God in a vision, or in a glimpse, or in an event or in a person is indeed a moment for […]

It is 11th August 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Clare, Virgin and Religious. She was one of the first followers of St. Francis of Assisi. She lived a prayerful life in a monastery. The first woman to write the Rule of Life for Monastery. A poor lady who confined within the walls of […]