It is 7th December 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Ambrose, Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Isaiah 26:1-6; and the Gospel from Matthew 7:21, 24-27. We read a song of victory from the prophet Isaiah in the first reading. The gruesome human power that was strangling the lives […]
It is 5th December 2017. The readings are from Isaiah 11:1-10, 11-14; and the Gospel from Luke 10:21-24. In the first reading, we read the prophecy of Isaiah that speaks about the shoot from Jesse, who was the father of David. The presence and the power of God’s Spirit in the second David, who is […]
It is 4th December 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. John Damascne, priest and Doctor. The readings are from Isaiah 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Matthew 8:5-11. During this week of Hope at the first week of the Advent, the Prophet Isaiah assures that peace and blessings come from God, when people return to […]
It is 3rd December 2017. We begin the Advent today. It is the time of waiting to meet someone we love so intimately. This waiting is so crucial for our spiritual growth with which we will be experiencing the person of Jesus in a historical context. What are we doing during the moments of waiting […]
It is 2nd December 2017. The readings are from Daniel 7:15-27; and the Gospel from Luke 21:34-36. Our search for truth and journey into wellness of whole being is moving towards deeper level of communicating and encountering with the Son of God as we conclude the thirty-four weeks of the ordinary of the Church preparing […]
It is 1st December 2017. It is the first Friday of the brand-new month dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The readings are from Daniel 7:2-14; and the Gospel from Luke 21:29-33. The vision of Daniel reveals the impending reign of God and God’s judgment. All the tyrant and arrogant rulers have been […]
It is 28th November 2017. The readings are from Daniel 2:31-45; and the Gospel from Luke 21:5-11. In the first reading, we reflect about the vision of the king and Daniel’s interpretation of the vision warning the king about the kingdoms that would follow the king that would not be faithful to God and they […]
It is 25th November 2017. We celebrate the memorials of St Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr, St Clement of Rome, pope and martyr and St. Colman, bishop. The readings are from 1 Maccabees 6:1-13; and the Gospel from Luke 20:27-40. Power politics and greed in display in today’s first reading. After returning, the king […]
It is 24th November 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Andrew Dung-Lac and his Companions, Martyrs. The readings are from 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59; and the Gospel from Luke 19:45-48. In the first reading, we reflect about the cleaning, restoring, rededicating the Temple after the abuse from the foreign forces. This is the festival […]