It is 13th November 2017. The readings are from Wisdom 1:1-7; and the Gospel from Luke 17:1-6. There are five books in the Old Testaments namely Job, Proverbs, Sirach, Ecclesiastes and the book of Wisdom. In the first reading, we are taught that Wisdom dwells in the innocent and simplicity of the human heart. Wisdom […]

It is 11th November 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Martin of Tours, a Bishop. The readings are from Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; and the Gospel from Luke 16:9-15. As we conclude reflecting the letter to the Romans by Paul today as we read the last chapter of the letter. St. Paul mentions people […]

It is 9th November 2017. We celebrate the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica in the city of Rome. It is the cathedral parish for the Pontiff. It was built way before St. Peter’s Basilica. It is dedicated to the Most Holy Saviour and St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist in […]

It is 8th November 2017. The readings are from Romans 13:8-10; and the Gospel from Luke 14:25-33. We are indebted to each other in love. Love cannot be paid back with anything else other than love itself. The complements of love overcome the concessions of selfishness. When we link the other with love, the strings […]

It is 6th November 2017. The readings are from Rom.11:29-36 and the Gospel from Lk. 14:12-14. God’s consistency of mercy surpasses our inconsistent faithfulness at all levels. St. Paul praises God for God’s consistent forgiveness to the humanity even though we have been disobedient and unfaithful repetitively. God’s mercy and love for fallen humanity is […]

It is 5th November 2017. We are celebrating the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10; the second reading is from 1Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:1-12. In the first reading, the prophet reprimands the priests who neglect their responsibility towards God’s people. Priests are there to […]

It is 4th November 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Charles Borromeo, Bishop. The readings are from Romans 11:1-2, 11-12, 25-29; and the Gospel from Luke 14:1, 7-11. The rejection of the one person paves the road for another person’s reconciliation with God. St. Paul defends God in the first reading. He points out […]

It is 3rd November 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Martin de Porres, Bishop. The readings are from Romans 9:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 14:1-6. The first reading speaks of the salvation of Jews. The offer of salvation to all people who have faith in God through His only Beloved Son Jesus starting […]

It is 30th October 2017. The readings are from Romans 8:12-17; and the Gospel from Luke 13:10-17. In the first readings, St. Paul reminds us that we should not be controlled and led by our unspiritual acts and lives. There is no excuse, or a holiday for doing the work of the Lord. We must […]

It is 28th October 2017. We are celebrating the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude the Apostles. The readings are from Ephesians 2:19-22; and the Gospel from Luke 6:12-19. In the various New Testament lists of the Twelve, the tenth and eleventh apostles are named as Simon the Zealot or the Canaanean and Judas (Jude) […]