It is 20th September 2017. We celebrate memorial of St Andrew Kim Priest & Martyr, St Paul Martyr & Companions. The readings are from 1 Timothy 3:14-16; and the Gospel from Luke 7:31-35. Behavior of a person is very important for the proclamation of the truth. If our behavior is compromising the evil around, then […]
It is 19th September 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr. The readings are from 1 Timothy 3:1-13; and the Gospel from Luke 7:11-17. Character matters for God’s service and public life. Character means the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. It is nothing to do with social-economic-corporate skills. […]
It is 17th September 2017. We celebrate the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Sirach 27:30-28:7; the second reading is from Romans 14:7-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-35. The first reading and the Gospel directly addresses the power of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the gift and the miracle of love. Forgiveness is […]
It is 14th September 2017. We celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the instrument of our salvation. The entrance antiphon so beautifully portrays, “We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered.” (Gal.6:14). God’s […]
It is 13th September 2017. We celebrate the Memorial of St John Chrysostom, Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Colossians 3:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 6:20-26. A Christian life is a regular attempt to bring Christ and the values of the Kingdom daily. There must be a characteristic difference […]
It is 12th September 2017. The readings are from Colossians 2:6-15; and the Gospel from Luke 6:12-19. St. Paul reminds the Colossians that the Baptism they received is only a beginning not an end in relating with Christ. “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted […]
It is 11th September 2017. The readings are from Colossians 1:24-2:3; and the Gospel from Luke 6:6-11. In the first reading, St. Paul encourages the community of Colossae that like him, they too need to be willing to suffer for the spread of the Gospel and to accept the suffering of Christ as the means […]
It is 10th September 2017. We celebrate the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Ezekiel 33:7-9; the second reading is from Romans 13:8-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:15-20. We live in a world of innumerable possibilities and in the environment of indifferences. We love someone mostly if the other one does […]
It is 9th September 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Peter Claver. The readings are from Colossians 1:21-23; and the Gospel from Luke 6:1-5. We are reconciled with God through God’s only beloved Son Jesus. It is to show that we are closer to God because of Christ Jesus. We enjoy a special favour […]