Good morning good people. It is 7th September 2017. The readings are from Colossians 1:9-14; and the Gospel from Luke 5:1-11. In our lives, we need to give up something crucial for our existence in order to keep up in our lives. Disappointments and despair are bound to come on our way when we have […]
It is 6th September 2017. The readings are from Colossians 1:1-8; and the Gospel from Luke 4:38-44. We begin reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Colossians in which he thanked God for their faith. This letter was written by St. Paul while he spent in prison, house arrested. He wanted to point […]
It is 5th September 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, a religious and founder. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11; and the Gospel from Luke 4:31-37. In first reading St. Paul reminds us that we are to remain faithful to Christ because we are the children of light and […]
It is 3rd September 2017. We celebrate the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Jeremiah 20:7-9; the second reading is from Romans 12:1-2; and the Gospel from Matthew 16:21-27. In the first reading, the prophet Jeremiah shares his personal struggles in delivering the Word of God to a stubborn hearted people and […]
It is 2nd September 2017. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:14-30. In the first reading, St. Paul is urging the Thessalonians to stretch their love beyond their known and comfortable territories where they live. More we stretch and become altruistic, more flexible and plausible love becomes. The more […]
It is 31st August 2017. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; and the Gospel from Matthew 24:42-51. In the first reading, St. Paul after hearing from St. Timothy about faith and love among the Thessalonians urging them to extend their love and faith to the whole human race. Love and faith must not be […]
It is 30th August 2017. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:27-32. The first reading brings out the most essential truth about the Word of God. The sermons we listen regularly is God’s Word through the help of a human person and the word we receive daily does have […]
It is 29th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the passion and Beheading of St John the Baptist, the forerunner for the Lord. We read in the entrance antiphon, “I spoke, O Lord, of your decrees before kings, and not confounded; I pondered your commands and love them greatly.” (Ps.119:46). A saint lived and […]
It is 28th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:13-22. We read the first writing of the New Testament. This letter was written right after fifty year of the Resurrection of the Lord […]