It is 27th August 2017. We celebrate the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today is a landmark faith experience for 97 of our Catholics who are going to be Confirmed by His Grace Alex Thomas and 32 young ones are receiving the Lord first time. Today they will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and the […]

It is 26th June 2017. The readings are from Genesis 12:1-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 7:1-5. The way we respond to one another is the proof of the way we have responded to the call of God. in the first reading, we reflect the call of Abram. He was asked to move from his […]

It is 26th August 2017. The readings are from Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:1-12. God fulfils whatever God planned through human interactions. In the first reading, a faithful Ruth married a man of her father-in-law’s tribe named Boaz and eventually gave birth to a son whose grandson was King David. […]

It is 25th August 2017. We celebrate the memorials of Sts. Louis and Joseph Calasanz, priest: The readings are from Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14-16, 22; and the Gospel from Matthew 22:34-40. The first reading from the Book of Ruth offers a powerful example for all those who go through human loss yet to demonstrate love […]

It is 24th August 2017. We celebrate the Feast of St Bartholomew, the Apostle. Bartholomew is generally identified with Nathanael, who was admired and appreciated by Jesus himself. Jesus complimented him saying, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.” (John 1:47). Jesus promised him greater things for his transparency, […]

It is 23rd August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Rose of Lima, Virgin. The readings are from Judges 9:6-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:1-16. Gideon, who strongly believed that God is the king of Israel, while one of his seventy-two sons, Abimelech thought differently and killed all his 70 brothers except Jotham […]

It is 22nd August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of Mary. Pope Pius XII proclaimed this feast in 1954 he pointed out that Mary deserves the title “Queen” and “Mother” because of her closeness in associating herself with the redemptive work of Jesus, for her extraordinarily perfect holiness and unceasing intercession for […]

It is 21st August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Pope St Pius X. The readings are from Judges 2:11-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:16-22. We begin reading the book of Judges in which we reflect that the people of Israel deserted the way of the Lord and do all kinds of evil against […]

It is 20th August 2017. We celebrate the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; the Second reading is from Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; and the Gospel from Matthew 15:21-28. God calls us to experience Him in fullness when we are faithful to Him. In the first reading God wants to […]

It is 19th August 2017. The readings are from Joshua 24:14-29; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:13-15. In the 1st reading, it is said that Joshua died at a hundred and ten years old. A perfect leader is the one who unites all people and make them to pledge their allegiance to God before the […]