It is18th February 2017. The readings are from Hebrews 11:1-7; and the Gospel from Mark 9:2-13. The first reading gives us the power and the impact of faith in God. We can do millions of things and plan billions of programs yet if we do not have faith, we cannot please God. “And without faith […]

It is 17th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order. The readings are from Genesis 11:1-9; and the Gospel from Mark 8:34-9:1. The first reading illustrates the man’s pride and arrogance trying to reach and to equal with God by building a tower that would reach up to […]

It is16th February 2017. The readings are from Genesis 9:1-13; and the Gospel from Mark 8:27-33. In the first readings, we reflect about the covenant of God with Noah stands as the beginning of a new creation. The covenant is the expression of God’s love for us all. God’s protection is guaranteed even though we […]

It is 15th February 2017. The readings are from Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22; and the Gospel from Mark 8:22-26. In the first reading we reflect the end of the flood and the thanksgiving sacrifice of Noah. The waters of the flood are the reminder of our Baptism by which all our sins are removed and made […]

It is 13th February 2017. The readings are from Genesis 4:1-5, 25; and the Gospel from Mark 8:11-13. The first reading describes the story of Cain and Abel. Cain is very much alive in our fiber of our beings. At the expense of another, we like to thrive. Cain murdered his brother Abel not just […]

It is 12th February 2017. We are in the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time and a special week of Prayer for the Sick. The readings are from Sirach 15:15-20; the second reading from 1Corinthians 2:6-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:17-37. The first reading points out that God never gave anyone permission to sin just […]

It is 11th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. The readings are from Genesis 3:9-24; and the Gospel from Mark 8:1-10. The first reading brings out the stark reality of blaming someone for our personal and willful failures. God provides us and sustains us and make it easy for us […]

It is 10th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Scholastica, the Virgin. She is the patron saint of the nuns and more specially for the Benedictine nuns. The readings are from Genesis 3:1-8; and the Gospel of Mark 7:31-37. The first reading portrays the first temptation and the fall of Adam and Eve. […]

It is 8th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the saints Jerome Emiliani, the priest and Josephine Bakhita, the virgin. Both were generous to God and to the poor around. The first reading is the account of Creation from Yahwistic tradition. The passage explains the origin of our ancestors created by the Lord God. […]

It is 6th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Sts. Paul Miki & Companions, the Martyrs. The readings are from Genesis 1:1-19; and the Gospel from Mark 6:53-56. The first reading presents us with the first four days of creation. We are invited to reflect on the origin and creation of the world by […]