It is 10th February 2016. We celebrate the Ash Wednesday. The ash symbolizes our darkness, our sinfulness and the finiteness of our being. “For dust you are and to dust you shall return.” (Genesis 3:19). Let our penance attract God not the people around. We begin a serious interior forty days of journey so as […]

It is 09th February 2016. The readings are from 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30; and the Gospel from Mark 7:1-13. The first reading is the Solomon’s prayer of dedication. The king asked for two things in his prayers. He pleaded God to hear their prayers and to forgive their sins through God’s mercy. God cannot be […]

It is 08th February 2016. We celebrate the memorial of saints Jerome Emiliani, the confessor and Josephine Bakhita, the virgin. St. Bakhita, an african flower from Sudan. She taught the people: “Be good, love the Lord, and pray for those who do not know God. What a great grace it is to know God! She […]

It is 07th February 2016. We are in the Fifth Sunday of the Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 6:1-8; 1Corinthians 15:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 5:1-11. Our fruitfulness in being and living culminates only in God. The first reading invites us to accept the offer from God to be a messenger. Can […]

It is 06th February 2016. We celebrate the memorial of Saints Paul Miki and Companions, the Martyrs. The readings are from1 Kings 3:4-13; and the Gospel from Mark 6:30-34. The first reading teaches us what we must ask the Lord when we are asked to lead others. Solomon began to reign by putting himself in […]

It is 05th February 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Agatha, the Virgin and the Martyr. St. Agatha prayed, “Lord, my Creator, you have always protected me from the cradle; you have taken me from the love of the world and given me patience to suffer. Receive now my soul.” She is the patron […]

It is 04th February 2016. The readings are from 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12; and the Gospel from Mark 6:7-13. In the first reading, we listen to the end of David’s life and the succession of Solomon to the throne of David. David as a father failed to provide the education the children needed; he spent […]

It is 3rd February 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Blaise, the Bishop and the Martyr. The readings are from 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17; and the Gospel from Mark 6:1-6. The first reading describes how David angered God by taking a census of the people. David much relied on human means, resources and skills […]

It is 01st February 2016. The readings are from 2 Sam. 5:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 and the Gospel from Mk. 5:1-20. The first reading talks about the insult David went through due to his old age and the evil plot a young prince Absalom trying to steal the kingship of David. David had to flee from […]

It is 31st January 2016. It is 4th Sunday of the Ordinary time. The Readings are from Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; 1Corinthians 13:4-13; and the Gospel from Luke 4:21-30. The first reading expounds the Divine love between the prophet Jeremiah and God. God’s love chose the prophet even before he was born. It is God’s initiative […]