It is 11th January 2016. We begin the ordinary time of the year. The readings are from 1Samuel 1:1-8; and the Gospel from Mark 1:14-20. The first reading begins with the last judge in the eleventh century before Christ. The first reading brings out a stark reality of how people behave and treat others when […]
It is 10th January 2016. We celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The readings are from Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7; and the Gospel from Luke 3:15-16, 21-22. Baptism of Jesus is the third Epiphany of the Lord. The Baptism of the Lord is recorded in all four gospels. The first […]
It is 09th January 2016. The readings are from 1Jn.5:14-21 and the Gospel from Jn.3:22-30. The first reading reminds us about our privilege and responsibility as a believer in Jesus Christ. We are invited to communicate with God through our prayer. Prayer life helps us to find the will of God and to have certainty […]
It is 08th January 2016. The readings are from 1 Jn.5:5-13 and the Gospel from Lk.5:12-16. The first reading answers a question: who can overcome the world? According to John, the world is at logger head with God. The world alienates and remains hostile to God. In order to overcome the hostility of the world, […]
It is 07th January 2016. The readings are from 1Jn.4:19-5:4 and the Gospel from Lk.4:14-22a. The first reading presents the most powerful statement on love. “Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love […]
It is 05th January 2016. The readings are from 1 Jn.4:7-10 and the Gospel from Mk.6:34-44. The first reading highlight the power of God’s love. St. John tells us that God is love. All love begins and ends in God. Love comes from God. Our expressions of loving God culminates in one another. God’s love […]
It is 04th January 2016. The readings are from 1 John 3:7-10 and the Gospel from John 1:35-42. The first reading urges us to discern before accepting any belief. We need to ask whether this emerges out of our faith tradition and the will of God. Truth is alive and vibrant. Obeying commandments of God […]
It is 03rd January 2016. We celebrate the solemnity of Epiphany of the Lord. The readings are from Is.60:1-6; Eph.3:2-3a, 5-6 and the Gospel from Mt. 2:1-12. Epiphany means appearance or manifestation. God appears to God’s people those who believe God and those who yet to believe God. . It is also called Theophany which […]
It is 02nd January 2016. We celebrate the memorials of saints Basil the great and Gregory Nazianzen. The readings are from 1Jn.2:22-28 and the Gospel from Jn.1:19-28. The first reading deals with the false belief among people spread by a group. Some denied the incarnation of Jesus and believed only in spirit. St. John cautions […]