It is 06th Friday 2016. The readings are from Acts 18:9-18; and the Gospel from John 16:20-23. The first reading speaks about the sufferings St. Paul had to undergo emotionally and physically on account of his preaching for Christ. He feared for his life. Christ Jesus strengthened him by a vision that no one from […]
It is 04th May 2016. The readings are from Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; and the Gospel from John 16:12-15. The first reading brings out the preaching of St. Paul in Athens. He talked to them about their ignorance in worshipping an unknown God and leading them to understand the living God. He wished to lead them […]
It is 02nd May 2016. We celebrate the Memorial of St Athanasius, the Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Acts 16:11-15; and the Gospel from John 15:26-16:4. In the first reading, we encounter St. Paul in Macedonia. Many people received him well because of his powerful preaching and he was […]
It is 01st May 2016. We celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Easter. It is the Worker’s Day remembering St. Joseph the Worker. Every work however tiny and least important to the most important could be sanctified and to participate in Christ’s work of redemption. This feast was instituted in 1955 by Pope Pius XII remembering […]
It is 30th April 2016. We are celebrating the memorial of Our Lady, Mother of Africa. May our beloved mother Mary intercede for the children of Africa so as to live in dignity, harmony, peace and blessings of the Holy Spirit. The readings are from Acts 16:1-10; and the Gospel from John 15:18-21. The first […]
It is 29th April 2016. We celebrate the Feast of St Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church, Patroness of Europe. At the age of 28 she received the stigmata and died at the age of 33. She is invoked against fire, deadly diseases and headaches. In her writing titled ‘Dialogue,’ she stresses, “Never consider […]
It is 28th April 2016. The readings are from Acts 15:7-21; and the Gospel from John 15:9-11. The first reading describes what was discussed in the first council of the Church in Jerusalem, which is the model of all our discussions and deliberations in the church. It is the masterpiece of a democratic procedure followed […]
It is 27th April 2016. The readings are from Acts 15:1-6; and the Gospel from John 15:1-8. The first reading welcomes Paul and Barnabas from the first missionary journey. On their arrival, they had to deal with the issue whether the non-Jews needed circumcision in order to be recipients of salvation and to be Christians. […]