It is 5th March 2016. The readings are from Hosea 5:15-6:6; and the Gospel from Luke 18:9-14. The first reading encourages us to return to the Lord with the sincerity of heart not with superficiality. Israel was returning to the Lord for gaining material benefits. God’s nation forgot the benefits enjoyed being faithful to the […]
It is 04th March 2016. The readings are from Hosea 14:2-10; and the Gospel from Mark 12:28-34. A strong reminder and a warning from the first reading is that our downfall came due to our personal sins and therefore we need to return to the Lord as early as possible. Returning means pleading for forgiveness […]
It is 3rd March 2016. The readings are from Jeremiah 7:23-28; and the Gospel from Luke 11:14-23. The first reading points out our stubbornness in returning to the Lord. God is not tired of us even though our evil behaviours are growing so intimately. We are peripherally looking good but deep down there is a […]
It is 01st March 2016. The readings are from Daniel 3:25, 34-43; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-35. The first reading presents the prayer for mercy of Azariah. He reminded God all the reasons for which God should be merciful. His prayer of mercy is not about himself but about those who lived in captivity. […]
It is 29th February 2016. The readings are from 2 Kings 5:1-15; and the Gospel from Luke 4:24-30. The first readings teaches us the powerful lesson to allow God’s mercy to permeate in our lives. It is a humble acceptance of God’s intervention through small ways. Naaman expected a heroic cure for his leprosy while […]
It is 28th February 2016. It is the Third Sunday of Lent. The readings are from Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15; 1Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; and the Gospel from Luke 13:1-9. The first reading points out a loving intervention of God in the life of people of Israel while they were under slavery. God calls Moses and reveals […]
It is 27th February 2016. The readings are from Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; and the Gospel from Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. The first reading praises the unchanging faithfulness and mercy of God which provides newness in every one of us. There is no one can be compared with our merciful God. God removes our guilt and shame, […]
It is 26th February 2016. The readings are from Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46. The first reading describes the humiliation and agony Joseph went through due to jealousy of his own brothers who decided to get rid of him by selling him into slavery. People would like to get […]