It is 5th September 2015. The readings are from Col.1:21-23 and the Gospel from Lk. 6:1-5. The first reading brings out the need for reconciliation with God after the estrangement from sin. The people of Colossae did not realize that they were alienated from God by sinning. Sin corrupts our thinking and attitude towards God. […]

It is 4th September 2015. The readings are from Col.1:15-20 and the Gospel from Lk.5:33-39. The first reading is the hymn of St. Paul just like the prologue of St. John. Christ is the head of everything that exists. The reconciliation in Christ is cosmic and shared to the entire community and therefore it has […]

It is 03rd September 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Gregory the Great, the Pope and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Col.1:9-14 and the Gospel from Lk.5:1-11. The first reading brings out the importance of the knowledge of God in the lives of Colossians. St. Paul prays and warns the […]

It is 02nd September 2015. Grace and peace to you from God our Father. (Col.1:1). The readings are from Col. 1:1-8 and the Gospel from Lk. 4:38-44. The first reading appreciates the good works done by Epaphras and the challenges of Gnosticism, the community of Colossae faced. Gnostics believed that they possess a mystic knowledge […]

It is 01st September 2015. The readings are from 1 Thess.5:1-6, 9-11 and the Gospel from Lk.4:31-37. The first reading offers a clear answer for our spiritual question that when is the end of the world? St. Paul tell us that the end will be unexpected, sudden and definite yet no one knows the timing. […]

It is 31st August 2015. The readings are from 1 Thess.4:13-18 and the Gospel from Lk. 4:16-30. The first reading encourages us to have faith in God while facing our final end. Paul clarifies that there is no extra merit between those who have died before the Second Coming and on the second coming of […]

It is 30th August 2015. It is the 22nd Sunday of the Ordinary Time. The readings are from Deut.4:1-2, 6-8; Jm.1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; and the Gospel from Mk. 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. The First reading invites us to have a right relationship with God through following God’s commandments. God expects a certain amount of fidelity from […]

It is 29th August 2015. We celebrate the memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist. The readings are from Jer.1:17-19 and the Gospel from Mk.6:17-29. God promises the security needed for Jeremiah for the work he needed to do for God and God’s people. Nothing and no one can defeat us when God […]

It is 28th August 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Augustine, the Bishop and the Doctor. The readings are from 1 Thess.4:1-8 and the Gospel from Mt.25:1-13. The first reading reminds us about out call to be holy. The church of Thessalonika began to fall prey to sex, fraud, partying, and denominational movements. Paul […]

It is 27th August 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Monica. The readings are from 1 Thess.3:7-13 and the Gospel from Mt. 24:42-51. The first reading describes how St. Paul wished to return to Thessalonica. St. Paul encouraged the communities to grow in times of persecution and difficulties. Our love for one another need […]