It is  21st September 2020. We celebrate the Feast of St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. The readings are from Ephesians 4:1-7; and the Gospel from Matthew 9:9-13. To follow Jesus we need to hallow ourselves. Self-emptying is the first thing we all need to do to follow the Lord in honesty and generosity. We […]

  It is 20th September 2020.  The readings are from Isaiah 55:6-9; the second reading is from Philippians 1:20-24, 27; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:1-16. The responsorial Psalm praises, “The Lord is near to all who call him.” (Ps.145:18). Only by constant effort of moving out our sinful lives, we experience the magnanimity and […]

  It is 19th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49; and the Gospel from Luke 8:4-15. Without dealing with our sins and selfishness, we do not have the access to the mysteries of Christ. The unwanted augment our minds and hearts […]

  It 18th September 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St. Joseph of Cupertino. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; and the Gospel from Luke 8:1-3. “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” (1 Cor.15:17). The kerygma of our faith is founded on the […]

  It is 17th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine The readings are from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 and the Gospel from Luke 7:36-50. “By the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain.” (1 Cor.15:10). To believe in the death and resurrection […]

  It is 16th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Cornelius, Pope, and St Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs.  The readings are from 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; and the Gospel from Luke 7:31-35. We are the family of God. A family without love is an anomaly.  God displays love so visibly in the ambiance of our […]

  It is 15th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.  The readings are from  Hebrews 5:7-9 and the Gospel from John 19:25-27. Mother Mary is standing by our pain and suffering as She stood near the Cross witnessing and going through the sorrow so courageously. The significance of the memorial […]

  It is 14th September 2020.  We celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The readings are from the Book of Numbers 21:4-9 and the Gospel from John 3:13-17. Holy Cross of our Lord is the answer and antidote to human suffering and sin. For some it might look a stumbling block […]

  It is 13th September 2020. We celebrate the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Sirach 27:30-28:7; the second reading is from Romans 14:7-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-35. The readings invite us to forgive because we enjoy the forgiveness of God. It is the most difficult and challenging thing in […]

  It is 12th September 2020.  We celebrate the Most Holy Name of Mary. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; and the Gospel from Luke 6:43-49. Unity is the symbol and strength of a believing community. Building and Believing depends on the depth. A community that is divided cannot be a witness. What does […]