It is 24th September 2020. The readings are from Ecclesiastes 1:2-11; and the Gospel from Luke 9:7-9. Paul Hamilton Hayne said once: “This too shall pass away.” We are all visitors and travelers here on earth.  Every human experience is the continuation of the other.  News is found only in our views.  New things […]

  It is 23rd September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest.  My most favourite saint and intercessor.  He encourages us to pray before we brag about anything.  “Have patience and persevere in the holy exercise of meditation; be content to begin with small steps till you have legs […]

  It is 22nd September 2020. The readings are from Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 and the Gospel from Luke 8:19-21. We all love to belong to the family of God. The criteria to be a member of the Lord’s family is to have love for the poor and the acquaintances with the Word of God. When […]

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 […]