It is 25th August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Louis of France; St Joseph Calasanz, priest. The readings are from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:23-26. Our interest in the future must not exhaust us to live the present fruitfully. Some of us are always much worried and […]

  It is 24th August 2020.  We celebrate the Feast of St Bartholomew the Apostle.  The readings are from Revelations21:9-14; and the Gospel from John 1:45-51. St. Bartholomew traditionally identified with Nathanael who came from Cana. We are called and commissioned by God through Jesus. Attachment aggregates in understanding and love. Every one of us […]

  Dear People of God, It is 23rd August 2020.  We celebrate the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The readings are from Isaiah 22:19-23; the second reading is from Romans 11:33-36; and the Gospel from Matthew 16:13-20. Making a difference in someone’s life.  Jesus made a difference in the life of Peter.  “You are Peter, […]

  It is 22 August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  The mother of the king has a greater and closer influence in the decision process of the king. “A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of […]

  It is 21st August 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of Pope St Pius X, Pope.  The readings are from Ezekiel 37:1-4; and the Gospel from Matthew 22:34-40. God’s love resuscitates everything in us. God’s Word can revive and rejuvenate the dried bones to life. Even if our life has dried like bones in our […]

  It is 20th August 2020 We celebrate the memorial of St Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Ezekiel 36:23-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 22:1-14. Whenever we feel drained and invaded by sin, God refuels us with God’s Spirit and cleanses us completely.  God generously offers the best gifts […]

  It is 19th August 2020.   We celebrate the memorial of St John Eudes, priest. The readings are from Ezekiel 34:1-11; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:1-16. When God has entrusted something to us, God examines the performance too. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who […]

  It is 18th August 2020.  The readings are from Ezekiel 28:1-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:23-30. We celebrate Blessed Victoire Rasoamanarivo from Madagascar.   She is a witness and model to survive a difficult marriage and example in her faith and service to the poor. As the first reading points out, there are many […]

  It is 17th August 2020.  The readings are from Ezekiel 24:15-24; and the Gospel from Matthew 19:16-22. We moan and murmur for many things in our lives. The first reading invites us to reflect those moments when we have no time to moan. The greatest loss is the failure to recognize God’s presence, our […]

  It is 16th August 2020.  We celebrate the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The readings are from Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; the second reading is from Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; and the Gospel from Matthew 15:21-28. When faith is flawless, God’s giving is fathomless.  Faith cannot betray charity. God discloses God’s plans to the just and […]