It is 2nd August 2020. The readings are from Isaiah 55:1-3; the second reading is from Romans 8:35, 37-39; and the Gospel from Matthew 14:13-21. God is concerned about us. To find meaning in life is to find God. God’s perception is wider than our narrow and selfish receptions. God’s mercy moves in to fill […]
It is 1st August 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24; and the Gospel from Matthew 14:1-12. We who live by faith and mercy of God always protected by the amnesty of God. In the first reading, the prophet […]
It is 31st July 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Ignatius of Loyola, Priest. The readings are from Jeremiah 26:1-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 13:54-58. When false ideas and persons appear to be attractive and appealing, we choose to close our heart to truth, mercy, and love. Shortage of trust creates a […]
It is 30th July 2020. we celebrate the memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from Jeremiah 18:1-6; and the Gospel from Matthew 13:47-53. Our motives are moulded in the wheel of God’s intentions. We are in the Hands of God, the Potter of our lives. “Like […]
It is 29th July 2020. We celebrate the Memorial of St Martha of Bethany, Virgin. The readings are from 1 John 4:7-16; and the Gospel is from John 11:19-27 Unwavering faith never become murkier by the violent storms and dust of human life. Unless we confess the Life, we cannot construct our lives. “God […]
It is 28th July 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, Virgin. The readings are from Jeremiah 14:17-22; and the Gospel from Matthew 13:36-43. God is our only hope even when we breathe in hopelessness all around. “We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this.” (Jer.14:22). […]
It is 27th July 2020. The readings are from Jeremiah 13:1-11; and the Gospel from Matthew 13:31-35. When God becomes a leisure, the attraction to have the treasure dies gradually. Pride and arrogance close all doors and windows of listening to God and one another. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will […]
It is 25th July 2020. We celebrate the Feast of St James the Apostle. The readings are from 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:20-28. In every scratches of life emerges the sketches of God. We plan our life, but God designs it. God holds the valuable treasures of life, love and […]
It is 24th July 2020. We celebrate the memorial for St. Charbel Makhluf, Priest. The readings are from Jeremiah 3:14-17; and the Gospel is from Matthew 13:18-23. Assimilation of the Word of God assures our spiritual fertility and growth. Invitation from the prophet Jeremiah to people of Israel in the first reading is also […]
It is 23rd July 2020. We celebrate the memorial for St. Bridget of Sweden, Religious. The readings are from Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 and the Gospel from Matthew 13:10-17. Life is a matter of choice not an act of obligation. Life is not about bombastic and beautiful words of promises but it is the […]