It is 16th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Cornelius, the Pope and St Cyprian, the Bishop, the Martyrs. The readings are from1 Corinthians 15:12-20; and the Gospel from Luke 8:1-3. The first reading teaches us that the cross and resurrection of Jesus are the centre of our faith. “If our hope in […]
It is 15th September 2016. We are celebrating the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. The readings are from Hebrews 5:7-9; and the Gospel from John 19:25-27. The Seven Sorrows are these: Simeon’s Prophecy about the sword of sorrow (Lk 2:34-35); The Flight of Joseph, Mary and Jesus into Egypt (Mt 2:13); The Loss of […]
It is 14th September 2016. We celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We pray in the entrance antiphon of the Holy Mass, “We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered.” (Gal.6:14). The readings […]
It is 13th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St John Chrysostom, the Bishop and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31; and the Gospel from Luke 7:11-17. In the first reading, St. Paul illustrates the Church as the Body of Christ symbolising our human body with its […]
It is 11th September 2016. We are in the The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time and the readings are from Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; 1Timothy 1:12-17; and the Gospel from Luke 15:1-32. The reconciliation and repentance is not only a communal act but also personal choice. In the first reading, the people of Israel turned away […]
It is 10th September 2016. The reading are from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; and the Gospel from Luke 6:43-49. In the first reading, St Paul tells us that the bond of unity is the resourceful state to feel the oneness of the mystical body of Christ. With all our weaknesses, and human vulnerability, and failures in […]
It is 09th September 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St. Peter Claver, priest and missionary. The readings are from1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27; and the Gospel from Luke 6:39-42. The first reading invites to be serious with our spiritual discipline which involves tremendous perseverance and patience to win people for God. Our goal is to […]
It is 07th September 2016. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 7:25-31, and the Gospel from Luke 6:20-26. St. Paul invites us to be chaste whichever state of life we have chosen, whether marriage or celibacy. What is required is to be faithful to the way of life we have chosen. He wants to clarify […]
It is 6th September 2016. The readings are from1 Corinthians 6:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 6:12-19. In the first reading, St. Paul proposes to the Corinthians that they must solve their internal differences amicably with their leaders and to avoid in-fights so as to make the church grow. St. Paul opines that the church […]