It is 04th September 2016. It is the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Wisdom 9:13-18; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; and the Gospel from Luke 14:25-33. Today the Church celebrates the canonization of Mother Teresa, who taught us, “There is a terrible hunger for love. Find them. Love them”. His Holiness Pope Francis […]
It is 3rd September 2016. We celebrate the Memorial of St Gregory the Great, Pope and the Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 4:6-15; and the Gospel from Luke 6:1-5. In the first reading, St. Paul reminds the community of Corinth not to be divided because of a preacher. He advised […]
It is the First Friday of the month, 2nd September 2016. The readings are from 1Corinthians 4:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 5:33-39. The first reading teaches us that God alone can judge, praise and reward the faithful servant. “There must be no passing of premature judgement. Leave that until the Lord comes.” (1 Cor.4:4). […]
It is the 01st of September 2016. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; and the Gospel from Luke 5:1-11. The first reading advises us that we must be on guard about the wisdom that excludes God and exalts human philosophy. God does not buy the human arguments. God has given us intellect to think […]
It is 31st August 2016. The readings are 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; and the Gospel from Luke 4:38-44. The first reading explains that it is God who brings growth in everything we do. The praise and glory belongs to God not for the fellow workers. Each one is called by God to accomplish something in the […]
It is 29th August 2016. We celebrate the Passion of St. John the Baptist. The readings are from Jer.1:17-19 and the Gospel from Mk.6:17-29. We read in the entrance antiphon of the Eucharist, “I spoke, O Lord, of your decrees before kings, and was not confounded; I pondered your commands and loved them greatly.” (Ps.119:46). […]
It is 28th August 2016. It is The Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from the book of Sirach 3:17-20, 28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24; and the Gospel from Luke 14:1, 7-14. The first reading encourages us to be humble in order to win favours from the Lord. “Humble yourself the more, the greater […]
It is 27th August 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Monica. The readings are from1 Corinthians 1:26-31; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:14-30. The first reading inculcates in us that trusting in the wisdom of God makes a difference in doing what exactly God wants from us. We must never forget our humble beginnings. […]
It is 26th August 2016. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:1-13. St. Paul teaches us that there is a profound meaning and reason for our suffering in the Cross of our Lord. True and everlasting wisdom comes from the Cross. Our hope and salvation is in and through […]