It is 19th April 2020. We celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. The readings are from Acts 2:42-47; the second reading is from 1 Peter 1:3-9; and the Gospel from John 20:19-31. We read in the Diary, 514 of St. Faustina, “The Mercy of the Heart of Jesus shines forth with […]

It is 17th April 2020. The readings are from Acts 4:1-12; and the Gospel from John 21:1-14. No matter who rejects us and silences in our life, God accepts us, forgives us and heals us. No matter what we have done in the past, we have the power to be loyal and faithful to the […]

It is 17th April 2020. The readings are from Acts 4:1-12; and the Gospel from John 21:1-14. No matter who rejects us and silences in our life, God accepts us, forgives us and heals us. No matter what we have done in the past, we have the power to be loyal and faithful to the […]

It is 16th April 2020. The readings are from Acts 3:11-26; and the Gospel from Luke 24:35-48. There is a close link with our personal conversion that leads us to have inner peace which propels us to be the witnesses for the Risen Lord. The reverse is also true. Whenever we find it hard to […]

It is 15th April 2020. The readings are from Acts 3:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 24:13-35. In most of us there is a longing to be well or associated with the well-known people of our society. Every believer wants to see Jesus the way they visualized in their minds. It is very seldom we […]

It is 14th April 2020. The readings are from Acts 2:36-41; and the Gospel from John 20:11-18. Well intended preaching and teaching affects and bring out the desired change in the one who hears and learns. It is not forcing and provoking someone to believe what we want them to believe rather to provide them […]

It is 13th April 2020. The readings are from Acts 2:14, 22-33; and the Gospel from Matthew 28:8-15. Today’s readings underline two trends in the post resurrection moments. There is a miracle and there is a mockery in the story of resurrection. There is a true story of resurrection and a proposed false story of […]

It is 10th April 2020. We celebrate the Good Friday. The readings are from Isaiah 52:13-53:12; the second reading is from Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9; and the Gospel from John 18:1-19:42. Jesus was crying out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Lk 23:46). Heaven and earth go silent in shock […]

It is 09th April 2020. We celebrate the Holy Thursday. We begin the Sacred Triduum of the Passion and the Resurrection of the Lord in a situation prevailing by covid-19 virus. The readings are from Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; the second reading is from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; and the Gospel from John 13:1-15. Three events are […]

It is 7th April 2020. The readings are from Isaiah 49:1-6; and the Gospel from John 13:21-33, 36-38. The first reading is from the Second Song of the Servant of Yahweh that befits for Jesus. A personal call is from God to gather all people and save them from the slavery of sin. The words […]