It is 25th October 2015. It is 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Jer.31:7-9; Heb.5:1-6 and the Gospel from Mk. 10:46-52. In the first reading, God promises God’s people a joyful return from the exile. God leads the people of Israel from the captivity to freedom, from nothingness to the fullness and […]

It is 24th October 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the Bishop. The readings are from Rom.8:1-11 and the Gospel from Lk.13:1-9. The first reading speaks of the importance of the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit. For St. Paul, there is no distinction between Christ and the Spirit. Whenever we […]

It is 23rd October 2015. The readings are from Rom. 7:18-25a and the Gospel from Lk.12:54-59. The first reading brings out clearly the division within ourselves. We all wish to do good yet the evil pulls us apart by surprise. We do the things we truly hate to do. “For I do not do the […]

It is 22nd October 2015. The readings are from Rom.6:19-23 and the Gospel from Lk.12:49-53. In the first reading, St. Paul speaks of the power of sin. Sin destroys everything. Sin is at war with God and the values of the Kingdom from within. There is no good in sin. Sin destroys our relationship with […]

It is 21st October 2015. The readings are from Rom. 6:12-18 and the Gospel from Lk. 12:39-48. The first reading invites us to take the side of God in fighting sin using our entire body as the weapon against evil. Paul instructs us strongly that we must not allow sin to make us slave. Most […]

It is 20th October 2015. The readings are from Rom. 5:12,15b,17-19, 20b-21 and the Gospel from Lk.12:35-38. The first reading describes how grace comes through Jesus Christ when we are broken by sins. God wants all of us to be good and to be at peace with God through our intimate union with God. God […]

It is 19th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.4:20-25 and the Gospel from Lk.12:13-21. The first reading gently reminding us that Abraham’s faith in God granted him the power to travel towards the promise land. God does not go back in God’s promises. Without faith we too cannot reach Heaven. Our faith in Jesus […]

It is 18th October 2015. We celebrate the Mission Sunday. The readings are from Is. 53:10-11; Heb.4:14-16 and the Gospel from Mk.10:35-45. The church proclaims strongly in the apostolic exhortation Evangeli Nuntiandi, 14: “Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize, that […]

It is 17th October 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the Bishop and Martyr. The readings are from Rom. 4:13, 16-18 and the Gospel from Lk.12:8-12. The first reading explains the faith of Abraham. Faith is the total surrender to God. Faith is to know, love and serve God. God becomes […]

It is 16th October 2015. We celebrate the memorials of Sts. Hedwig and Margaret Mary Alacoque. The readings are from Rom.4:1-8 and the Gospel from Lk.12:1-7. The first reading addresses that faith in Jesus makes us to be loved by God not through our personal spiritual merits. We may end up giving importance to the […]