It is 24th August 2015. We celebrate the feast day of St. Bartholomew, the Apostle. The readings are from Rev.21:9b-14 and the Gospel is from Jn. 1:45-51. Today’s feast reminds us to bring our friends to Jesus, as St. Philip brought Bartholomew to Jesus. The first reading tries to explain the glory of New Jerusalem, […]
It is 19th August 2015. The readings are from Jdg.9:6-15 and the Gospel from Mt.20:1-16. The first reading brings out the hunger for power. Gideon defeated the Midianites and the people wanted him to be the king but he refused this offer and always upheld that God is king. He had seventy-two sons. One of […]
It is 14th August 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr. The readings are from Josh.24:1-13 and the Gospel from Mt.19:3-12. The first reading presents the mighty deeds of the Lord. It is not the power and intelligence of Israelites to enjoy the Promised Land but rather it is the […]
It is 13th August 2015. We celebrate the memorial of Sts.Pontian, and Hippolytus, Martyrs. The readings are from Josh.3:7-10a, 11, 13-17 and the Gospel is from Mt. 18:21-19:1. In the first reading, we witness Joshua takes a lead to march the people towards the Promise Land. When God walks before us, nothing goes wrong. God […]
It is 12th August 2015. We have the memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious. The readings are from Deut.34:1-12 and Mt. 18:15-20. The first reading speaks about the death of Moses and the mourning of people of Israel. Moses was given the chance to see the Promise Land from Mount Nebo and then […]
It is 11th August 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Clare, Virgin. The readings are from Deut.31:1-8 and the Gospel from Mt.18:1-5, 10, 12-14. The first reading presents the imminent death of Moses at the age of 120. Even though he was the lawgiver, the greatest prophet of Israel, and the organiser of the […]
It is 10th August 2015. We celebrate the feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr. The readings are from 2 Cor.9:6-10 and the Gospel from Jn.12:24-26. In the first reading St. Paul advises us that God loves a cheerful giver. When sowing good deeds, we must be generous. In every relationship, there is a time […]
It is 09th August 2015. 19th Sunday of the Ordinary time. The readings are from 1 Kings 19:4-8; Eph 4:30-5:2 and the Gospel is from John 6:41-51. The first reading describes the physical and spiritual hunger experienced by the prophet Elijah. While the prophet was running away from the soldiers of Queen Jezebel, the Lord […]