Dear People of God, Readings of the Day: 1 Jn 4:19-5:4; Gospel: Lk. 4:14-22 It is 08th January 2015. The first reading is bluntly pointing out a need for a correlation between faith and praxis. “If you say, I love God, while you hate your brother/sister, you are a liar.” The manifesto of our Christian […]

Dear People of God, Reading of the day: First Reading 1 Jn 4:11-18; Gospel Mk 6:45-52 It is 7th January 2015. Today’s readings address about fear among the followers of Jesus. “There is no fear in love…. those who fear do not know perfect love.” (1 Jn 4:18). Some of us have unreasonable fears. Some […]

Dear People of God, It is 6th January 2015. The First Reading stresses the importance of God’s love. Love is the foundation for our relationship with God. The proof of our existence as a child of God comes through our demonstration of love with one another. It is through love, God is experienced and expressed. […]

Dear People of God, It is 05th January 2015. Theme of Epiphany that is searching for the light of Christ is being continued. The First Reading from the First Letter of John cautions us to test every spirit in the light of Christ by following His commands. There is a spirit of darkness which refuses […]

Dear People of God, It is 04th of January 2015. It is the Feast Day of the Epiphany of our Lord. God manifesting himself through his Beloved son Jesus. God is showing himself to those who are seeking for him even though they are not his chosen people. Three Magi namely Gaspar, Balthazar and Melchior’s […]

Dear People of God, It is 3rd day of January. Today is the First Saturday dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The First Reading from the First Letter of John advises us that a state of mind without sins is the prerequisite to see God and know God. “No one who sins has seen […]

Dear People of God, It is 02nd of January 2015. The first Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is also the memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen. The first reading is taken from the first letter of St. John, which promises us that the anointing we received during our […]

Dear People of God, It is 1st of January 2015. We are celebrating the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God. The church begins with Mother Mary on the very first day of a new year. A brand new year of blessings during this year of Consecrated Life. The first reading is a blessing that the […]

Dear People of God, It is 31st day of December 2014. The final day of the year. The first reading rightly points out that it is the last hour to confront the lies in and around us against the Truth, Jesus. It is also time of taking an inventory in our spiritual life of the […]

Dear People of God, It is 30th day of December. The First Reading from the First Letter of St. John stresses firmly that we need to do the will of the Father in our lives daily. A caution comes in the first reading “Have no love for the world, nor the things that the world […]