It is 24th January 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Samuel 24:3-21 and the Gospel from Mark 3:13-19. Appointing and anointing are the work of God on chosen persons. God chooses some of us to lead the other. But when […]

It is 23rd January 2020. The readings are from 1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7 and the Gospel from Mark 3:7-12. Is someone talking ill of you behind your back? Is someone envying you? Are there jealous persons abusing you as a person and your achievements? When we have a friend like Jonathan in our life to […]

It is 21st January 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Agnes, Virgin and Martyr. The readings are from 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and the Gospel from Mark 2:23-28. Though the world looks for a tale, good-looking, strategic, self-managing, skilful, innovative, creative, efficient, influential, interpersonal, expressive, goal-oriented, motivating, mobilising, confident, constructive, coordinating, and knowledgeable with endless […]

It is 20th January 2020. We celebrate the memorials of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr and St. Sebastian, Martyr. The readings are from 1 Samuel 15:16-23 and the Gospel from Mark 2:18-22. Devotion devoid of discipline snubs the voice of God. Leaders are brought by God for the plan of God to be achieved not […]

It is 19th January 2020. We are celebrating the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; the second reading is from 1Corinthians 1:1-3; and the Gospel is from John 1:29-34. To live a holy life, we need to believe in the Lamb of God, Jesus. Call to holiness cannot happen […]

It is 18th January 2020. The readings are from 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19, 10:1 and the Gospel from Mark 2:13-17. We all are called by God to lead others and to be led by Jesus to God. Some of us are chosen to lead in a high level of responsibility while others are called to […]

It is 17th January 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Antony, Abbot. The readings are from 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22 and the Gospel from Mark 2:1-12. We all make choices as people of God. There are choices affect beyond the generation. Freedom and independence are engraved in the human minds and it is placed […]

It is 16th January 2020. The readings are from 1Samuel 4:1-11 and the Gospel from Mark 1:40-45. God never wants us to lose a battle, get humiliated and defeated in our life circumstances. But sin rejoices when we are going down to the drain. The question arises in our life: who puts us into this […]

It is 15th January 2020. The readings are from 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20 and the Gospel from Mark 1:29-39. God always wants to speak to us. Only our disposition and generosity of heart that makes us to listen to Him. If we are filled with the schedules of the daily chores, noises and amusements, we […]

It is 14th January 2020. The readings are from 1 Samuel 1:9-20 and the Gospel from Mark 1:21-28. The manure and medicine for the soul is a regular prayer to God who cares and provides. Whatever we do without prayer questions its authenticity. Prayer however perceived as the telescope that brings God closer to our […]