It is 11th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 6:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 6:12-19. Are we hurting Christ and the Church by our petty squabbles and issues? Have in-fighting, disunity and personal hatred in the Church gone out of hand? Don’t we believe in one another anymore? Have we come to […]
It is 9th September 2018. We celebrate Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 35:4-7; the second reading is from James 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Mark 7:31-37. Whether life has made us to be deaf and dumb or a few individuals have contributed to such conditions or we are born with […]
It is 8th September 2018. We celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Most Beloved Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. The readings are from Micah 5:1-4; and the Gospel from Matthew 1:1-6, 18-23. We read in the entrance antiphon, “Let us celebrate with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for from her arose […]
It is 6th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; and the Gospel from Luke 5:1-11. The worldly wisdom and knowledge cannot offer happiness and peace that is lasting to human soul. Let us be open and willing to learn the Word of God without much scrutiny and dissecting. The purpose of the […]
It is 5th September 2018. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; and the Gospel from Luke 4:38-44. Growth and blessings always come from God when we collaborate with God. Whether the growth is spiritual or physical, it takes a lot of people to achieve it yet no one takes the credit except God. Many […]
It is 3rd September 2018. We celebrate the memorial of St Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 4:16-30. The Word of God does not require human philosophy and powerful arguments to prove its worth and the presence of God in […]
It is 2nd September 2018. The readings are from Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; the second reading is from James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; and the Gospel from Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. As we are in the Bible month, the readings of the day invite us to prioritise the familiarity with the Word of God. In 1943 Pope […]