It is 4th January 2018. The readings are from 1 John 3:7-10; and the Gospel from John 1:35-42. Loveless and Love-for-less life is the beginning of all sinful actions. In the first reading St. John invites to live by what we have assured of as the children of God. Loving someone is the personal choice […]
It is 31st December 2017, the last day of the year on which we all need to thank God for having brought us this far with all its strength and weakness; successes and failures; blessings and burdens; learnings and teachings; friends and unwanted people; faith and love. It is a day of self-introspection and willingness […]
It is 28th December 2017. We celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents, the first Martyrs for Jesus. Today’s celebration is the memory of the male children whom King Herod murdered them as he had attempted to kill the infant Christ. The entrance Antiphon hails, “The innocents were slaughtered as infants for Christ; spotless, they […]
It is 23rd December 2017. The readings are from Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24; and the Gospel from Luke 1:57-66. Whenever we meet a person, we are so curious to know the meaning behind the name of the person. Children are named after prominent persons, ancestors, parents or something that is so significant for the parents referring […]
It is 21st December 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Peter Canisius, doctor of the Church. The readings are from Song of Songs 2:8-14 and the Gospel from Luke 1:39-45. God visits and assures His love for us through His personal visitation. We are the beloved ones of God. It is the story of […]
It is 19th December 2017. The readings are from Judges 13:2-7, 24-25; and the Gospel from Luke 1:5-25. Advent is the time, God deals with our barrenness whether it is spiritual or physical. The disability to bear of the body, soul, and spirit is a sickness and it needs healing from the Lord. God alone […]
It is 18th December 2017. The readings are from Jeremiah 23:5-8; and the Gospel from Matthew 1:18-24. God goes out of His ways to save us. God promises through the prophet Jeremiah that God raised a virtuous branch of peace and reconciliation with the fallen humanity through David. God’s son will be wise, honest and […]