It is26th March 2017. We celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Lent which is called Laetare Sunday. The readings are from 1 Samuel 16:6-7, 10-13; the second reading is from Ephesians 5:8-14; and the Gospel is from John 9:1-41. The first reading about the anointing of David as the future king spells out clearly that the […]
It is 25th March 2017. We celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. We celebrate this solemnity each year which falls between the Lenten and Easter season. St. Gabriel, the Archangel brought the Good News to Mary that She would be the Mother of the Son of God. This sacred conversation brought the […]
It is 24th March 2017. The readings are from Hosea 14:2-10; and the Gospel from Mark 12:28-34. What an assurance of love we get from God today in the first reading. This prophecy comes at a time when people worshipped false gods willfully and looking for happiness and prosperity from false prophets and preachers. Disloyalty […]
It is 23rd March 2017. The readings are from Jeremiah 7:23-28; and the Gospel from Luke 11:14-23. The first reading suggests that our lasting peace and protection comes by obeying God. What truly matters is to belong to God and to make God as the answer to all humanly impossible situations and problems. We are […]
It is 22nd March 2017. The readings are from Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:17-19. The first reading invites us to know, observe and to pass on the Law and the commandments of God. God’s wisdom is reveal in the commandments and laws of God. Our greatness comes by the adherence of […]
It is 21st March 2017. The readings are from Daniel 3:25, 34-43; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-35. The first reading is the prayer of Azariah pleading for God’s mercy on God’s people. In difficult moments of our lives, we need to pray for those who are suffering amidst the cruel and fierce furnace of […]
It is 19th March. We celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Lent. The readings are from Exodus 17:3-7; the second reading is from Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; and the Gospel from John 4:5-42. All civilizations are born and preserved near the source of water. The existence of water means living. Blossoming or dooming of any civilization depended […]
It is 18th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the church. The readings are from Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; and the Gospel from Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. The first reading convinces us that God is so merciful beyond the understanding of human reasoning. We are gently reminded that […]
It is 17th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Patrick, the Bishop. The readings are from Gen. 37:3-4,12-13, 17-28 and the Gospel from Mt. 21:33-43, 45-46. The first reading describes that Joseph is the prefigure of Jesus. Joseph was betrayed, rejected, suffered and sold. In this process of all the sufferings and pain, […]