It is 16th March 2017. The readings are from Jeremiah 17:5-10; and the Gospel from Luke 16:19-31. In the first reading Jeremiah speaks about two kinds of people. One type solely believes in their own flesh and their riches and the other type of people are the ones who put their entire trust in God […]
It is 15 March 2017. The readings are from Jeremiah 18:18-20; and the Gospel from Matthew 20:17-28. The first reading offers hope and protection to all those who go through pain, disappointment and suffering for those who have worked for the welfare of the others yet being blamed. As Jeremiah is presented as the person […]
It is 14th March 2017. The readings are from Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; and the Gospel from Matthew 23:1-12. The first reading is the open invitation to all the leaders, parents and care-givers. The Lenten sacrifices include much more than a personal repentance of being sorry for what we have done so far. It is the […]
It is13th March 2017. The readings are from Daniel 9:4-10; and the Gospel from Luke 6:36-38. The first reading teaches us that we constantly sin yet God is consistently merciful. We all need to learn this divine quality of being merciful at all times no matter how low we have been treated by others. There […]
It is 12th March 2017. We celebrate the second Sunday of the Lent. The readings are from Genesis 12:1-4; the second reading is from 2 Timothy 1:8-10; and the Gospel is from Matthew 17:1-9. The readings invite us to change inwardly and be in touch with our very true selves which would like to shine. […]
It is11th March 2017. The readings are from Deuteronomy 26:16-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:43-48. The readings are inviting us to come out of our comfort zones of being in company with those who are familiarized with us. In the first reading, God invites us to put our entire being to respond to the […]
It is 10th March 2017. The readings are from Ezekiel 18:21-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:20-26. The first reading projects the need for interior conversion. God is not interested in annihilating us when we continue to live in sin. God wants us to return to Him as early as possible. Lent is the time […]
It is 9th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. Frances of Rome. The readings are from Esther 4:1, 3-5, 12-14 ; and the Gospel from Matthew 7:7-12. The first reading illustrates the power of our personal prayer. God grants us the grace to listen to God’s voice in our personal yearnings and deep […]
It is 8th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St. John of God and the international Women’s day. The readings are from Jonah 3:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 11:29-32. The first reading strengths our belief in doing penance. “When God saw what, they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed […]
It is 7th March 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the martyrs namely Saints. Perpetua and Felicity. The readings are from Isaiah 55:10-11; and the Gospel from Matthew 6:7-15. In the first reading, we are reminded that as the rain does its impact on the nature, so the Word of God on human soul. Our […]