It is 12th February 2017. We are in the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time and a special week of Prayer for the Sick. The readings are from Sirach 15:15-20; the second reading from 1Corinthians 2:6-10; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:17-37. The first reading points out that God never gave anyone permission to sin just […]

It is 11th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. The readings are from Genesis 3:9-24; and the Gospel from Mark 8:1-10. The first reading brings out the stark reality of blaming someone for our personal and willful failures. God provides us and sustains us and make it easy for us […]

It is 10th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Scholastica, the Virgin. She is the patron saint of the nuns and more specially for the Benedictine nuns. The readings are from Genesis 3:1-8; and the Gospel of Mark 7:31-37. The first reading portrays the first temptation and the fall of Adam and Eve. […]

It is 8th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the saints Jerome Emiliani, the priest and Josephine Bakhita, the virgin. Both were generous to God and to the poor around. The first reading is the account of Creation from Yahwistic tradition. The passage explains the origin of our ancestors created by the Lord God. […]

It is 6th February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Sts. Paul Miki & Companions, the Martyrs. The readings are from Genesis 1:1-19; and the Gospel from Mark 6:53-56. The first reading presents us with the first four days of creation. We are invited to reflect on the origin and creation of the world by […]

It is 5th February 2017. We celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Isaiah 58:7-10; the second reading is from 1Corinthians 2:1-5; and the Gospel is from Matthew 5:13-16. The readings suggest that the unbiased charity is the light of our lives and the unchanging faithfulness is the salt of our […]

It is 4th February 2017. The readings are from Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21; and the Gospel from Mark 6:30-34. The first reading is the conclusion of the letter of Hebrews with an invitation to all for a life filled with holiness, adherence to the message and the teachings of the Gospel and to have the obedience […]

It is 3rd February 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Blaise, Bishop and the Martyr, who is the patron saint of wool combers; and is invoked for the cure of sore throats.; and St. Ansgar, the Bishop, who is known as the “Apostle of the Northern Europe.” The readings are from Hebrews 13:1-8; and […]

It is 2nd February 2017. We celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord which is called Candlemas, or the Feast of the Purification of Mary. It is also the feast of Encounter with the Lord. The feast commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple. This is the day; the people of God […]

It is 1st February 2017. The readings are from Heb. 12:4-15; and the Gospel from Mark 6:1-6. The first reading offers the assurance in the discipline of the Lord. Every correction pains. We feel intimidated and humiliated when we are corrected by others who are in the helm of affairs. It is not the case […]