It is 16th October 2016. We celebrate the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Exodus 17:8-13; 2Timothy 3:14-4:2; and the Gospel from Luke 18:1-8. The first reading teaches us that with prayer we can overcome any evil that surrounds us. Moses demonstrated his faith by ‘lifting up his hands’ in unwavering prayer […]
It is 15th October 2016. We celebrate the memorial of St Teresa of Avila, the Virgin and the Doctor of the Church. She was a woman of prayer, contemplation and reformation. She reformed herself personally and the Carmelite Order at large. Her entire life was built on a deep personal encounter with God, through compassion […]
It is13th October 2016. The readings are Ephesians 1:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 11:47-54. For a couple of days, we will be reading from the Ephesians. In his letter to the Ephesians, St Paul says “before the world was made, he chose us, chose us in Christ.”(Eph.1:4). God has the purpose and plan for […]
It is 12th October 2016. The readings are from Galatians 5:18-25; and the Gospel from Luke 11:42-46. In the first reading, St. Paul challenges every believer to make a choice between the works of the flesh and the fruits of the Spirit. He identifies a list of deeds and a list of fruits. The list […]
It is 11th October 2016. We celebrate the memorial of John XXIII, the Pope. The readings are from Galatians 5:1-6; and the Gospel from Luke 11:37-41. In the first reading, St. Paul convinces the Galatians that faith through love is the most important for personal salvation than to hold on to some outward religious practices. […]
It is 10th October 2016: The readings are from Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31; 5:1; and the Gospel from Luke 11:29-32. The first reading explains that we are not under slavery but of freedom, which comes from the faith that we hold in Jesus. Hagar representing the Old Testament and Sinai, the old Jerusalem while Sarah […]
It is 9th October 2016. We celebrate the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from 2 Kings 5:14-17; and the second reading from 2 Timothy 2:8-13; and the Gospel from Luke 17:11-19. All three readings teach us to be grateful to whatever we have received from the Lord. We are invited this week […]
It is 8th October 2016. The readings are from Galatians 3:22-29; and the Gospel from Luke 11:27-28. In the first reading, St. Paul points out that our dignity is established because of our faith in Jesus. We have become sons and daughters of God by the same faith. According to Paul, laws are moral guides […]
It is 07th October 2016. We celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. It is the celebration of victory over the Turks in Europe through the powerful intercession of Our Beloved Mother Mary. Pope Leo XIII added the invocation “Queen of the most Holy Rosary, pray for us,” to the Litany of Loreto. […]