It is 17th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine The readings are from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 and the Gospel from Luke 7:36-50. “By the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain.” (1 Cor.15:10). To believe in the death and resurrection […]

  It is 16th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Cornelius, Pope, and St Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs.  The readings are from 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; and the Gospel from Luke 7:31-35. We are the family of God. A family without love is an anomaly.  God displays love so visibly in the ambiance of our […]

  It is 15th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.  The readings are from  Hebrews 5:7-9 and the Gospel from John 19:25-27. Mother Mary is standing by our pain and suffering as She stood near the Cross witnessing and going through the sorrow so courageously. The significance of the memorial […]

  It is 14th September 2020.  We celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The readings are from the Book of Numbers 21:4-9 and the Gospel from John 3:13-17. Holy Cross of our Lord is the answer and antidote to human suffering and sin. For some it might look a stumbling block […]

  It is 13th September 2020. We celebrate the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Sirach 27:30-28:7; the second reading is from Romans 14:7-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-35. The readings invite us to forgive because we enjoy the forgiveness of God. It is the most difficult and challenging thing in […]

  It is 12th September 2020.  We celebrate the Most Holy Name of Mary. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; and the Gospel from Luke 6:43-49. Unity is the symbol and strength of a believing community. Building and Believing depends on the depth. A community that is divided cannot be a witness. What does […]

  It is 11th September 2020. The readings are from 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27; and the Gospel from Luke 6:39-42 Preaching is not a criterion when living what we preach is optional.  Living in Christ and loving everyone like Christ is the preaching we require today as St. Paul points out in the first reading. […]

  It is 10th September 2020.  The readings are from 1 Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13; and the Gospel from Luke 6:27-38. We all have some doubts about what to eat and what not to eat. In the first readings and Paul addresses that whether to eat something sacrificed to idols.  In taking the decision we need […]

  It is 9th September 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St. Peter Clever, who said, “We must speak to them with our hands before we speak to them with our lips,” meaning our service need to go before our consoling words.  He is the patron of the African missions.  The readings are from 1 […]

  It is 8th September 2020.  We celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The readings are from Micah 5:1-4 and the Gospel from Matthew 1:1-6, 18-23. After the celebration of the Birth of our Lord, the entire world comes together to celebrate is for Mother Mary.  Some birthdays are remembered […]