It is 18th November 2020. We celebrate the memorial of Dedication of Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul. The readings are from Revelations 4:1-11; and the Gospel from Luke 19:11-28. Whenever the faithful are persecuted, they look for a sign or an image to depict their pain and suffering symbolically with the mysterious meaning […]
It is 17th November 2020. We celebrate the Memorial of St Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious. The readings are from Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22; and the Gospel from Luke 19:1-10. An unrepented life is an unrealistic life. Repentance is all about listening, learning, and leaning. “If you do not wake up, I will come like a […]
It is 16th November 2020. We celebrate the memorial of Sts. Margaret of Scotland, and St Gertrude, virgin. The readings are from Revelations 1:1-4, 2:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 18:35-43. As there are seven beatitudes (Rev.1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7; 22:14) in the book of Revelation, we read one of them today […]
It is 15th November 2020. We celebrate the Thirty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. The readings are from Proverbs 31:10-13.19-20.30-31; the second reading is from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; and the Gospel from Matthew 25:14-30. It is the last ordinary Sunday of the Church year. It is not the end but about the preparations we […]
It is 14th November 2020. The readings are from 3 John 5-8; and the Gospel is Luke 18:1-8. By Supporting the missionaries of the Gospel we become the partners in spreading the Good News. A wife asked her husband why he was on the phone for such a long time. He told her that […]
It is 13th November 2020. The readings are from 2 John 4-9: and the Gospel from Luke 17:26-37. Our hearts are the school of love. Our families are the universities for loving hearts. No one needs to be taught how to love. It is all right within everyone as God created and infused it for […]
It is 12th November 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr. He is popularly known as the ‘thief of the soul.’ The readings are from Philemon 7-20; and the Gospel from Luke 17:20-25. Treating others as Christ treated us is what we all need to aspire to inspire. There is […]
It is 11th November 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St Martin of Tours, Bishop. The readings are from Titus 3:1-7; and the Gospel from Luke 17:11-19. Our life is the only reliable living reminder to people around. We remember words but we cherish and churn examples. When we are grateful for what we […]
It 10th November 2020. We celebrate the memorial of Pope St Leo the Great. The readings are from Titus 2:1-8, 11-14; and the Gospel from Luke 17:7-10. Teaching with personal integrity resonates the entire being of the one who emulates. Counsel devoid of an example is not inspiring. Living our life in integrity and […]
It is 9th November 2020. We celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. The readings are Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; the second reading is from 1Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17; and the Gospel from John 2:13-22. As we celebrate the mother of all Churches, the Cathedral of Rome, and the Church of the […]