It is 07th January 2016. The readings are from 1Jn.4:19-5:4 and the Gospel from Lk.4:14-22a. The first reading presents the most powerful statement on love. “Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love […]

It is 05th January 2016. The readings are from 1 Jn.4:7-10 and the Gospel from Mk.6:34-44. The first reading highlight the power of God’s love. St. John tells us that God is love. All love begins and ends in God. Love comes from God. Our expressions of loving God culminates in one another. God’s love […]

It is 04th January 2016. The readings are from 1 John 3:7-10 and the Gospel from John 1:35-42. The first reading urges us to discern before accepting any belief. We need to ask whether this emerges out of our faith tradition and the will of God. Truth is alive and vibrant. Obeying commandments of God […]

It is 03rd January 2016. We celebrate the solemnity of Epiphany of the Lord. The readings are from Is.60:1-6; Eph.3:2-3a, 5-6 and the Gospel from Mt. 2:1-12. Epiphany means appearance or manifestation. God appears to God’s people those who believe God and those who yet to believe God. . It is also called Theophany which […]

It is 02nd January 2016. We celebrate the memorials of saints Basil the great and Gregory Nazianzen. The readings are from 1Jn.2:22-28 and the Gospel from Jn.1:19-28. The first reading deals with the false belief among people spread by a group. Some denied the incarnation of Jesus and believed only in spirit. St. John cautions […]

It is 01 January 2016. Wishing you all a blessing filled New Year 2016. We celebrate the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God. Mary is our model and intercessor throughout this year. Mary never leaves us in any situation in our lives. Just like our Mother Mary, let us learn to accept the will and […]

It is 31st December 2015. The readings are from 1 John 2:18-21 and the Gospel from Jn. 1:1-18. Today is the last day of the year. It is indeed the day of thanksgiving to the Lord for bringing us all this far. Let us find some time to be with the Lord in the nearest […]

It is 30th December 2015. The readings are from 1 John 2:12-17 and the Gospel from Luke 2:36-40. The first reading reminds us to be faithful to God and to live according to the will and plan of God. There is a powerful attraction to this worldly things which leads us to “the desire of […]

Dear People of God, It is 29th day of December. In our parish, we remember the Martyrdom of the Holy Innocents. St. Augustine beautifully points out regarding the murder of the Innocents in Bethlehem in the following lines,”The precious death of any martyr deserves high praise because of his heroic confession; the death of these […]

It is 29th December 2015. We are in the fifth day of Christmas. The readings are from 1 John 2:3-11 and the Gospel from Lk.2:22-35. The first reading presents to us a code of conduct which is expected of us as a believer. The commandment to love one another is the one that purifies and […]