It is 27th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.8:18-25 and the Gospel from Lk.13:18-21. The first reading invites us to long for our original glory and purpose we lost through the sins. “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.” (Rom.8:19). We are saved by God’s grace […]
It is 26th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.8:12-17 and the Gospel from Lk.13:10-17. The first reading declares that there is life through the Spirit of God and inviting us not to live by the unspiritual self. Indeed, through the Spirit of God we have become the children of God. It is the Holy […]
It is 25th October 2015. It is 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are from Jer.31:7-9; Heb.5:1-6 and the Gospel from Mk. 10:46-52. In the first reading, God promises God’s people a joyful return from the exile. God leads the people of Israel from the captivity to freedom, from nothingness to the fullness and […]
It is 24th October 2015. We celebrate the memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the Bishop. The readings are from Rom.8:1-11 and the Gospel from Lk.13:1-9. The first reading speaks of the importance of the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit. For St. Paul, there is no distinction between Christ and the Spirit. Whenever we […]
It is 22nd October 2015. The readings are from Rom.6:19-23 and the Gospel from Lk.12:49-53. In the first reading, St. Paul speaks of the power of sin. Sin destroys everything. Sin is at war with God and the values of the Kingdom from within. There is no good in sin. Sin destroys our relationship with […]
It is 20th October 2015. The readings are from Rom. 5:12,15b,17-19, 20b-21 and the Gospel from Lk.12:35-38. The first reading describes how grace comes through Jesus Christ when we are broken by sins. God wants all of us to be good and to be at peace with God through our intimate union with God. God […]
It is 19th October 2015. The readings are from Rom.4:20-25 and the Gospel from Lk.12:13-21. The first reading gently reminding us that Abraham’s faith in God granted him the power to travel towards the promise land. God does not go back in God’s promises. Without faith we too cannot reach Heaven. Our faith in Jesus […]
It is 18th October 2015. We celebrate the Mission Sunday. The readings are from Is. 53:10-11; Heb.4:14-16 and the Gospel from Mk.10:35-45. The church proclaims strongly in the apostolic exhortation Evangeli Nuntiandi, 14: “Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize, that […]