Daily Homily
💖 HOMILY - SEPTEMBER 1 💖
First Reading - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8Gospel - Matthew 25:1-13
We are in a world of hustle and bustle. In this hustle and bustle of life, we overlook many things and miss a lot. Yesterday, we reflected upon the vigilant preparedness for our last day. …
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 31 💖
First Reading - 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13Gospel - Matthew 24:42-51
When we hear about death, we get petrified and sullen. It's so because we want to hold onto the life we have; we don't want to lose people, we have and know; we don't want to…
Daily Homily
💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 30 💖
First Reading - 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13Gospel - Matthew 23:27-32
Leadership is an important role and this finds a relevant and edifying place when it's exemplary. The readings of the day invite to assume a role of leadership which is exemplary and…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 29 💖
(The readings are proper to the memoria)First Reading - Jeremiah 1:17-19Gospel - Mark 6:17-29
Everyday is new with its freshness. God gives us everyday a new day but we remain the same with same attitude, behaviour, arrogance and pride. We fail to br…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 28 💖
First Reading - 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10Gospel - Matthew 23:13-22
Being straightforward is a gift. At times, being straightforward can help in constructive manner because that can strike out the pros and cons of the actions. The readings of the day inv…
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Homily
🙏 SUNDAY INSIGHTS - THE 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 🙏
First Reading - Isaiah 22:19-23 Second Reading - Romans 11:33-36 Gospel - Matthew 16:13-20
We may remember that the first question that we were asked when we started going to catechism was: why did God create us? On that occasion we were taught that…
Daily Homily
💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 26 💖
First Reading - Ruth 2:1-11,4:13-17Gospel - Matthew 23:1-12
Many times we live a double-faced life or we wear a mask; a mask of pretence or a mask of duplicity. We live what we are not. In the readings of the day, we are invited to live a genuine lif…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 25 💖
First Reading - Ruth 1:1-22Gospel - Matthew 22:34-40
Mother Teresa has beautifully said:"The greatest disease... today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for." The problem, regarding love, has greatly affected …
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 24 💖
FEAST OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW First Reading - Revelation 21:9-14Gospel - John 1:45-51
In order to achieve and find something, we need to become seekers. It's in our earnest and passionate seeking, we can certainly find what we desire. The readings of …
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 23 💖
First Reading - Judges 9:6-15Gospel - Matthew 20:1-16
Every person is unique and different. What makes a person unique and different is his or her existence as he or she is. However, there is something that is inherent in every person that controls a…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 22 💖
First Reading - Judges 6:11-24Gospel - Matthew 19:23-30
When I was a candidate, once we had a visitor from our generalate. He spoke a sentence that is still fresh in my mind. He said: "The purpose of our religious life is to save oneself and oth…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 21 💖
First Reading - Judges 2:11-19Gospel - Matthew 19:16-22
Today’s Gospel reminds us that we do not possess anything in our life that we refuse to surrender to the Lord. Rather, it often possesses us, and we become the prisoner of our possessions, viola…
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🙏 SUNDAY INSIGHTS - THE 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 🙏
First Reading - Isaiah 56:1, 6-7Second Reading - Romans 11:13-15, 29-32Gospel - Matthew 15:21-28
There is a group of people in India called "Christ-bhakta" which means devotees of Jesus. For different reasons these people are not baptized.…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 19 💖
First Reading - Joshua 24:14-29Gospel - Matthew 19:13-15
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that God created human beings "to know him, to love him and to serve him." This sentence explains about the purpose of God for our creati…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 18 💖
First Reading - Joshua 24:1-13Gospel - Matthew 19:3-12
We make choices in lives. Ever since we rise in the morning, we make our choice till we retire to bed. The choices that we make are very often according to our comfort but sometimes contrary to o…
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 17 💖
First Reading - Joshua 3:7-17Gospel - Matthew 18:21-19:1
It is very calmly said - "forget and forgive." However, in reality it is difficult and tough to forgive and forget at the same time. The readings of the day display the unconditional …
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💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 16 💖
First Reading - Deuteronomy 34:1-12Gospel - Matthew 18:15-20
It's easy to spot a black mark on a white cloth. It is to say to find mistakes in others is easier but to correct and redress that becomes a bit difficult. The readings of the day invit…
Spiritual Jokes
💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 15 💖
SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARYFirst Reading - Revelation 11:19,12:1-6,9Second Reading - I Corinthians 15:20-26Gospel - Luke 1:39-56
Miss Holycheek, the Catholic Sunday school teacher, had just finished explaining the feast of the Assumption to h…
Daily Homily
💖 HOMILY - AUGUST 14 💖
First Reading - Deuteronomy 10:12-22Gospel - Matthew 17:22-27
We all want to enjoy freedom. Any kind of restriction or confine makes us restless and uncomfortable. This is also so at with the laws and regulations that are implemented to curb our libe…
Homily
🙏 SUNDAY INSIGHTS - THE 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 🙏
First Reading - 1 Kings 19:9,11-13
Second Reading - Romans 9:1-5 Gospel - Matthew 14:22-33
It is a fact that life is a mixture of joy and pain. We face daily difficulties and challenges in our own way. Sometimes difficulties break us completely, oth…
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