ALL SOULS DAYFirst Reading - Wisdom 3:1-9Second Reading - Romans 8:14-23Gospel - Matthew 11:25-30
James Sherily wrote the poem "Death the leveller" throwing light on the reality of fleeting life here on earth. All souls day, just after the …
SOLEMNLY OF ALL SAINTSFirst Reading - Revelation 7:2-14Second Reading - 1 John 3:1-3Gospel - Matthew 5:1-12
A story is told of a traveling portrait painter who stopped in a small village hoping to get some business. The town drunk — ragged, dirty and…
First Reading - Romans 8:18-25Gospel - Luke 13:18-21
We may find many people who are discouraged and disappointed in their lives. The reason for such situations in their lives is lack of hope. They don't seem to see any ray of hope. In the midst …
First Reading - Romans 8:12-17Gospel - Luke 13:10-17
With the advancement of technology and science, we tend to forget that upholding human dignity is a great value. In fact, the rise of materialism, hedonistic beliefs, consumerism and utilitarianism…
First Reading - Exodus 22:20-26 Second Reading - 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Gospel - Matthew 22:34-40
In the second century AD, a non-Christian named Aristides wrote to the Emperor Hadrian about the Christians. He said, “Christians love one another. Th…
FEAST OF SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLESFirst Reading - Ephesians 2:19-22Gospel - Luke 6:12-16
The Nicene Creed defines the Church as one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. The meaning is axiomatic. The Church is the unity of all believers into one body …
First Reading - Romans 7:18-25Gospel - Luke 12:54-59
Many times, we think that evils lie outside us but the fact is evil lies in us or rather within our hearts. We are fighting a fight against evil everyday so that our goodness will rule us or we be …
First Reading - Romans 6:19-23Gospel - Luke 12:49-53
We all long for a happy end of our lives. This means, we all want to enjoy the bliss of heaven. The bliss of heaven seems like utopia but isn't so. The Mother Church teaches us that it is a rea…
First Reading - Romans 6:12-18Gospel - Luke 12:39-48
We make many choices all through the day. Some choices leave lasting imprint on us but other choices don't affect us or affect us a little. The readings of today invite us to look into the choi…
First Reading - Romans 5:12-21Gospel - Luke 12:35-38
Most of us are scared to talk about death or final judgement. Why? It's because either we feel so attached to the present life we have and want to forget the other reality of life or we feel un…
First Reading - Romans 4:20-25 Gospel - Luke 12:13-21
We all struggle with two problems viz. pride and selfishness. The gravity of the sense of pride and selfishness may vary from person to person but we do have them. The readings of today warn us t…
First Reading - Isaiah 45:1,4-6 Second Reading - 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 Gospel - Matthew 22:15-21
Dr. Madison Sarratt taught Mathematics at Vanderbilt University for many years. Before giving a test, the professor would admonish his class, “Today I …
First Reading - Romans 4:13,16-18Gospel - Luke 12:8-12
The quality of gold is best tested in fire, so is the depth of our faith tested in the face of tribulations and hardships of our lives. People, who learn to remain strong in faith through thick a…
First Reading - Romans 4:1-8Gospel - Luke 12:1-7
Our world has achieved a lot in the sphere of discovery, knowledge, exploration and innovation etc. The achievements of humanity make us proud and self-sufficient. They make us feel that we can achieve…
First Reading - Romans 3:21-30Gospel - Luke 11:47-54
Christian life calls for authentic life in integrity. The integrity of life entails coordination of speech and action, faith and praxis, and life and talk etc. The life, without integrity of life, …
FEAST OF ST. LUKE, EVANGELISTFirst Reading - 2 Timothy 4:10-17Gospel - Luke 10:1-9
We always cherish our life spent with our friends or foes. Memories with friends are filled with nostalgia of fun, freak and nonsense. Memories with foes are full of a…
First Reading - Romans 1:16-25Gospel - Luke 11:37-41
During pandemic, one of the things that was regularly observed by us was regular washing of our hands or sanitization. Certainly, cleansing is required for hygienic purpose. The readings of the day…
First Reading - Romans 1:1-7Gospel - Luke 11:29-32
There are many who don't believe in God nor attempt to recognize God. Some of them are called atheist, agonist, and others sceptic etc. They seem to perceive God with their senses to come to fait…
First Reading - Isaiah 25:6-10 Second Reading - Philippians 4:12-14,19-20 Gospel - Matthew 22:1-10 At the end of World War II, the Russian head-of-state Joseph Stalin gave an elaborate banquet to honor the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. …
Continue ReadingFirst Reading - Joel 4:12-21Gospel - Luke 11:27-28
We have many types of relationships in our life; some are casual but others are intimate and close. The casual relationship does not last long but close relationship certainly lasts. This close bond …
First Reading - Joel 1:13-14,2:1-2Gospel - Luke 11:15-26
Evil in the world is a mystery. The mystery of evil will certainly come to an end by the intervention of God. The readings of today assure us that there will be an end of all evils when the da…