Posts

Showing posts from January, 2022

"Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church"

Image
Friday, 28 th January 2022:  3 rd week of Ordinary time Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas,  Priest and Doctor of the  Church. Dear brethren in Christ, in today’s liturgy of the word we are called  to remember that we have to sow the seeds of faith in our hearts as well as in others hearts and provide them such conditions and environments which are very much needed for our faith to grow more and more. As we grow in our faith we are obliged to guard ourselves and our souls as well from all those ways and situations which lead us to sin and evil so we will not go into the depth of sin. In today’s first reading which is taken from the second book of  Prophet Samuel we read about the King David’s kingdom and the works of king David of Israel. We read in the life history of King David that God had indeed blessed him with abundant blessings. Even the Lord granted him prosperity and happiness. However King David was very much influenced by the beauty of one named B...

"Be A LAMP OF GOD"

Image
27th January 2022: Thursday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Mem: St. Angela Merici, Virgin) "Be A LAMP OF GOD" My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, today as we heard to the words of the Holy Bible, we all are invited to reflect on the responsibility each and every one of us given living in this world. We must realize with faith and belief in proclaiming the truth of God and becoming an instrument of His light in our world today. Thus these are the particular duties that we have been commended with, to be the models of faith and encouragement for many others people whom we meeting in our day to day life in this world. In the first reading from the Sacred Scripture today, we listened from the second Book of the prophet Samuel concerning the prayer that King David of Israel made to the Lord after the Lord had made him secure in his rule and appointed him as the forerunner over all the people of Israel. David was full of gratitude to God for all that He had done for His ...

"A GENEROUS SERVICE TO THE LORD"

Image
  22nd January 2022 SATURDAY, SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME  (2Sm 1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27); (Mk 3:20-21) "A GENEROUS SERVICE TO THE LORD" My dear brethren in Jesus Christ, today as we heard the expressions of the Lord in the Sacred Scriptures, we are assisted to remember the requirement for us all to revere the Lord and share ourselves with Him, and usually we will observe that giving ourselves to the assistance of God would require making a penance on our side, and put stock in His caring thoughtfulness regardless of the preliminaries, difficulties and obstacles we might look in our separate excursion through life. In our first reading today, as we paid attention to the expressions of the Lord, we heard the unfortunate story of the loss of King Saul and the powers of Israel at the combat of Mount Gilboa against the Philistines. The Philistines were a strong adjoining individuals of the Israelites who around then were on the ascent and were making assaults and strikes profound in...

"RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL"

Image
  21st January 2022 FRIDAY, SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr   (1 Sm 24: 3-21); ( Mk 3: 13-19) "RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL" Dear faithful in Christ, today as we paid attention to the expressions of the Scriptures, we are called to mimic on everything the Lord had said to us through the records of David and how he saved Saul, the King of Israel, and not killing or harming him despite having the ideal chance to kill him. Then, at that point, we additionally heard the calling of the Twelve Apostles as those whom the Lord had chosen as the ones to be His central aides in lecturing the Good News and in connecting with whatever number individuals as could be allowed. Above all else, as we heard from the primary perusing from the Book of Samuel, we heard how David who was sought after by King Saul needed to crawl under a rock from one spot to another, and needed to go into the cavern wherein they were encircled. Yet, Saul and his supporters didn'...

"Realization and obedience"

Image
  Tuesday 14 th December, 2021 (Zepphaniah 3:1-2,9-13), ( Matthew 21:28-32)  "Realization and  Obedience" Today the Mother Church celebrates the commemoration of St. John of the Cross. John is a holy person since he was a brave impact to satisfy his name: "of the cross". The thoughtlessness of the cross arrived at full place of understanding on schedule "whoever wishes to come after me should deny himself, take up his Cross, and follow me (Mark 8:34) is a mind-blowing narrative. Throughout his life and composing has a significant word for us today. We will quite often be rich, delicate and agreeable. We shrivel even disavowal, embarrassment, cleansing, austerity and discipline. We run from the cross. We are not loyal like him. Whoever has proclaimed holy person he/she was respectful to God. We as a whole are called to review our commitment and obligation to focus on the Lord, to submit to Him and follow His sculptures and mandates. The Lord has shown us be...

"THE JEALOUS ARE A TORMENT TO THEMSELVES"

Image
 20th January 2022 THURSDAY, SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIM (1 Sm 18: 6-9; 19: 1-7); ( Mk 3: 7-12) "THE JEALOUS ARE A TORMENT TO THEMSELVES" My beloved brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, today as we paid  attention to the expressions of the Scriptures, we are called to recall the adoration that God has shown us by His frequent approaches to extending out His assistance and endowment to us. God communicated us through individuals we experience in our lives and He additionally sent us, as a matter of fact, His own beloved Son to be our Savior. Through Him and His approaching into our amidst, we have heard the Lord's love showed and giving us every one of the another expectation. In our first reading today we heard the record from the Book of the  prophet Samuel where the account of David and how he was nearly hurt by King Saul out of envy and dread was brought to us. Around then, David was a worker of the Lord, an incredible fighter and pioneer depended with the powers of...

"LAW-CENTERED OR LOVE-CENTERED?"

 19th January 2022 WEDNESDAY, SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (1 Sm 17:32-33,37,40-51);   (Mk 3:1-6)     "LAW-CENTERED OR LOVE-CENTERED? " Dear people in Christ, today as we paid attention to the Word of the sacred Scriptures, we are reminded to reveal the Love of God for the humanity. We ought not to rely exclusively just upon our own power and capacities rather we must trust and believe in God. For with God there is nothing impossible, and He will forever be with us, guiding us and strengthening us, as He has more than once exposed over and over our time. As we tuned in and recalled again to reflect on Word God, we must think about the fact that we are so lucky to have been loved by God. It demonstrates the unconditional love of God the Father towards humanity. God the Father is always ready to forgive and embrace us, even though we are sinners. Therefore we all are called to love him more than anything in the world. In our first understanding today, we he...

"RULES ARE MADE TO SERVE GOD AND MAN"

 18th January 2022 TUESDAY, SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (1 Sm 16: 1-13); (Mk 2: 23-28) "RULES ARE MADE TO SERVE GOD AND MAN" Dear faithful people in Christ, today as we paid attention to the expressions of the Lord in the Scriptures, we are called to recollect the Lord's love for all of us, and how He had tried to thoroughly take care of our persistence. He sent us His dedicated workers to help lead and guide us in our excursion through life. He won't let us to stroll down some unacceptable way without direction, and for that, He gave us all pioneers and lords, and at last, His own Son, Who came into our reality to be our Shepherd and King. In our first understanding today, we heard the story from the Book of the prophet Samuel, as a continuation of what we have heard before this and last week with respect to the activities of Samuel and how Saul, the primary lord that God had designated to lead individuals of Israel had resisted Him and driven individuals into som...

"THE LONGING FOR LIE ETERNAL"

 17th January: 2022 MONDAY, 2ND WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME  (Saint Anthony, Abbot) (1 Sm 15: 16-23); (Mt 19:16-26) or Mk 2: 18-22)            "THE LONGING FOR LIE ETERNAL" Dear brethren in Christ, today as we paid attention to the expressions of the Scriptures, we all are called to reflect on the obligation for us to have another disposition in life when we follow Christ, and not to keep carrying on with our lives the way that the world generally anticipates that we should carry on with our lives. As Christians we are called to be different in that we follow the way that the Lord has shown us and to leave on this excursion of confidence throughout everyday life, with God as our Guide and as our concentration. This is our reason for living as Christians that we should embrace sincerely. In our first reading today we heard from the Book of the prophet Samuel with regards to when King Saul of Israel unheeded the Lord and His will, following the insti...

"THE NEW WINE THAT RESTORES JOY"

 16th January 2022 SUNDAY, SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Is 62:1-5); ( 1 Cor 12:4-11); ( Jn 2:1-11) "THE NEW WINE THAT RESTORES JOY" My beloved brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, this Sunday as we have heard the Word of God from the Scriptures, we are called to recollect the most magnificent and generous gifts from God to us. God has given us His benevolence gift and it is depends upon us to cherish our lives. He has uncovered Himself to us out of love, and exposed the salvation for the entire world through His Savior, Jesus Christ, Our Lord, the Son of God and Son of Man. The Ordinary Time of the Liturgical Calendar is a period that  proceeds from the experience with God in the secret of the manifestation, and which provokes the believer or followers of Christ to travel with Christ in their life. The Liturgy continues with the three revelations of Jesus. The first was his indication as the light and salvation to all people  groups proved in His visit by the Magi who c...