In Catholic parlance we today celebrate the “Ecclesia Triumphans” (The Triumphant Church). We celebrate not only those who have been recognised officially as canonized saints, our models, but also all the holy people who have run the earthly race befittingly and now abide in their medalic heaven…the unknown but victorious Christian “soldiers”. They include some of…
Month: October 2020
Life in Christ – October 31, 2020
Today is the last day in October and the readings of today should set the tone for our examination of conscience on how we lived our lives – daily and weekly – throughout this month. We should especially consider the motives for all our actions. Today’s readings encourage us to consciously make Our Lord the focus of all our actions. In the first reading, we see how…
Rediscover the Rosary – Matthew Kelly
We live hectic lives in a chaotic world. All this can lead to a confusion that fogs the mind, unsettles the soul, and leads to poor decisions. Amidst such chaos and confusion, we long to hear God’s voice with greater clarity. God wants to put things in order. He wants to rearrange our priorities. If…
Love Begets Service – October 30, 2020
We all get to a point in life when we wonder what our purpose is. Some of us find it early, others much later in life which may be too late or just in time. In today’s reading Our Lord calls us to pause and consider the term service, – what it means and how…
The Armour of God – October 29, 2020
Dear friends, In today’s first reading, Saint Paul speaks to the Ephesians of how our faith in God and the way of following Christ resembles a soldier preparing for war. In those days, soldiers would dress up differently from today, but we must have seen enough movies to appreciate in our creative mind how battles…
Are you a Christian? – October 28, 2020
The Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles Dear Friends, Are you a Christian? I ask this for our self reflection. Do we realize only Christians go to heaven? I mean, in the meaning of the word in its truth: those who are Christ-like. No one can be in heaven and be something other than…
Marriage – October 27, 2020
Marriage is the seed and leaven of the Kingdom of God Dear friends, Today we have the great teaching of Saint Paul to the Church in Ephesus on marriage, and Jesus in the gospel describing the Kingdom of God. First of all, the Ephesians must have been having a tough time understanding how to convert…
The Weight of the World – October 26, 2020
Many times we are like this woman bent over with so much stuff of the world weighing on our souls and Our Lord is calling us to Him so that He can lighten the weight and perform that posture alignment to our souls. What will be our response? Will we remain so consumed by the…
The Gospel Exists to be Lived – October 25, 2020
Dear Friends, Today’s readings educate us on the measurement of the presence of the gospel in the life of a people. It is a message that although heard must also be acted upon. In the gospel, the Jesus shows us that the greatest commandment is two sides of the same coin: loving God above all…
The Fruit of Mercy – October 24, 2020
Dear Friends, In today’s gospel, Jesus shows us insights into His merciful heart, and warns us against taking it for granted. He begins by reprimanding those around Him to never think of others as greater sinners than they are, especially when it may appear that they have received a judgement for their sinfulness. For how…
The Rosary – Immaculée Ilibagiza
Immaculée Ilibagiza believes that praying the rosary spared her from being slaughtered during the horrific 1994 Rwanda genocide, in which her family and more than a million other innocent men, women, and children were brutally murdered. Nearly two decades later, Immaculée continues to pray the rosary every day and marvels at how she is constantly…
The Father’s Will – October 23, 2020
Dear Friends, In today’s readings, the Collect prayer prepares the theme of the readings for us: grant that we may always conform our will to Yours. Friends, how so important it is that we never forget that we exist to do the will of our Father. This is the order of all things, for sin…
The Evening Chapel 