Our readings today present to us the challenges, risks and disassociation related with being a disciple of Christ or a Christian who submits totally to the will of God. In the first reading, the author explains the intentions and thinking of those who plot against a believer/ Christian, which centers on their thinking that God…
Month: March 2022
Faith – March 31, 2022
In the first reading, we see Moses pleading with God on behalf of the Israelites who had made a molten calf and turned to idolatry. In the gospel, Jesus battled with the unbelief which the Jews exhibited. God listened to Moses and would not punish the Israelites out of mercy. Jesus, propelled by love, began…
Trinitarian Love – March 30, 2022
We read a strong Christological theme from the gospel of today. If anything, the Jews understood the message and sayings of Christ for which they ‘sought all the more to kill him.’ They understood that Jesus was saying that He is “equal with God.” He made no apologies for it, and He did not try…
God is With Us – March 29, 2022
‘The Lord of Host is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.’ This is the response to our psalm today. God is really with us; He is Emmanuel. From the first reading from the prophet Ezekiel to Jesus in the gospel, we see the divine manifestly present in our midst. Now there was…
Lord, Increase Our Faith – March 28, 2022
Jesus, in the gospel of today, fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah – the prophecy of wellness for Jerusalem and the people of God. Jesus healed the official’s son. The official believed the word Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. And his son was well. Jesus still speaks those words of healing and…
Laetare Sunday – March 27, 2022
Today is Laetare Sunday. The vision and the nearness to the destination of our journey is the source of the rejoicing that laces today’s celebration. We see in the readings of today, the rest from our journey, the joy of our homecoming, the love of the Father who loves us ineffably and constantly awaits our…
Humility – March 26, 2022
‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ This is the prayer of the man whom the gospel says went home justified. Any disposition or attitude that prevents us from utter humility before God is from the evil one. Any desire whatsoever that may push us to brandish our little and seeming goodness before God is…
The Annunciation of the Lord – March 25, 2022
Today the Word became flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin and dwelt among us. The events of this Solemnity, the events of our salvation, show us the power of God who works however He wills, yet gently while asking us to place all our trust in Him. At the Annunciation, the Incarnation happened….
The Power of God – March 24, 2022
Unbelief is one thing, but to attribute the power and working of God and the Holy Spirit to demons or the devil is almost unpardonable. The Lord says to such people, like some of the people in the gospel today who claimed it was through the power of Beelzebul the demon that He casts out…
God’s Commandments – March 23, 2022
The commandments of the Lord are for our right living and salvation. They are spirit and life. Obedience to them leads to eternal life. Jesus today affirms emphatically that He has come to fulfill them. In such an emphatic statement, we understand Jesus to be the final interpreter of the law. Here we see a…
God’s Mercy – March 22, 2022
The prayer of Azariah in the first reading carries all the sentiments of our utter and undying need for the mercy of God. No one can say that he is not in need of God’s mercy. If the Lord removes his mercy from us, what remains of us? We depend, not just heavily, but entirely…
See the Beauty in the Familiar – March 21, 2022
Jesus says in the gospel of today, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country.” Why is this so? Is there a thing with the prophet or the prophet’s country people that makes the prophet not to be accepted by his people? From the further allusions to the widow of…
The Evening Chapel 