Beginning anything, an endeavour, a project, or a journey always comes with its own trepidation that seems to make it difficult. Beginning a new year is not different. We do not know for sure what the New Year will bring, what the turn of events will be, what turns our lives will take, and how…
Month: December 2022
A Day of Reflection – December 31, 2022
Friends, as we wrap up the civil year 2022, there is a call for us to reflect on our life and activities during the year. This opportunity affords us a time to evaluate our relationship first with God, then humans, and indeed ourselves, acknowledging our shortcomings while making a resolution for a better year ahead….
The Feast of the Holy Family – December 30, 2022
Friends, today we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, a family who in the display of virtues, shows forth to all, love in its fullness. This virtue of love outplayed by this family stands as a template on which our Christian homes must be built. As Christians and members…
Love – December 29, 2022
St. Thomas Becket Friends, the evangelist John, in today’s first reading, tells us that it is only in keeping to the commandments of Jesus Christ that we can claim to know Him. The commandments of Christ are known to us and chief among them is to love God above all else and our neighbours as…
The Holy Innocents – December 28, 2022
Today we celebrate the feast of the holy innocents. These were martyrs whose lives were cut short because of the selfishness of man. Herod’s action in the gospel passage of today, and his failure to achieve his desired wicked end show the emptiness of selfishness. The moment we build for ourselves castles not founded on…
St. John the Evangelist – December 27, 2022
Witnessing to the Good News that we have heard is something that distinguishes us as Christians. Beyond witnessing, is also believing. This act of believing and witnessing is what St. John talks about in the first reading of today. Today we celebrate the feast of St. John the Evangelist, a man who believed and witnessed…
St. Stephen – December 26, 2022
Friends, just a day after the celebration of Christmas, we commemorate the first martyr of the Church, St. Stephen. Jesus tells us in the gospel of today that we will face persecution and all manners of ill-treatment and even be delivered up to death for His sake. But He assures us that whoever endures to…
The Birth of Christ – December 25, 2022
Today we celebrate uniquely the birth of Christ. This birth which we celebrate brings Christ into the world with the mission of reclaiming to the Father His creatures who sin and have been taken far off by the pleasures of the flesh. Today’s solemnity celebrates the humanization of God in order that man may become…
Benedictus – December 24, 2022
Friends, today we are assured of God’s saving grace and mercy in our lives. God comes to step into our situation to bring us relief. Zechariah today sings the Benedictus, a hymn of praise to God who brings redemption to humanity. We too are invited to hold firmly to God for in due time we…
Trust in God – December 23, 2022
Friends, today we are called upon to reflect on the wonderful deeds and fulfillment of the word of God. Many a time we tend to doubt the word of God because we feel a situation is beyond remedy. In such situations, God always reigns supreme. Today, we see the fulfillment of God’s promise to Zechariah…
The Magnificat – December 22, 2022
Friends, as we draw even closer to the great day on which the Saviour of the world was born, the liturgy presents to us Mary’s hymn of praise – the Magnificant. It is Mary’s humble and joyous recognition of God’s greatness. Mary was able to sing the Magnificant because she cooperated with the grace of…
Share Love – December 21, 2022
Friends, today we are called to be people who care for the welfare of others. We must learn to sometimes go out of our way to assist others. Christmas is a period of lending our hand in helping others even when they have not asked for it. In the gospel of today, Mary hurried to…
The Evening Chapel 