Christmas

Acts 6:8-10,7:54-59; Matt 10:17-22 Theme: Martyrdom As Christian Share in Christ’s Joy St. Stephen, who is one of the first deacons of the Church, is presented as the first martyr of the Church. Is it per chance that this feast is celebrated just immediately after the feast of the birth of Christ? After the birth […]

Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 Theme: The Power Given to Those Who Accept Him After God has delivered the people of Israel from Egypt, in order to take them to the land promised to their ancestors, he led them through the desert. For forty years, the people were heading towards this Promise land through

Isa 9:1-6; Titus 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Theme: The Birth of Christ is the Good News of a Great Joy To All of Us. Today, we celebrate the birth of Christ. The angel that came to the shepherds said to them: I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the

In the gospel today, the angel told the shepherds that the birth of Jesus brings great joy to all people. The question is “what is this great joy?” It is the joy that we now have Emmanuel which means “God is with us”. And when God is in our midst, it means that we live

Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 In the gospel, John presents us with two themes: the Word of God that has come to live with us; and what should be our attitude.  After God has delivered the people of Israel from Egypt, in order to take them to the land promised to their ancestors, he

Sir 3:3-7, 14-17; Col 3:12-21; Matt 2:13-15, 19-23 The feast of the Holy Family is the feast of the family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Have you ever imagined how this family was? None of the evangelists, nor any other New Testament canonical books shares any information about how Jesus lived with Mary and Joseph. 

  31st December 2023: Feast of the Holy FamilyReadings: Gen 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Psa 105:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Heb 11:8,11-12,17-19; Lk 2:22-40 THEME: MY FAMILY, MY GIFTDearest in Christ, today, the last day and the last Sunday of 2023, the Church focuses on the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. When God wanted to come to man, he