Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time KNOW YOUR PLACE Introduction If a trusted friend proves disloyal, we feel badly hurt and find it almost impossible to remain faithful. Not so with God. He remains faithful to Israel, of which all but a small rest abandoned him. Yet, the Jews keep a role in God’s plans […]
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Acts of the Apostles “Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains.” […]
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Reflection: Luke 14: 1-6 Today’s gospel presents another confrontation between Jesus and some religious leaders on a sabbath. Luke recorded five sabbath healings of Jesus in his gospel. Jesus is invited to have a meal in a Pharisee’s house on a sabbath day. The word ‘Pharisee’ means ‘separated one’. They taught in synagogues, and were […]
October 29, Friday Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time We are the new Israel, the people of God’s promise, the new chosen people. God has given us many privileges. Is the anguish that Paul expresses with regard to Israel not to be felt by the Church too, with regard to many Christians, and by many […]
Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time ROOM FOR GROWTH IN LOVE Introduction We are the new Israel, the people of God’s promise, the new chosen people. God has given us many privileges. Is the anguish that Paul expresses with regard to Israel not to be felt by the Church too, with regard to many Christians, […]
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Reflection: Luke 6: 12-19 Today’s feast honours saints Simon and Jude, Apostles. While the New Testament reveals almost no other information about either of them, tradition holds that these Apostles travelled together, possibly to Egypt and then to Persia where they preached the Gospel. St. Jude is venerated as the patron saint of desperate […]
October 28, Thursday Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time Little is known about these apostles. The nickname “Zealot” probably indicates the Simon had been among the anti-Roman activists before he became an apostle. Jude, brother of James and also called Thaddeus, asked Jesus after the Last Supper how Jesus could show himself to the […]
Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time Saints Simon and Jude Introduction Little is known about these apostles. The nickname “Zealot” probably indicates the Simon had been among the anti-Roman activists before he became an apostle. Jude, brother of James and also called Thaddeus, asked Jesus after the Last Supper how Jesus could show himself to […]
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Sakdje, Cameroon. The Claretian missionaries in Cameroon have opened a new mission in the Archdiocese of Garoua, in the north of Cameroon. Friday, October 22, was a day of joy and dance; this is how the Claretian missionaries were received on their arrival in the town of Sakdje, in the north of Cameroon. The people […]
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Bengaluru, India. The celebration of the Feast of Father Claret, our Founder, added more joy to Bangalore Claretians. On 24th October Student Male Gunnanna made his Perpetual Profession in the congregation. The next day, on 25th October four perpetually professed Students received the Order of Diaconate during the solemn Eucharistic celebration presided by Most Rev. Peter Machado the […]