THE DIVINE WORD BASED ON CATHOLIC LITURGICAL READINGS 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A THEME: “THE MESSIANIC SECRET” ((Readings: 1st: Isa 22:19-23; Ps: 137; 2nd: Rom 11:33-36; Gos: Mt 16:13-20)) Today being the 21st Sunday in the ordinary time, Christ demands to know the public opinion as well as our personal knowledge about him. “Whom do people say … Continue reading “THE MESSIANIC SECRET”

Sunday readings in brief 21 A Isa 22:19-23; Ps 138; Rom 11:33-36; Mat 16:13-20 “Who do you say that I am?” In today’s Gospel, Jesus questions his disciples about the opinion of the people towards him. It was after Jesus elaborate ministry in the first half of the Gospel of Mathew: - i) Sermon on … Continue reading “Who do you say that I am?”

THE DIVINE WORD BASED ON CATHOLIC LITURGICAL READINGS 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A THEME: “THE UNIVERSALITY OF SALVATION” ((Readings: 1st: Isa 56:1.6-7; Ps: 67; 2nd: Rom 11:13-15.29-32; Gos: Mt 15:21-28)) Mahatma Gandhi in his autobiography tells how, during his days in South Africa as a young Indian lawyer he read the Gospels and saw in the teachings … Continue reading “THE UNIVERSALITY OF SALVATION”

Sunday readings in brief 20 A Isaiah 56:1,6-7; Psalm 66(67); Romans 11:13-15,29-32; Mathew 15:21-28 Overcoming Discrimination Dear friends, today is the 20th Sunday in ordinary time. The ordinary time is a liturgical period whereby for 34 weeks the readings are carefully arranged to teach specific lessons. This is different from other liturgical periods where we … Continue reading Overcoming Discrimination

THE DIVINE WORD BASED ON CATHOLIC LITURGICAL READINGS 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A THEME: “A TRUSTFUL FAITH” ((Readings: 1st: 1Kgs 19:9.11-13; Ps: 84; 2nd: Rom 9:1-5; Gos: Mt 14:22-33)) A story told about trustful Faith attributed to St. Patrick: In the middle of a dark winter’s night, in a small village, the two-story building home of a … Continue reading “A TRUSTFUL FAITH”