Sunday readings in brief Lent 2 year A Genesis 12:1-4; Psalms 32(33); 2 Tim 1:8-10; Mathew 17:1-9 The Glory that awaits us Dear friends, today is the second Sunday of Lent. We have complete 11 days of Lenten observance. I would like to invite us even before we reflect of today’s readings, to pause for … Continue reading The Glory that awaits us

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR A THEME: “LENT AS A JOURNEY TO TRANSFIGURATION” ((Readings: 1st: Gen 12:1-4; Ps: 32; 2nd: 2Tim 1:8-10; Gos: Mt 17:1-9)) Today being the second Sunday of Lent, our Holy mother church is teaching us that Lent is a period of detachment from the past, renewal, and transformation. Jesus took some of his disciples … Continue reading “LENT AS A JOURNEY TO TRANSFIGURATION”

First reading Genesis 2:7-9;31-7 Psalm 51 Second reading Romans 5:12-19 Gospel Matthew 4: 1-11 Since last Wednesday we have started a new spiritual journey, the Lenten period. We have begun a forty days journey of fasting, praying, and almsgiving. This is a moment to be closer to God through our ways of living. The Lenten … Continue reading First Sunday of Lent year A

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR A THEME: “THE BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION” ((Readings: 1st: Gen 2:7-9: 3:1-7; Ps:51; 2nd: Rom 5:12-19; Gos: Mt 4:1-11)) A story is told about a man who traveled with his camel on a winter day. When the night came the man pitched his tent and slept inside. At midnight the camel called out … Continue reading “THE BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION”

Sunday readings in brief 1 Lent Year A Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Psalm 50(51); Romans 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 Temptations and Sin sometime we do not see the cliff Dear friends, today we celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. Let is a period of deep contemplation upon the love of God for us that was demonstrated through … Continue reading Temptations and Sin