Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalms 121(122); Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 Cleaning and Arranging Dear friends, today is the first Sunday of Advent and the first day of the new Liturgical Year A. We have just concluded the liturgical cycle of three years: A, B, and C.  Although the cycle repeats itself and the readings are also recycled, the message they convey to … Continue reading Sunday reading in Brief 1 Advent A

Je, umewahi kughadhabika au kukatishwa tamaa na huduma katika ofisi za umma? Hili linaweza kuwa kutokana na ucheleweshaji usioelezeka, mifumo taratibu au inayokwama mara kwa mara, maafisa kutokuwepo, au nyaraka kupotea, miongoni mwa mambo mengine. Katika baadhi ya ofisi, watu husubiri kwa saa nyingi, na hata siku kadhaa, ili kuwasilisha nyaraka za maombi tu. Baada … Continue reading Tatizo Lililofichika na Fr. Lawrence Muthee, SVD

Have you experienced frustration in getting services in public offices? This could be due to unexplained delays, slow or jammed systems, absent officials, or missing documents, among other factors. In some offices, people wait for long hours, and even days, just to submit their application documents. After they have submitted, they wait for more days … Continue reading The Hidden Problem By Fr. Lawrence Muthee, SVD

Malachi 3:19-20; Psalms 97(98); 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19 Before that day Dear friends, today is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Next Sunday will be the Feast of Christ the King and the end of the liturgical year. During the Ordinary Season, we learn about the Kingdom of God and what is required of … Continue reading Sunday readings in Brief 33 C

2 Maccabees 12:42-45, Psalm 62(63), Philippians 3:20-21, Luke 7:11-17 Life and Death Dear Friends, today is the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time. However, the commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’), which falls on this day, takes precedence. Here is what the General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar (1969) No. 13, says: … Continue reading Sunday Readings in Brief: All Souls’ Day