Category Archives: Ordinary Time II
Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time-C
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C (Lk 18:1-8) ‘… a parable about the need to pray continually…’ (Lk 18:1) Emergency numbers and frequently dialed numbers Wherever in the world you are, today, you can have access to … Continue reading
Twenty-eight Sunday of Ordinary Time-C
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C He threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him (Lk 17:11-19) A few years back, while back in India for holidays, I was once traveling by train. It was past … Continue reading
Twenty Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time_C
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) “We have done no more than our duty” (Lk 17:5-10) The Spirituality of Daily life In the late 1990’s, CNN, the American news channel, ran an ad in the print media that made … Continue reading
Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time-C
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Why Love? (Luke 16:19-31: the parable of Lazarus and the rich man) It is quite common in parts of the world and even here, for employees to be absent from work for the purposes of … Continue reading
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Am 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 Use money to win you friends A clear message in the gospels: Renunciation The gospel of this Sunday took a lot of effort to prepare a sermon on. … Continue reading
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tim 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-10 The Lost Son Today is one of those days when I feel a homily might steal the gospel reading of its depth. The parable that we … Continue reading
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Wis 9:13-18; Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17; Phmn 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 Remember, you are following a Martyr! Our world today has too many celebrities and very few heroes. Our contemporary culture focuses so much on celebrities. The media … Continue reading
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Sir 3:17-18,20,28-29; Ps 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19,22-24; Luke 14:1,7-14 HUMILITY Fr Cajetan Lobo … on his ordination day he invited to his home all the poor people from near and far to take part in his celebration. This … Continue reading
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1, 2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30 The Narrow Door When you were in school, did you prefer easy-going teachers to demanding ones? I have been in formal education for 24 years (more than half of … Continue reading
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10; Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53 Disturb us, Lord! When I read the gospel reading of today, a phrase kept coming back to me very spontaneously. It was the first line of a … Continue reading
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 All Generations Will Call Me Blessed What is common in the Mass readings today is “movement.” In the first reading (Day Mass) we see a … Continue reading
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Wis 18, 6-9; Ps 32, 1.12.18-22; Heb 11, 1-2.8-19; Lk 12, 35-40 Spiritual Capital: Treasures in Heaven During the course of the past week, I happened to chance upon a former student of mine, thanks to Facebook. We had … Continue reading
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21 Seek the Things that are in Heaven Once again with a story from Tony de Mello: “What stone?” asked the sage. “Last night I was … Continue reading
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Gen 18, 20-32; Ps: 137, 1-3. 6-8; Col 1, 12-14; Lk 11, 1-13 Ask, Seek, Knock Let me begin with a story from Tony de Mello – shortened here: The village priest was a holy man so each time … Continue reading
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Gen 18, 1-10; Ps: 14, 2-5; Col 1, 24-28; Lk 10, 38-42 Mary sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak One of the realities that we notice in urban life today, across the globe, is … Continue reading
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Dt 30:10-14;Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; Col 1:15-20; Lk10:25-37 Moved with pity… he went up and bandaged his wounds There are many parables that are unique to the Gospel of Luke. The parable of the lost son … Continue reading
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10: 1-12, 17-20 Start off now, I am sending you out… A few years ago, a priest wrote a short reflection in the Diocesan Newsletter of the Archdiocese … Continue reading
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9: 51-62 Are we ready to follow Jesus with a single-minded devotion! There are several films on Jesus. Each movie has its own take on the life and message of Jesus … Continue reading
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – C
Readings: Gen 14:18-20; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17 How generously Jesus has given Himself to us in the Eucharist The Blood Transfusion Shortly after undergoing major surgery, a woman decided to put her thoughts in … Continue reading
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – C
Readings: Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 Three Persons in One: The God of Relationship Social scientists these days are pointing out the increase of spirituality in the contemporary world, a spirituality that is not only … Continue reading