God’s fountain of mercy During the weekday homily on July 7, 2017, Pope Francis spoke about the love and mercy of God, the Father in these words: “Give me your sins, your weaknesses, I will heal you and you will go forward”. During the Lenten Season, we are expected to Read more…
On December 2, 1984 Pope St. John Paul II wrote an Apostolic Exhortation on Reconciliation and Penance in the Mission of the Church Today. In this exhortation, he insists that in the modern world there is a loss of the sense of sin as a result of the voluntary clouding Read more…
On February 20th, Monday, we held the Pastoral Council Meeting. During the meeting, we discussed about, whether we should continue live-streaming the Sunday Mass or not. The reason for such a discussion was that the number of the participants for the Sunday Mass, is not as many as it was Read more…
Recently someone, who came to make the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) asked me two questions: “Why do we retain the remaining hosts in the Tabernacle, after distributing the Holy Communion; and is it necessary to receive It? what would happen if I don’t receive It?” Well, I could not answer Read more…
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord. It is celebrated either on January 6 or the Sunday between January 2nd and 8th. Just as we celebrate the solemnity of the birth of Jesus Christ as Christmas on December 25th, the visit of the Magi Read more…
As we begin the Year 2023, we celebrate the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Every New Year gives us yet another opportunity to give thanks for all of the ways that God has blessed us in the past year and to look forward with hope for all the blessings Read more…
“Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the City of David a Savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: You Read more…
Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist Jesus Christ is present in many ways: in the Word of God (Scripture), where two or three are gathered in his name (Cf. Matthew 18:20), among the least of the brethren (Cf. Matthew 25:40 & 45), in the Sacraments etc. However, the mode Read more…
Is the Holy Mass a Sacrifice? In the past, both in the natural religions and in the ritual sacrifices of the Old Testament, an animal or a bird was killed and its blood was offered as a sacrifice to God. Whereas, Jesus offered himself on the Cross as the sacrifice Read more…
Institution of the Eucharist The three Synoptic Gospels have chronicled that Jesus Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper (Cf. Mt 26:17-29; Mk 14:12-25; Lk 22:7-20). It was the traditional Passover feast for the Jews but for Jesus and the Apostles, it was a unique Passover celebration of Read more…