POINTING TO THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD

Send us Fan Mail My brothers and sisters in Christ, The scriptures Readings at Mass this 4th Sunday of Advent outline what is happening. Out of you Bethlehem will be born for me “ the one who is to rule over Israel; his origin goes back to the distant past, to the days of old.” He is coming not only for Israel, but also for “the remnant of his brothers.” He is God the Son, coming among us as a man...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this second week of Advent, the church invites us to celebrate the marvels that God is about to work for us in a couple of weeks from now. As we wait in joyful hope for the “Day of the Lord” when this marvel will be complete for, and in us let us ask ourselves this question? Am a people of joy and hope? If the answer is no? How do we awaken enthu...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers & Sisters, t oday is the First Sunday of ADVENT and with this we WELCOME a new Liturgical year, year C.  The term 'advent' comes from a Latin word meaning 'coming' or 'arrival' of someone. The Advent season includes the four Sundays that precede Christmas. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. In this season, we reca...

Send us Fan Mail Sisters and brothers in Christ, in the vision of the prophet Daniel in the 1st reading, peoples of all nations, and languages are seen serving God. This reading urges us to be dreamers, to be visionaries. To imagine what this world would be like if it were indeed, the kingdom of God. What our families would be like if it were indeed, the kingdom of God. What our communities/nation...

Send us Fan Mail Sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, we are gradually coming to the close of the Church’s and calendar year. At this time of the year, the holy mother Church brings to our consciousness and reminds us of these eschatological realities of the end time, the second coming of Christ, death, judgement, heaven and hell. In the creed we recite at Mass, we proclaim that Jesus “will come...

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Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters in Christ, the readings today teach us about trust in God. God expects us to trust Him completely.  Many of us are not quite so sure that we can trust Him, even though we want to trust Him.  The widow in the first reading shows us how a person can trust completely, even to the point of giving up the little one has for another person.  The Gospel of Mark today...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus our saviour and brother, today we express our communion with those who are still in the process of purification before the beatific vision. We remember them in the celebration of All Souls. The bonds of love between the living and the dead are not broken by death. Our love for them and their love for us endure. Sadness, sorrow, grief may fill u...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and Sisters in Christ, this Sunday, the 31st Sunday in OTB, we are called to imitate Christ Jesus our brother and Saviour, the eternal high priest of the new covenant who offered a perfect sacrifice of love to glorify His Father.  Jesus, in the gospel, challenges us to overcome the enemies of love;  self-preservation, pride, selfishness and demonstrate our love for God by...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, today in the readings we are called to reflect on the formula we use to attain true happiness. Often we mistakenly assume that pursuing the three wants of pleasure, possession and power will make us happy. The readings on the contrary encourage us to follow the path of Jesus our brother and Saviour - a path of suffering, detachment and service...

Send us Fan Mail The readings today remind us that God knows us and knows everything about us, even our secret emotions and thoughts. But that God is always seeking to love us and to help us grow closer to Him. The readings invite us to be purified and to let go of all that is not truly worthy of Him and to let go of all that might impede that love within us: the jealousy, anger, lust, envy, greed...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters in today's readings Jesus uses marriage & family to teach us about the kingdom of God - a Kingdom of love, understanding, unity, mercy, forgiveness; a kingdom which is God's gift, His presence, God Himself. Just as a man unites with his wife through the unbreakable bond of marriage to become one flesh with, so too God's children, each and ev...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and Sisters, St James in the 2nd reading today warns us against oppression and injustice of all kinds especially against the weak, the poor, those who do not belong to "our group or class" and those that God has freely chosen. Moses and Jesus in the 1st reading and the Gospel refused to yield to the fears, jealousy and malicious request of their disciples to sto...

Send us Fan Mail In the Gospel reading, Jesus placed a child in front of his disciples during their discussions about their selfish ambitions for power and shameless jostling for positions and said ‘Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and... the one who sent me.’ The child represented humility, simplicity, authenticity and total dependence on God - a direct co...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters,  in the readings today, we learn about suffering. It is important to understand suffering in the Christian context for 2 main reasons. Firstly, that it is a necessary part of life with Christ. This is true because as disciples of Jesus - followers of Jesus Christ our master, we need to follow his lead. Christ’s life was one of radical obedience and conformity...

Send us Fan Mail In the 1st reading Isaiah says that the eyes of the blind shall be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed, and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy; These St James says in the second reading are those who are poor in the world but rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom.  In the Gospel, Jesus put his fingers into a man’s ears and touched his tongue with spittle. Then he said to him,...

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