SERMONS FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD

All over the world, Christmas  trees are adorned and placed in people’s homes, shopping malls, and town centres. Also seen on TV are pictures of crowds of people cheering and so full of joy at the colourful lighting of the trees and the Christmas decorations. The word “joy” certainly matches with Christmas. Even in this Gospel passage text we find certain …

You may be asking yourselves, what do all these names in the genealogy of Jesus signify? Well, the book of genealogy (vv1-17) reveals the history of God’s choice of His servants and the preparation of humanity for the Lord’s coming. It reveals the identity of Jesus Christ as: 1. True Israel: Son of Abraham and David; 2. True God: Immanuel, …

Which one of you would miss out on a free invitation for two weeks to a five-star resort in the Maldives for your family and favourite friends, where all the great people that you wished to meet would be, and all your needs would be taken care of? Which one of us would reject such a great opportunity? Most of …

For eighteen years, the woman with a bent back could not straighten herself up no matter what. It was not because of her age or even due to nature that her back was crooked. Since the way it is put, that she was “possessed by a spirit of infirmity” (Lk 13:11). Her back was most likely twisted to an abnormal …

What is your central focus in life, the thing that is most precious to you right now; the thing that gives meaning to your life? Is it, yourself, your private life? Is it your proud accomplishments? Is it your family? Is it, your solitude? Is it your study? Is it your dreams of a successful career in the field of your …

In this gospel, a certain expert in the law threw a question at Jesus that went as follows, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Lk 10:25). This question was frequently asked by the Jews and the Greeks. They enquired after eternal life. It is the ultimate quest for humanity. What do we have to do to inherit …

This gospel reading is an account that portrays two miracles. Firstly, we are told of the cure of a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood, for twelve years. Secondly, we are told of the resurrection of Jairus’ daughter who was about twelve years old. The passage occurs right after the incident involving the Gardarene demoniac (Lk 8:26-39), …

In His love for humanity the Lord Jesus travelled on foot from village to village and from city to city in the Holy Land, to preach the Good news of the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of which He was both the herald and the content. On the one hand there were those who responded positively to Him and His …

“But wisdom is justified by all her children” (Lk 7:35) Children’s upbringing is a difficult deed but the difficulty does not exempt parents from the responsibility. The future of society is placed in the hands of the children. These children however, the citizens of tomorrow, are moulded today by our hands. One wonders, have all of us fully comprehended this truth? …

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”     –    Aristotle ”God is love; whoever lives in love, lives in God and God in him” (1 John 4:16) The holy Church celebrates the memory of the Evangelist John the Theologian on the 26th of September, the essential preacher of love – …