Posts by D'Souza Family
Amen! Help Our Unbelief!
Today we meet two couples – faithful, upright but sans offspring, and they live in an age where childlessness is a curse. Angelic messengers bring tidings of great joy: the promise of a son which fulfills their fondest dreams. As we look at these paragons of the past, we too seek parallels in our own…
Read MoreTo Seek and To Save
The readings for today exhort us to persevere in striving for holiness, remaining watchful and being faithful. In the gospel, Zacchaeus’s seeking is matched by Jesus’s own quest for wandering souls with the aim of bringing them back to the fold. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was…
Read MoreGreat Heart
In today’s selection from his letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul elaborates on his theme of The Church as Christ’s Body. He prays that the “eyes of our hearts” may be enlightened to grow in knowledge of God and the hope that belongs to His call, to bask in the “riches of glory” that comes…
Read MoreOf First Importance
Today’s readings remind us of the need for reminders. Saint Paul summarizes the kerygma in his letter to the Corinthians: Christ suffered and died for our sins, rose from the dead, purchasing our salvation and freeing us from the clutches of Satan. He reminds us to hold fast to this salvific message of the Gospel…
Read MoreGive It All You’ve Got
The Rich Young Man asks this of Jesus: What good must I do to gain eternal life? It’sthe question of questions and we all want to know the answer. Jesus offers theCommandments and having kept these one and all, the wealthy youth pressesfurther, seeking perfection. Jesus’ answer sees him walk away sad, for he had…
Read MoreDays Of Our Lives
What would you do if 5500 days were added to your life? King Hezekiah is granted a 15-year extension to his life, and he responds with a magnificent hymn of gratitude and thanksgiving. The apostles face the wrath of the persnickety Pharisees, but Our Lord defends them while reminding them and us that we should…
Read MoreProphetic Succession
Today we are regaled by a tale of prophetic succession that has no little significance for us, we too are anointed as prophets from the moment of our baptism. Elijah invites his protégé Elisha to ask him for a parting gift just before his departure and Elisha boldly asks for a double portion of his…
Read More“May The Force Be with You”
Today is the great feast of Pentecost. After the time of fulfillment for Pentecost was completed, we hear, the apostles are filled with the Holy Spirit. They are changed men and would go on to fulfill the mission entrusted to them by Jesus on Ascension when He commanded them to go to the ends of…
Read MoreFeast of Heaven and Earth
In today’s liturgical offerings, we witness Saul taking a Fall that enables him to soar to the highest of heights, stirring, enkindling, and igniting the hearts of many as he immediately sets out in proclaiming the Good News. Jesus does not flinch in the face of the disbelieving Jews, and the Bread of Life discourse…
Read MoreJoseph’s Amen
Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Him who would comprehensively fulfill the titles of Son of David and Son of God. The Second Reading reminds us that the Promise flows to all of us because the Gift is freely given to…
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