Posts by Daniel Rozario
Christian Evangelization and Persecution
“If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, is resting on you.” (1 Peter 4:14). For today’s reflection, I am opting for Option 2 Readings that Holy Mother Church offers on the feast of Saints John Fisher, Bishop, Martyr, and…
Read MoreDo You Love Me More Than These?
“Do you love me more than these?” A very personal question by Jesus that goes deep into the heart of Peter to the extent that he finally answered, ‘Lord, you know everything’. ‘Lord, you know everything’ is the spiritual stage in one’s life where the ‘I’ dies and the ‘Lord’ takes over. Praise God, brothers…
Read MoreThe Fire within the Early Christians – Woe to me if I don’t proclaim the Gospel!
Praise the Lord, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus! With the joy of the Risen Lord in our hearts, we move forward with a single mission: to live and share the presence of Christ in our community. It is essential to remember that we cannot share Christ unless we have personally encountered and…
Read MoreDead to Sin; Alive with God
“Are you so foolish? Having started with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh?” (Galatians 3:3) Having crossed through the halfway mark of Lent, the Holy Mother church gives us a preview of Resurrection Sunday in all the readings today. As I was reading and reflecting on this, the one verse that the…
Read MoreTrust Shows in Obedience
The Holy Mother Church has entered into the Holy Season of Lent, where each and every one of its children is called to be led by the Spirit into the Desert to fight, just as the Author of our Salvation, Jesus, did. Let us all remember and reaffirm the truth that Jesus was led by…
Read MoreAnger Gives Birth to Envy
Proverbs 14: 29 says, “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.” Anger has destroyed many. In today’s first reading, taken from 1 Samuel, we see the start to the end of King Saul’s destruction. Saul would be a perfect candidate to fit into the word…
Read MoreDo You Fulfill Your Vow?
For this child I prayed; and the LORD has granted me my petition which I made to him. 1 Samuel 1 :27 Never be rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore, let your words be few.…
Read MoreMade Holy
‘For they will be made holy who observe holy things in holiness, and those who have been taught them will find a defense.’ (Wisdom 6:10) Today Holy Mother Church in the first reading reveals the arrogance of King Antiochus who thought that he had all power to do what he wants and contrasts him with…
Read MoreSin leads to Death; Obedience leads to Righteousness
Sirach 7:36 In all you do, remember the end of your life, and then you will never sin. The Power of Sin Praise the Lord my Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Holy Mother Church has been reading from the book of Romans these days as the first reading, and I should confess that…
Read MoreWorship
Luke 8:17 ‘17 For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.’ Every act and move in a believer’s life is divinely driven. There is no chance or it so happened. There is the perfect will and plan of God in everything.…
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