GOSPEL MESSAGE In today’s gospel message Jesus tells the Ten Lepers to “Go and show yourselves to the priest.” This is an invitation to work in faith. “Go” in obedience; and “show yourselves to the priests” means to have faith that God has given the priests authority to declare us clean. This is a strong message where we express our faith opening up the way of divine healing a...

GOSPEL MESSAGE Like the Apostles, we always pray asking God to: “Increase our faith.” Yes, to have faith is to remain in the state of Grace, to improve our inner spiritual quality. But faith is not just believing that God exists, know about God or practice religious observances. Faith in God is total surrender to the will of God without any doubt or conditions, for faith gives meaning ...

GOSPEL MESSAGE In today’s gospel, the rich man’s story is a warning for modern society. The rich man enjoyed luxury everyday while Lazarus was poor, hungry and covered with sores. The rich man is not condemned because of his riches. His sin was not wealth rather, he committed a sin of omission. “Love thy neighbour as yourself”: he failed to have compassion for Lazarus. He mis...

GOSPEL MESSAGE The master of the dishonest manager is not praising the dishonesty or the unethical behaviour of the shrewd steward, but his clever thinking. The dishonest manager acted urgently wanting to secure his earthly life by dishonesty. Jesus is commanding us to secure our eternal life by investing our skills and relationships to people, to mercy, generosity and “store u...

GOSPEL MESSAGE In Today’s generation, we refuse to incline our ears and listen to God. We rebel against God and the authority of the church. Because of our rebellion against God and the church we continue to be seduced by the poisonous serpent. But Jesus Christ was crucified high on the Cross to crush the serpent. Therefore, the CROSS of Christ has become a life-giving throne ...

G O S P E L M E S S A G E “Whoever comes to me and does not hate their father and mother, spouse and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even their life itself, cannot be my disciple!” …sounds harsh and confusing from Jesus. But, it means that we have to love the donor first and not prioritize the gift itself. God must come first and everyone else second…e...

GOSPEL MESSAGE In today’s Gospel, Jesus urges us towards humility. Humility is a virtue that enlightens our ability to recognize our limits and imperfections and not to be entertained by pride or self-importance. Humility fights arrogance and values others’ wisdom and strengths. ...

GOSPEL MESSAGE To be known to God, and to be welcomed into his kingdom it is not enough that we cry aloud: “Lord, Lord, open to us!” Jesus warns us to not be late and presume that we will be “in” because “we ate and drank” in his courtyards, but invites us to align our hearts and actions to his will. ...

GOSPEL MESSAGE The ultimate goal of Jesus’ message is eternal peace with God. But his call to love one another, his defense of the poor and the marginalized, created a “war” against the ego and deep-rooted habits that hinder unity and love. We Christians proclaim peace and become the flavoring salt of the earth, united in the profession of God’s love. ...

GOSPEL MESSAGE We each have a task, like the servants in the parable. When the Lord returns, He will call each of us to give an account of what we have done. The faithful will be rewarded; the lax will be punished. So, we must be diligent in fulfilling the task that the Lord has given to us: to proclaim the Gospel of Li...