First Reading: Sirach 27:30-28:7Psalm: Psalm 103:1–2, 3–4, 9–10, 11–12Second Reading: Romans 14:7-9Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35 THEME: CONTEXTUALIZING “I FORGIVE, BUT WILL NOT FORGET” In secular parlance, you often hear people say, “I forgive but I will never forget.” It is certainly possible to forgive but difficult to forget, due to human physiological and psychological make up. […]

First reading: Ezekiel 33:7–9Psalm 95:1–2, 6–7, 8–9Second reading: Romans 13:8–10Gospel: Matthew 18:15–20 Theme: Let us be each other’s Keeper There is saying in Etsako language and it goes thus, “If a father sees what is wrong and does not point it out to his child, it will indirectly destroy the father in future; if a

Jeremiah 20:7-9Psalm 63:2, 3–4, 5–6, 8–9Romans 12:1-2Matthew 16:21-27 THEME: Be an Oblation unto the Lord St Paul in the second reading of today appeals to the Romans and to us too, to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. We are to be completely transformed, never conforming anymore to the

First reading: Isaiah 22:19-23Psalm: Psalm 138: 1-2, 2-3, 6, 8.Second reading: Rom. 11: 33-36.Gospel: Matthew 16: 13-20. THEME: THE AUTHORITY OF THE KEYS There will always be occasional misunderstanding and disagreement wherever human beings congregate in a social setting be it in the family, the Church and the society at large. This misunderstanding or dispute

First Reading: Isaiah 56:1.6-7 Psalm: Psalm 67:2–3, 5, 6, 8 Second Reading: Romans 11:13-15.29-32 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 Theme: God’s Invitation to Salvation Requires Our Cooperation My dear brothers and sisters, today’s readings remind us that God’s call to salvation is for everyone. The prophet Isaiah tells us that God’s house is a house of prayer

First reading: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11–13a Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9, 10, 11–12, 13–14 Second reading: Romans 9:1–5 Gospel: Matthew 14:22–33 THEME: DO NOT BE AFRAID In this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, the Lord Jesus tells us that times of terrible storm, difficult times, and trepidation are times that we should call on