Palm Sunday (Fr. Francis)

Palm Sunday (Fr. Francis) An interesting as well as challenging old fable tells of the colt that carried Jesus on Palm Sunday.  The colt thought that the reception was organized to honor him. “I am a unique donkey!” this excited animal might have thought.   When he...

Palm Sunday (Fr. Simham)

Palm Sunday (Fr. Simham) Tongues special Today is Palm Sunday. it’s a wonderful day to remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. This is one of the rare days we have two gospels read. And these two gospels are quite opposite to each other. In the sense, in the...

5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)

5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis) A priest is walking around the neighborhood. From a distance, he sees a very small boy trying to press the doorbell of one house. But he is very small, and he cannot reach the doorbell. The priest, out of pity, walks toward the boy,...

5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham)

5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham) TO GAIN SOMETHING WE NEED TO FORGO SOMETHING Few years back when I was travelling to tourist place in India , I had a young couple travelling with me for their holidays or honeymoon. It was a long nine or ten hour’s journey in the...

4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham)

4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Simham) The Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Lætare (Rejoice) Sunday, from the first words of today’s liturgy. As on Gaudete Sunday in Advent, rose-colored vestments may replace violet, and flowers may grace the altar, symbolizing the...