Sunday 3 December

Sunday 3 December

Dec 2, 2023 | DAILY BREAD

1st Sunday of Advent First reading - Isaiah 63:16-17,64:1,3-8 “And yet, Lord, you are our Father; we the clay, you the potter, we are all the work of your hand”. This is a very good description of whom we are. The Lord is our Father. He molds us. We are work of His hands. But we have our freedom and our free choice. With our freedom we can resist the work of His hands. The potter works with the clay because the clay let the potter to work with it. The clay adapts itself to the hands of the potter without resisting. Because the clay soft with water. When we don’t let ourselves to be molded by the Lord our Father, we move away from being the work of His hands. We must cooperate to grace so that we are soft and docile to the hands of our Lord. When we don’t cooperate with the grace we are hard and not docile. Let’s reflect: Am I docile to the hands of the Lord who is molding me?
Saturday 2 December

Saturday 2 December

Dec 2, 2023 | DAILY BREAD

Saturday of week 34 in Ordinary Time Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary First Saturday : Let us entrust ourselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary First reading - Daniel 7:15-27 The book of Daniel often frightens us with all the images of different beasts. In the original situation, the author was speaking about the different powerful kings and kingdoms of that period, who did not care anything else but their power and positions. They were ready to become anyone. But the message is that at the end of the tunnel there will be light. But before we enter the tunnel there is so much of fear and anxiety. And each step we make with distress. But what is necessary in these moments is faith that God will do good. God will not abandon us. God will establish His Kingdom in Jesus Christ. “His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty, and every empire will serve and obey him”. In His reign everything will have a new dimension. Because He is sovereign not to reign but to love us. Let’s reflect: Did I grow from fear to faith, in relationship with the sovereignty of God?
Friday 1 December

Friday 1 December

Dec 1, 2023 | DAILY BREAD

Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time First reading - Daniel 7:2-14 This vision in Daniel 7 is complex and has been subject to various interpretations across Jewish and Christian traditions. It's important to consider the historical context, the symbolic language of apocalyptic literature, and the theological perspectives within which this text is interpreted. This vision plays a significant role in both Jewish eschatology and Christian theology, particularly in understanding the concept of the Messiah and end-time prophecies. Important is to understand the second part of the reading where we can see the son of man. “On him was conferred sovereignty, glory and kingship, and men of all peoples, nations and languages became his servants”. It’s also important to see and to live that everything in us also submit ourselves to the authority of the son of man. Let’s reflect: How much do I surrender myself to the Son of man?
Thursday 30 November

Thursday 30 November

Nov 29, 2023 | DAILY BREAD

Saint Andrew, Apostle - Feast First reading - Romans 10:9-18 Today we are celebrating the feast of St. Andrew, one of the Apostles of Jesus Christ. On the feast day, the Church is giving us to meditate on the difference between confessing with lips that Jesus is Lord and believing in heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Believing in heart makes one righteous according to the Word of God. From the preaching we hear the Good News and then we believe in Christ. From believing we move to confessing with lips. And then there is a step further, believing in heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. That we feel the same sentiments in our heart about the resurrection. In moments of darkness and difficulties, we must believe in our heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. The same light is to lighten up my heart and make me righteous. Let’s reflect: Can I move from confessing with lips to believing in heart that Jesus is Risen from the dead?
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Wednesday 29 November

Wednesday 29 November

Nov 28, 2023 | DAILY BREAD

Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time First reading - Daniel 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28 “You have praised gods of gold and silver, of bronze and iron, of wood and stone, which cannot either see, hear or understand; but you have given no glory to the God who holds your breath and all your fortunes in his hands”. In all circumstances we are called to see the true God and His hand. We can easily miss the presence of true God in our lives and mistakenly give the importance to those things which seems important for us. In the case of King Belshazzar, we got blind by the gold and silver and failed to see God who held his breath and all his fortunes. That mistake is what failed him. The writing on the wall said that God has weighed him and found something important missing. The missing element is his capacity to recognize the True God in the presence of his riches and pleasure. The wealth and success are elements which sometimes blind us to see the Giver of wealth and success. Let’s reflect: What I see most: my success or the Giver of my success?