Feast of Most Holy Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

The Song of Nativity

 

Little Jesus in a Manger with Mother Mary, St Jospeh(Foster Father)her spouse 

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God, your Word came into this world

To bring salvation for all humanity

Stars of the heaven twinkling with joy

The choir of the angels welcomes the Little One

Lord, you chose the lowest comfort on earth

To become the poorest of the poor

This way to make yourself, you are for all

The rich and poor would find the way of truth in you

Am I worthy to receive Him under my roof

He looked into my heart with joy

I searched Him in the midst of stars

Then I saw a star shining brighter than other stars

In the silent night and in the chilling wind

I was walking where the star guided me 

 I saw the shepherds coming on my way

They all carried with best gifts they have

But I am the worthless one carry no gifts for my Lord

Woe to me, am not having any virtues

Lord, you never ask our wealth or virtues

But, You only asks our cheerful heart

  

We saw our Lord of lords in a manger

Mary and Joseph the poor mother and father

The most blessed parents on earth

A unique model to bear all the suffering, to have the child, the Son of God

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Holy Innocents, a Tribute

 

Holy Innocents, a Tribute 

Oh Lord, the infants martyrdom was the true sign, that 

The King of Kings was born and glorified

God protected His own Son, handed him over to the 

Earthly father, holy Joseph to protect Jesus,

God’s angel told Joseph to take mother and child and flee from Judea to Egypt 

Holy Joseph, a just man took mother and Baby Jesus to Egypt

Thus God saved His own Son as the prophets told,

God has brought him out of Egypt

The furious King Herod killed the infants in Bethlehem and the surrounding places,

As the prophecy is fulfilled, ‘a voice is heard in Ramah, lamenting and weeping bitterly: 

it is Rachel weeping for her children, 

refusing to be comforted because they are no more.’ 

Oh, Holy Innocennts, you all were the witnesses for the Lord’s coming into this world

God has chosen you to be as oblations to show the love to the world

Your sacrifice became the lesson and sign to whole humanity,

To love life and give life to all unborns in wombs of mothers

Lord, the martyrdom of these all innocents were given us the hope

That no longer we will allow to kill our infants and unborns

The pain in the hearts of the mothers, fathers and their Guardian Angels,

became as prayers for the unborn and infants of all generations 

Wishing You all a Blessed Feast of Holy Innocents 

Word of Life

3rd September 2025 

The Words Of Jesus 

Meditating the Words of Jesus from Holy Scriptures 

Lord, help us to forgive and forget our adversaries in all situations. 

So then, if you are bringing your offering to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then come back and present your offering. 25 Come to terms with your opponent in good time while you are still on the way to the court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge and the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 In truth I tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the last penny. (Matthew 5:23–26, NJB

We have to reconcile with our brothers and sisters if there is any kind of bitterness or or any other kind of sins we done against them to be asked forgiveness. if the situation not allowing us to ask pardon personally forgive them in our heart without any bitterness in our mind or heart. Our willingness to forgive our neighbors or enemies are matter in the kingdom of God. If there is any dispute with any person reconcile with that person before the situation become worse. So better to talk to that person before he approaches the court of jurisdiction to file a case against us. Lord, help us to forgive and forget our adversaries in all situations. 

The Word of Life

24th August 2025 

The Words Of Jesus 

Meditating the Words of Jesus from Holy Scriptures 

Lord, teach us how to be faithful to You 

For I tell you, if your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:20, NJB) We are called to be upright and leading holy life for the kingdom of God. unless we don’t surpass the uprightness of Scropines and Pharisees we will not enter into the kingdom of God. Have any of the authorities come to believe in him? Any of the Pharisees? (John 7:48, NJB) The Pharisees never believes Jesus is the Son of God or he came from God. Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of corruption. 28 In just the same way, from the outside you look upright, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. (Matthew 23:27–28, NJB).The Scribes and Pharisees asked for a sign from Jesus, he is the Messiah. Only one sign Jesus wants to recael to thwm that is of Jonah the prophet. He was disobeyed God and was thrown into the deep sea and God saved him in the belly of a Whale and third day he came out of the belly of the fish alive. Jesus same way Son of man will be died and third day will rise again from the dead. He replied, ‘It is an evil and unfaithful generation that asks for a sign! The only sign it will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah. (Matthew 12:39, NJB)

Precious Blood of Jesus Christ

  

Today is the last day of July and this month we remembered the Precious Blood of Jesus which became our salvation. Only through the Blood of Jesus we receive the redemption and we receive the remission of our sins. How blessed we are, as we have the Eternal Priest who shed his own blood for us and purchased us with His Precious Blood, which is having the highest redemptive value on earth and in Heaven. Let us thank the Heavenly Father as He brought us His only Son to be sacrificed on the Cross as a true libation as it was His heavenly plan for our salvation.. 

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part XXII

Jesus said, this cup is the New Covenant in my Blood. 

  1 Corinthians 11:23–27 (NJB): 23 For the tradition I received from the Lord and also handed on to you is that on the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, 24 and after he had given thanks, he broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ 25 And in the same way, with the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’ 26 Whenever you eat this bread, then, and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the Lord’s death until he comes. 27 Therefore anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily is answerable for the body and blood of the Lord.

  St Paul spoke here about the Eucharist, which Jesus established as the Eternal Covenant  which we have received as the Catholic Church Teaching and tradition  which followed by Apostles and the disciples since the resurrection of Jesus. He acquired this information from the Lord. We all believe in this tradition and henceforth by attending the Holy Mass. We join the Priest in consecrating the bread and wine, which become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. We all do this to remember Jesus' death and resurrection. He has given us his flesh, his Body, to eat and drink, and the wine becomes his Blood after the priest consecrates it. Through his Precious Blood, Jesus established the New Everlasting Covenant in eternity.

   So, whenever we attend the Holy Mass and receive Holy Communion, we should examine ourselves and our unworthiness. We must reconcile with the Lord before consuming him; else, we will be held responsible for the Body and Blood of Jesus our Lord!

Precious Blood of Jesus

 

St Bridget of Sweden meditating on the wounds of Jesus covered from the head to foot. She prayed fervently and invoke the Precious Blood of Jesus and ask Jesus to inscribe all the wounds upon her heart. 

On 23rd of July we celebrated the Feast of St Bridget of Sweden

On 25th July 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part XVII

The blood of Jesus, the Sacrificial Victim makes the expiation of sins

Exodus 30:10 (NJB): Once a year, Aaron will perform the rite of expiation on the horns of the altar; once a year, on the Day of Expiation, with the blood of the sacrifice for sin, he will make expiation for himself, for all your generations to come. It is especially holy for Yahweh.’ In ancient Israel, priests sacrificed animals on the altar for the remission of Israelites' sins. The priest himself performs the remission of sins by sin offering for him. All of these sacrifices represent the single sacrifice of Jesus Christ, God's only Son. Jesus had heard God the Father's voice confirming the fulfillment of His wish to make Jesus the eternal sacrifice for sin. It was fulfillment of the prophesy of Isiah. In Isaiah 6:8 (NJB): I then heard the voice of the Lord saying: ‘Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I, send me.’ Jesus tells his Father, ‘Here I am send me to fulfill Your mission’ Jesus was ready to be sacrificed for the whole humanity that was salvation Heavenly wants from Jesus, and it is fulfilled. 

Precious Blood of Jesus

 

On 23rd July, 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus 

Lord Jesus, we humbly implore you to protect us by your Precious Blood,

Matthew 27:24–26 (NJB): So he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood. It is your concern.’ 25 And the people, every one of them, shouted back, ‘Let his blood be on us and on our children!’ 26 Then he released Barabbas for them. After having Jesus scourged he handed him over to be crucified. 

When Pilate was about to pronounce his decision on Jesus, he considered not giving him the death penalty. Pilate told the Jews that he was not guilty of Jesus' blood.  But the Jews were not ready to release Jesus; instead, they wanted to kill him and crucify him. They all yelled, "Let the Blood of Jesus be on us and on our children!" The Jews were unwilling to release Jesus the innocent, yet Jesus was considered as a criminal. The Jews were responsible for Jesus' crucifixion, and he shed his Precious Blood for all humanity in order to rescue us unconditionally. The ultimate reality is that God is crucified when He is born in the flesh of His only Son.

Lord Jesus, we humbly implore you to protect us by your Precious Blood, free us from all kind of malices and wickedness of this world. 

Precious Blood of Jesus

  

On 20th July, 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part XIII

Anyone who eat my Body and drink my Blood has eternal life

John 6:54–56 (NJB): Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise that person up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person. 

Jesus discloses the mystery of the Eucharist. He declares that whomever eats his flesh and drinks his blood will have eternal life. Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John contains the Eucharistic discourse, in which he discloses the mystery of his Body and Blood. Jesus became the only sacrifice for our salivation. God established the everlasting covenant, which was revealed to His prophets and sealed by the Blood of Jesus. He founded the Eucharist, with the Body and Blood serving as eternal aliment. Those who eat his Body and drink his Blood shall live eternally. Jesus says that when we eat his Body and drink his Blood, we live in Him, and He lives in that person forever. Jn 6: 53 (NJB)Jesus replied to them: In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Jesus states that if we don't consume His flesh and blood, we won't have life. So Jesus offers us life when we eat and drink His Body and Blood with reverence and Godly repentance. 

Precious Blood of Jesus

 

On 19th July 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus, 

Part XII

Lord, teach us to serve you in eternity. Lord, let our offering always be with humble and contrite heart. 

Hebrews 9:11–14 (NJB): “But now Christ has come, as the high priest of all the blessings which were to come. He has passed through the greater, the more perfect tent, not made by human hands, that is, not of this created order; 12 and he has entered the sanctuary once and for all, taking with him not the blood of goats and bull calves, but his own blood, having won an eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkled on those who have incurred defilement, may restore their bodily purity. 14 How much more will the blood of Christ, who offered himself, blameless as he was, to God through the eternal Spirit, purify our conscience from dead actions so that we can worship the living God”. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the High Priest came to make everything new. He abolished the old law of the sacrifice of offering animals, instead created the New Covenant by offering Himself as sacrifice by shedding His own Blood. He entered the sanctuary one and for all with his own Blood and won the eternal redemption for all humanity. The sacrifices of animals, only do the restoration of impurities of human body. Jesus Christ is the one and only sacrifice, by Himself shedding His own Blood. He made it through the eternal Spirit to purify our conscience from the dead actions. Jesus made Himself available eternally in the sanctuary in Blessed Sacrament. Day and night he is living in the Tabernacle to make his presence in our midst in the humble tiny bread to purify us and make each one of us to become the sacrifice for others and this way Jesus become greater and we become the least in the Kingdom of God to glorify God the Father in Heaven. This way we are able to worship the living God.

Lord, let our offering always with humble and contrite heart. 

 

Precious Blood of Jesus

  

On 17th July 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part X

Lord, You shed Your own Blood to expiate all kind of our sins.

Leviticus 16:15–16 (NJB): He will then slaughter the goat for the sacrifice for the sin of the people, and take its blood inside the curtain, and with this blood do as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it on the mercy-seat and in front of it. 16 This is how he must perform the rite of expiation for the sanctuary for the uncleanness of the Israelites, for their acts of rebellion and all their sins. The Altar and God's Mercy Seat must be well cleansed and purified. The High Priest Aron must slaughter the goat as a sacrifice to  sprinkle the blood on the Mercy Seat. Blood has the power to expiate sins, showing God's mercy on His people. While Aron sprinkles the blood, the sanctuary will be cleansed of all forms of uncleanness caused by Israelites' sins and rebellion against God and His commands. So Jesus is the real Lamb of God who will take away the sins of the whole world. When Jesus shed his own blood on the Cross of Calvary it became the single sacrifice for the world to expiate the sins of all humanity. Sins cannot be expiated without the shedding of blood. The blood shed by Jesus will purify all who believe in him for future generations.

Lord, you bled your own blood to atone for all our sins by offering your own life as an eternal sacrifice. Lord, Purify and cleanse me with Your Precious Blood.

 

Precious Blood of Jesus Christ

On 16th July 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part VIII

“The Blood of Christ is a fire that consumes the soul with love” St Catherine of Sienna 

The Institution of the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord!

Luke 22:19–20 (NJB): Then he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ 20 He did the same with the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood poured out for you.  Jesus and his apostles gathered together in Upper Room to share the Passover meal together. Jesus is establishing the Eucharist now by his words, by raising the bread he said; “this is my body”, and lifting the cup of wine he said, “this is my Blood, poured out for you. Jesus made the New Covenant by shedding his own Blood on the cross in Calvary. Jesus sat together with the Apostles to share the Passover Meal, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus was for told, he was going to sacrifice his Body on the Cross to give them the life in eternity.  Before his passion and death, he would like to reveal this most  holy sacred mystery to them ‘the Everlasting Eternal Covenant’ which was our Heavenly Fathers’ plan for the salvation of all humanity.

Precious Blood of Jesus

 

On 12th July 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus,

Part VII

“The Blood of Christ is His sacrifice applied to us, it enters the souls of the redeemed, it is the inexhaustible source of all heroism.” St. John the Pope XXIII.

Matthew 23:34–35 (NJB): This is why—look—I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some you will slaughter and crucify, some you will scourge in your synagogues and hunt from town to town; 35 and so you will draw down on yourselves the blood of every upright person that has been shed on earth, from the blood of Abel the holy to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Jesus was warning the Pharisees and Scribes about their behavior and attitudes toward the Prophets, as many of them were slaughtered in the years leading up to Christ. He foresees his own condemnation, which would lead him to death. He is referring to Abel and how he was slaughtered by his own brother. He claims that has happened since the beginning of the world and concludes by mentioning Zachariah, son of Barachiah, who died. There was nothing left to say concerning the actions of Jews, particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, which went against God's design. They violated God's Words, condemning and executing His prophets and holy people.

Jesus also shed the blood on the Cross of Calvary for the salvation of whole humanity. Lord Jesus, let Your Precious Blood cleanse and purify us. 

Precious Blood of Jesus

 

The devotion to the Precious Blood is the devotion which unveils the physical realities of the Sacred Heart. The devotion to the Sacred Heart is the figurative expression of the qualities, dispositions, and genius of the Precious Blood – only that the figure is itself a living and adorable reality.”  ~Father Frederick William Faber, The Precious Blood (1860)  

9th July 2025 

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part VI

“Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue, and people, and nation, and hast made us to our God a kingdom.” - Introit from Feast of Precious Blood in Holy Mass

Lord, you have saved us from the slavery of sins by Your Precious blood. 

1 Peter 1:18–19 (NJB): For you know that the price of your ransom from the futile way of life handed down from your ancestors was paid, not in anything perishable like silver or gold,19 but in precious blood as of a blameless and spotless lamb, Christ. The Lord paid the highest payment to save us by purchasing for us His inheritance in the Kingdom of God. He paid a precious price for our salvation, which we cannot value: His own Precious Blood, poured out from His own Body and His Heart. The Old Testament and Prophets have indicated how He will shed his blood: Isaiah 50:6 (NJB): I have offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; I have not turned my face away from insult and spitting. The soldiers has pierced his hands and legs as written in, Psalm 22:16–17 (NJB): A pack of dogs surrounds me, a gang of villains closing in on me as if to hack off my hands and my feet. 17 I can count every one of my bones.  A blameless and spotless Lamb, by sacrificing His own body on the Cross in Calvary. Isaiah 53:5 (NJB): 5 whereas he was being wounded for our rebellions, crushed because of our guilt; the punishment reconciling us fell on him, and we have been healed by his bruises. He poured His own Blood as a libation and went into the abyss to save the souls in purgatory, from time of Noah. Isaiah 53:10 (NJB): It was Yahweh’s good pleasure to crush him with pain; if he gives his life as a sin offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his life, and through him Yahweh’s good pleasure will be done. Heavenly Father was happy by the sacrifice of His own Son, so He can see the offspring of Jesus as he gave his life for many abundantly. His Body was incorruptible and Apostles and many other saints has seen his risen wounded body He has risen from the dead after His invaluable mission of three days in Sheol to save the souls since the time of Noah. 1 Peter 3:18–19 (NJB): Christ himself died once and for all for sins, the upright for the sake of the guilty, to lead us to God. In the body he was put to death, in the spirit he was raised to life, 19 and, in the spirit, he went to preach to the spirits in prison

Precious Blood of Jesus

  

Christ's side pierced by a lance, drawing blood

Part III 

Precious Blood of Jesus

The chastisements of God are not yet at an end; still more sorrowful times are ahead; and divine justice will be placated by the devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ.” (St. Gaspar del Bufalo)

Precious Blood, ocean of Divine Mercy, flow upon us!

Deuteronomy 12:27 (NJB): The burnt offerings of meat and blood must be presented on the altar of Yahweh your God; whereas, in your sacrifices, the blood must be poured on the altar of Yahweh your God; the meat you yourselves may eat. Priests offered animal sacrifices in the Old Testament to atone for both their own and the people's sins. Animal sacrifices are a common way for priests of Jews to express gratitude. Following the burning offering, the priests eat the meat and shower the Alter and its other sacred items with the blood of the sacrificed. Then think about how precious the sacrifice made by Jesus, the Son of God, on the Cross of Calvary will be. For the forgiveness of our sins, He shed His Precious Blood. As Catholics, we partake in the Holy Mass Sacrifice of Jesus' flesh and blood as he shares the eternal meal of his Body and Blood with us for all eternity. 

Precious Blood of Jesus (Feast Day of St Thomas Apostle)

Precious Blood of Jesus, Day 3

My Lord and my God 

Happy Feast of St Thomas the Apostel to all

John 20:25–27 (NJB): So the other disciples said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord,’ but he answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ 26 Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you,’ he said. 27 Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving any more but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ 

It so happens that the Feast of St. Thomas falls during the month of July. The month of July, which is devoted to the Precious Blood of Jesus, coincides with the feast of St. Thomas.  St. Thomas questions whether Jesus rose from the dead. When Jesus showed up, he instructed him to place the finger on both his hands and his side. Blood and water seeped through the wounds where a soldier had been pierced on his side, deep into his heart. His hands and side had noticeable wounds following his resurrection.  Jesus created the New Covenant with his own blood, which he shed on the cross. St. Thomas became aware of the reality while he touched the wounds of Jesus and with a loud cry he said, My Lord and My God!

Lord, we believe, You are our Lord and God. 

Precious Blood of Jesus

On 2nd July 2025

Precious Blood of Jesus, Part -II

‘Precious Blood, ocean of divine mercy: Flow upon us! Precious Blood, most pure offering: procure us every grace! Precious Blood, hope and refuge of sinners: Atone for us! Precious Blood, delight of holy souls: Draw us!’ Amen

– St. Catherine of Siena

Jesus' purifying Blood will qualify us to live in his presence

 Hebrews 12:23–24 (NJB): You have come to God himself, the supreme Judge, and to the spirits of the upright who have been made perfect; 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to purifying blood which pleads more insistently than Abel’s. What a blessing that God has called us to join Him. We will be in Heaven when the Supreme Judge appears. The new covenant was established there, alongside the Spirits of Righteousness, the Saints' Communion, and Jesus Christ the Mediator. How Jesus established the New Covenant with his own blood, which is worth more than Abel's. He purifies us so that we might give an oblation sacrifice. Saints are appropriate for dwelling in God's presence. They are faultless, and they were purchased with Jesus' Precious Blood, the firstborn for Jesus Christ, the throne of grace. You were bought with a great price. You were purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own. So then, honor and glorify God with your body." (1 Corinthians 6:20)

Precious Blood of Jesus

 

O blood of Jesus, inebriate me with the love of Jesus! O wounds of Jesus, pierce me with the love of Jesus! O death of Jesus, make me die to all love which is not for Jesus! My Jesus, I love Thee above all things; I love Thee with my whole soul; I love Thee more than I love myself. St Alphonsus Liguori. 

Part I 
Precious Blood of Jesus Christ

July is the month of the Precious Blood of Jesus

Most Precious Blood of Jesus: Price of our salvation,  refreshment of souls, precious dew poured out from the Wounds of Christ to soothe the torment of our weakness, to strengthen & heal us, our hope & solace, pledge of eternal life.

Matthew 26:28 (NJB): 28 for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. The Everlasting Covenant was made when Jesus shed his own blood. Before his execution on Calvary, he enacted the mystery Eucharist while eating a meal with the apostles at the table on Passover. There is no forgiveness of sins without the shedding of blood. That was the reason Heavenly Father gave His only Son to be sacrificed on the Cross at Calvary. We Catholics are extremely grateful for the salvation God has planned for us since the beginning of the world.

Hebrews 12:23–24 (NJB): You have come to God himself, the supreme Judge, and to the spirits of the upright who have been made perfect; 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to purifying blood which pleads more insistently than Abel’s. Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross at Calvary established the Eternal Everlasting Covenant for all of humanity. He established the Covenant by spilling his pure Precious Blood. So, let us draw closer to him by trusting and believing in him till eternity.

Happy Feast of Transfiguration

On 6th August 2026

The Feast of Transfiguration 

God spoke to them, ‘this is my Son, the beloved. Listen to him’.

   Mk 9: 2-8 ‘There in their presence (Peter, James & John) he was transfigured, his clothes became brilliantly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus, Rabbi; he said, ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ Jesus was transfigured today as we are celebrating the Feast Day of Transfiguration of our Lord. When we visited Holy Land, this prophecy became true as we saw the huge church with three different Altars to honor Elijah, Moses, and Jesus. The first church was built in 400 A.D, but Muslim Invaders destroyed it. In the time of the Crusaders, the Benedictines built a Monastery there. Many of the Benedictine Monks were martyred on this mountain. This is the place called the Altar of God (the natural Altar) as Fr. Eugene and our guide was explaining to us.  We could see many caves there; those were used by the monks as individual cells to pray and live. When we see this mountain from far, it’s an amazing experience. The Muslim invaders destroyed that one also. Again, the Franciscans came to rebuild it in the 17th century. The Franciscans were there always to protect the church when it lay in ruins. It came to my mind that our Lord had given another key to St. Francis just as he has given to St. Peter for the safe keeping of His household in a perfect manner. 

 

  This mountain is very blessed with the serenity and the silence of nature allowing one to hear properly what God spoke to his people. As my personal experience, I was just recollecting my memories, at a night Jesus had visited me in my early years of conversion. It was a mountain experience for me. Jesus came to meet me in the form of Eucharist and embraced me in a night which I cannot forget. He also brought Mother Mary to give me in that night. Since I experienced this, I never missed the Holy Mass in my life, unless there may arise any difficult situation. We felt the presence of God everywhere. God spoke to them, ‘this is my Son, the beloved. Listen to him’. ‘Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them anymore but only Jesus. God the Father is asking us to listen to Jesus while we are reading and meditating the Word of God. We can hear his voice while we are praying by humbly in the presence of him. 

 

  This holy mountain (Mount Tabor) was one of the places Jesus touched me with his gentle Love. 

 

 

The Word of God Sunday

 

The Word of God Sunday

On 26th Jan 2025

Today’s Holy Mass Gospel Reading Luke 1:1-4,​4:14-21

Jesus Said: “No prophet is ever accepted in his own country.”

In the verses Lk 1: 1-4 In today's gospel reading, St. Luke the Evangelist explains in the prologue how he received numerous important insights from Jesus's teachings and the ministry of the Holy Word, as well as some additional insightful interpretations from Jesus's Apostles, disciples, and other witnesses. The writings of the apostles and evangelists, as well as the words of Jesus, form the basis for all of the Gospels, which carry on the mission of salvation that Jesus had anticipated from the start of his earthly life. Every individual is experiencing the power of the Word of God by hearing, reading, contemplating (meditating), and practicing. The Word of God that he preached was conceiving and bringing fruit in the hearts of the peoples. 

Lk 4: 14-21 In these verses St Luke is explaining about the return of Jesus from the desert after his mortification by fasting and contmeplative prayer in penance. Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him, returned to Galilee; and his reputation spread throughout the countryside. 15 He taught in their synagogues and everyone glorified him. He came from the desert by great power of the Spirit and started spreading Good News by teaching in the Synagogues and in the country side. In a synagogue Jesus stood up with the Scroll of Holy Scriptures and read from the Book of Isiah 61:1-2, This incident has mentioned in Lk 4: 18-19The spirit of the Lord is on me, for he has anointed me to bring the good news to the afflicted. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives, sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, 19 to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord. Jesus is saying his Father anointed him to proclaim the Good News, (the Word of God and he himself is the Word of God and there is no separation of the Word from God and it is the Divine Union of Trinity) to poor captives, blind, deaf and broken hearted, to bring them out of slavery of Satan. Lk 4: 20-29 Then he began to speak to them, ‘This text is being fulfilled today even while you are listening.’This was exactly  happened, which was the prophecy of Isiah. In verse 24 Jesus says: In truth I tell you, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country. When the famine struck Israel, Jesus explained, the prophet Elijah was sent to a widow's home in Sidonia, not to any of the Israelites' homes. In the time of prophet Elisha, Jesus reiterated that God sent him specifically to heal Naaman the Syrian, not any other Israelite. Among all humans, God has no distinction and chooses the most unimportant members of society to display His splendor. The people were incensed when Jesus spoke these things word for word, believing that he was exaggerating by praising himself. Infuriated, the people chased after him and shoved him until he reached a mountainside precipice where they would have thrown him to his death, but he disappeared into the crowd and they were powerless to stop him.