Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Feast of St. Monica 1 Thess 2:9-13; Mt 23: 27-32 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Monica, the unparalleled example of a mother whose role is highly essential in planting the Christian faith in her children. Hence, it is with great significance and relevance that St. Monica’s feast is celebrated […]
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1 Thess 2:1-8; Mt 23:23-26 Today’s Gospel continues the theme of religion as authentic interiority. In his two woe messages today, Jesus condemns the hypocritical obsession of the scribes and Pharisees, who placed more weight on external rituals than internal transformation. Citing the instance of paying the tithes (not that Jesus
Monday, August 25, 2025 1 Thess 1:1-5, 8b-10; Mt 23:13-22 Today’s Gospel highlights that spirituality is a matter of the heart and not some external ritual. The text presents three woes of the seven, which expose the religious hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees, censure their spiritual-blocking behaviour, and condemn the misuse of spiritual authority.
