God's Word for Today (Scripture Reflections)

  உயிர்ப்பு பெருவிழா ஞாயிறு – 31 மார்ச் 2024 வாசகங்கள்: தி.பணி 10:34a, 37-43 சங் 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 கொலோ 3:1-4               யோ 20:1-9. அருட்பணி. பேட்ரிக் மத்தியாஸ் ச.ச. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… இறந்த கிறிஸ்து உயிருடன் எழுப்பப்படவில்லை என்றால் நாங்கள் பறைசாற்றிய நற்செய்தியும் நீங்கள் கொண்டிருக்கிற நம்பிக்கையும்  பொருளற்றதாயிருக்கும் (1கொரி 15:14). இறையேசுவில் அருமையான சகோதர, சகோதரிகளே, இன்று தாயாம் திருச்சபை ஆண்டவர் இயேசுவின் உயிர்ப்பு பெருவிழாவை பெருமகிழ்ச்சியுடன் கொண்டாடுகிறது. இது நமது விசுவாச விழா. கொரிந்தியருக்கு எழுதிய திருமுகத்தில் புனித பவுலடியார் “கிறிஸ்துவ விசுவாசமும் நம்பிக்கையும் ஆண்டவர் இயேசுவின் உயிர்ப்பிலே தான் அடங்கி இருக்கிறது என்று கூறுகின்றார்” (1கொரி 15:14). ஆம் அன்பர்களே, இயேசுவின் உயிர்ப்பு நமக்கு சுட்டிக்காட்டுவது இறப்பிற்கு பின் வாழ்வு உண்டு என்ற நம்பிக்கையும், அந்த நம்பிக்கையின் வெளிப்பாடாக இப்பொழுதே இவ்வுலகிலேயே உயிர்ப்பின் மக்களாக வாழவேண்டும் என்ற வாழ்க்கை பாடங்கள் மட்டுமே. இன்றைய நற்செய்தி வாசகத்தின் கதாநாயாகிய வருபவர் புனித மதலேன் மரியாள்.

  Solemnity - Resurrection of the Lord - Easter Sunday - 31 March 2024 (Year B) Mass Readings: Act 10: 34a.37-43    Ps 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23    Col 3:1-4    Jn 20:1-9 Key Verse to Meditate: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb (Jn 20:1). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Happy Easter to all of you in the name of the risen Lord, Alleluia. After forty days of rigorous fasting, prayer, and abstinence, we are extremely happy to celebrate Easter, which is the Solemnity of Solemnities, the center and climax of the Christian faith in the liturgical year. Celebrating Easter signifies that sin is destroyed, death is overcome by the death of Jesus on the cross, and divine life is restored to us by the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection of Christ is a pledge of our own resurrection. It is the foundation upon which our faith rests. It is the guarantee of our redemp

  Saturday – 30 March 2024- Easter Vigil Mass (year B) Mass Readings: 1) Gen 1:1-2:2    2) Gen 22:1-18     3) Ex 14:15- 15:1 4) Is 54:5-14    5) Is 55:1-11            6) Ezek 36,16-17a.18-28    7) Rom 6:3-11 8) Mk 16:1-7. Key Verse to Meditate: “ You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here” (Mk 16:6). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Happy Easter to all in the name of the risen Lord. We have been preparing for this great feast with a lot of prayers, penance, and meditation on the Passion of the Lord. Today’s Easter vigil Mass is the greatest of all vigil celebrations, the mother of all vigils, says St. Augustine. It is placed at the heart of the liturgical year, at the center of every celebration. Because, on this holy night, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from death. Jesus, as the Saviour, has won victory over death, destroying death as the penalty for our sins. Jesus has brought us close to God by his pre

  Good Friday – The Passion of the Lord- God who died for Love - 29 March 2024 Service Readings: Is 52:13-53:12   Ps 31:1, 5,11-12, 14-15, 16, 24   Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9   Jn 18:1- 19:42 Key Verse to Meditate:  When Jesus had received the wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit (Jn 19:30). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Today, the whole world celebrates Good Friday or Holy Friday, the day on which Christ died on the Cross at Mount Calvary for the redemption of the world. Jesus died on the Cross: This is our faith and proclamation. In Jesus’ death on the cross, we can understand surely that love is stronger than death (Jn 3:16-17). Good Friday is the day when the Church stops at the foot of the cross to meditate again on the immense value of Christ's love definitively manifested by his death. Today, the Church is silent. The disciples are silent. Our churches are bare, unadorned, and silent. In the evening, during the adora

  Maundy Thursday - 28 April 2024 Mass Readings: Ex 12:1-8.11-14, Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18   1Cor 11: 23-26, Jn 13:1-15 Key Verse to Meditate: So, if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet (Jn 13:14). Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Today, the Church celebrates Maundy Thursday, the commemoration of the Last Supper of the Lord, as we begin the Triduum for the feast of Easter. Maundy Thursday reminds us of the Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples before his passion and death. Jesus spends the last hours before his arrest in the company of his apostles, celebrating the Passover with them. He shows extraordinary love for his beloved disciples, teaching them about the commandment of love and leaving them with recommendations. Today’s celebration also reminds us of the institution of the sacraments of the Eucharist and the Holy Priesthood. Along with these two great events, Maundy Thursday reminds us of the g