Read the penitential psalms {6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 129, 149}, Meditate on relevant Bible portions and the parables on repentance. Read also the prayers before confession, that is given in the Holy Qurbana Kramam. Take time to recall your sins, both voluntary and involuntary, in prayer and relying on Read more
Holy Confession without proper preparation is a grave sin. Our desire to confess to God is always challenged by Satan. As a consequence, we refuse to acknowledge that we have sinned, and we also try to justify or find excuses for our sins. We should be prudent to recognise that Read more
The New Year is the day that marks the end of one year and the beginning of the next year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The Bible does not speak for or against the concept of New Year’s resolutions. One of the traditions associated Read more
“Guard the deposit” (1 Tim. 6:20). tradition The dictionary meaning of the word ‘tradition’ is an opinion, belief, story or custom that is memorized and handed down from generation to generation, from ancestors to posterity, originally without the need for a writing system. Its etymology is Latin, from Read more
Come, all you faithful, let us hasten to the Virgin: for long before her conception in the womb, the one who was to be born of the stem of Jesse was destined to be the Mother of God. The one who is the treasury of virginity, the flowering Rod of Read more
Eutychus, whose name means ‘fortunate’, was a disciple and friend of St John the Theologian and St Paul. After hearing about Christ, the Savior, he became a disciple and servant of the Lord, worked with the Apostle Paul and together they preached in the early journeys. He belonged to the Read more
We pray for the departed, for the same reasons as when praying for a living person! Prayer for the faithful departed, as well as the invocation of saints have been long cherished beliefs and practices of the early Christian Church and were expressions of the Christian faith, well founded on Read more
Pharisees (Jn. 12: 19) the disciple whom Jesus loved (Jn. 13: 23-25) to Thomas (Jn. 14: 6) Peter (Jn. 13: 37) Judas Iscariot (Jn. 12: 6) Himself (Jn. 17: 1 -6), for His disciples (Jn. 17: 6-19), and for all believers / faithful (Jn. 17: 20 -26). Counsellor / Helper Read more
Who said “see the whole world has gone after Jesus”? During the Last Supper, which disciple was sitting next to Jesus and reclining on Him? To whom did Jesus’ answer “I am the Way, and the Truth and the Life”? Which disciple was prepared to lay down Read more
St Paul write to the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 11: 4-6, that women should cover their head during prayer and worship and men should not cover their head. A question asked was why do our bishops cover their head. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonours his Read more