Third Saturday in Advent – December 20, 2025 Judges 13: 2-7, 24-25; Luke 1: 26-38 Like the light that shines all over and enters every
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B’luru: When Music Becomes Touch: Abreos Share Christmas Joy with the Visually Impaired
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru’s own “von Trapp” family – the Abreos – turned a December morning at Jyothi Seva Home and School for Blind
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The Reign – Promise of New Things!
Third Friday in Advent – December 19, 2025 Judges 13: 2, 7, 24-25; Luke 1: 5-25 Today the Word presents to us two promises made…
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The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Dream of Joseph’ by Georges de la Tour
By Joynel Fernandes – It was indeed a tough day for Joseph. Post his labour at the carpenters table, he had discovered with deep sorrow
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Christmas: Spruce Trees That Mark Friendship
By Jacqueline Kelly – Trees have been revered throughout the ages. The roots of modern Christmas tree tradition is traced back to pagan times in
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Advent: Branches of Justice… All for the Reign!
Third Thursday in Advent – December 18, 2025 Jeremiah 23: 5-8; Matthew 1: 18-24 Getting closer to the great event of Christmas, the Word introduces
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Advent: Wisdom – The Promise of the Reign!
Third Wednesday in Advent – December 17, 2025 Genesis 49: 2, 8-10; Matthew 1: 1-17 The joy of the Reign consists in the unfailing promise
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Advent: The Choice for the Reign – Internal and Integral
Third Tuesday in Advent – December 16, 2025 Zephaniah 3: 1-2,9-13; Matthew 21: 28-32 The Joy of the Reign is a choice to be made,
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100 Years of Christian Faith: Odisha’s Sukananda Attributes it to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception
By Purushottam Nayak – Sukananda, Odisha: In Odisha, Sukananda, Kandhamal district under archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar attributes the successful completion of a century of Christian faith
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Fr. Jerome D’Souza: The Jesuit Who Contributed to India’s Constitution
When we speak of the architects of modern India, names like Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru, or Sardar Patel immediately come to mind. Yet another
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Advent: The Joy of the Reign – A Choice Against the Ego
Third Monday in Advent – December 15, 2025 Numbers 24: 2-7,15-17a; Matthew 21: 23-27 Balaam praises the Lord for what he sees, while not all
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Advent: Rejoice and be the Reign
Accept, Acknowledge and Announce Gaudete Sunday – December 14, 2025 Isaiah 35: 1-6a, 10; James 5: 7-10; Matthew 11: 2-11 We reach the third Sunday
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Advent – The Season with Reasons
M. Titus Mohan – Every time I travel by tram in Milan, I am reminded of two simple but profound truths. A tram moves slowly
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Advent: Fired with the Zeal for the Reign
Second Saturday in Advent – December 13, 2025 Ecclesiasticus 48: 1-4,9-12; Matthew 17: 10-13 Prophet Elijah rose like a fire, like the flaring torch… introduces
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Advent: Fullness – the Reign willed by God
Second Friday in Advent – December 12, 2025 Isaiah 48: 17-19; Matthew 11: 16-19 Daring to behold the Reign is all about protagonism on behalf
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