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Little brother avi bala bitra                                                                 JUNE 2021 29 TUE SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tim 4:6-8,17-18; Mt 16:13-19   TWO GREAT APOSTLES OF THE CHURCH   Welcome to a short reflection on Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul – Apostles .   Today, we celebrate the solemnity of the two great apostles of the Church, Peter and Paul .   One denied Christ while the other persecuted the Church , but once they encountered the risen Lord , they gave up their past life and embraced him , and in him found new life .   Both worked tirelessly to spread the gospel to all n...

Little brother avi bala bitra                                                                 JUNE 2021 27 SUN   THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Ps 30; 2 Cor 8:7,9,13-15; Mk 5:21-43   WHO DO WE SEEK IN OUR ADVERSITIES?   Welcome to a short reflection on XIII Sunday in Ordinary Time.   The first reading from the book of Wisdom reminds us that we are made in God’s image . We are told that God made all things to live , yet we experience death presenting itself to us in various forms and ways.   Death and destruction are surely not part of God’s plan. Each one of us may find ourselves caught up in a cosmic struggle between the for...

  Little brother avi bala bitra                                                                     JUNE 2021 24 THU   SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3,13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66,80   FINDING OUR CHRISTIAN VOICE   Welcome to a short reflection on Nativity of St. John the Baptist.   Today’s Gospel passage presents, the moment when Zechariah finds his voice – at the birth of his son , John . But why did his voice fail in the first place? Zechariah’s voice failed because of his lack of faith.   St Augustine tells us: “Zechariah is silent and loses his voice until John, the precursor of the Lord, is born and restores his voice….” He adds, “ The tongue is loo...

Little brother avi bala bitra                                                                 JUNE 2021 20 SUN   TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26,28-31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 CALMING THE STORMS WITH JESUS   Welcome to a short reflection on XII Sunday in Ordinary Time. The disciples spent a lot of time with Jesus and saw him perform many miracles. You would think that they’d have a lot of faith. But in their humanity, it became evident they had more faith that the storm would destroy them than in Jesus saving them. The significance of Jesus calming the storm is pertinent/relevant to what’s happening in our world today and is evidence of God’s lo...