Little Brother Avi Bala Bitra OFM Cap.

  ASSUMPTION OF BVM Rev. 11:19;12: 1-6; 1 Cor. 15:20-27; Luke. 1:39-56   The 15th of August… … the Independence Day of India and the Assumption of our Blessed Mother Mary! This day has much to teach us… much to thank the Lord… and much to exhort us!   >> This day has much to be nostalgic… much to be joyful… and much to be hopeful of! The Solemnity of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother Mary celebrates Jesus, the Son-King sharing His Glory with His Mother. Human kingdoms have followed the tradition of the son who is the King of the Land, crowning his mother, as the Queen of the Kingdom. The Old Testament bears witness to this fact: >> King Solomon on assuming charge of the throne, after King David, raised his mother Bathsheba to his side, to be the royal queen (1 Kings 2: 19)   The Assumption of Mother Mary is one of the four Marian Dogmas that the Catholic Church pronounces.   A responsible use of freedom is a sign of t...

  Twentieth Sunday of the year Jer. 38:1-2, 4-6, 8-10; Heb. 12:1-4; Luke. 12:49-53   The Church is the external expression of the Kingdom. It needs deep insight and grace to accept his invitation of Jesus.   The recognition and faith bring us closer to Jesus and to his Eucharistic banquet.   Christ revealed his desire to give his life for us and describes it as a “baptism”; for he will rise victorious over sin and death and will never die again. In our baptism, we are submerged into his death and by it we die to sin and are reborn to a life of grace. The Readings of today invite us to consider the struggle and difficulty inherent in being a Christian. The path of following Christ is one of contradiction and difficulty in every time and place, because we are living without complete authenticity as a follower of Christ.   The passage from the prophet Jeremiah in the first reading gives a glimpse of his sufferings in the days before Jerusalem was conque...

  NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:32-48 little brother avi bala bitra                                            07th August , 2022   Our Christian faith is based on the personal love of God towards each one of us.   Through faith, wonders have been carried out throughout the ages.  The readings of the day call us to faith, hope, and trust in God. In the Gospel of today, Jesus invites us as he tells his disciples not to be afraid because it is the Father’s desire to give us the kingdom.     In today’s First Reading, from the Book of wisdom, the author reminds us that people who gain wisdom through their relationship with God enjoy advantages in life. Here the author encourages the readers to persevere in their life of faith in spite of the opposition and difficulties.     The Second R...