Little Brother Avi Bala Bitra OFM Cap.

Fifth Sunday of Lent Readings:   Ezekiel 37:12-14;    Romans 8:8-11;    John 11:1-45   little brother avibala bitra                                                                                           26th March 2023      The theme of today’s liturgy is resurrection and the life. The three readings of today fit beautifully together as they tell us of death yielding to a new way of life.  The Gospel tells us that Jesus is the Resurrection and life.   Those who believe in him will never die but will live with him forever.  Today we have story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead to bring him back to life symbolizing that Jesus himself is the resurr...

  FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Readings:   1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9, 1-41   little brother avibala                                                                                                       19th March 2023 The central theme of today’s readings is that God makes everything new in and through Jesus Christ. We are children of the light baptized into the glory that is Christ. We are initiated into the life of Christ who is the light of the world. Once we are baptized in Christ we become his new creation, the members of God’s own family.   Today as we enter the fourth Sunday of Lent we are called upon to renew ourselves and experience...

  THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Readings:   Exodus 17:3-7;   Romans 5:1-2, 5-8;    John 4:5-42   The scriptures constantly remind us of the continual and personal love of God towards each one of us. On the third Sunday of Lent the church invites us to enter into this love of God and respond to him positively.   God himself initiates the move in every person to bring them closer to him through the gift of the Holy Spirit.   One of the recurring themes throughout the Lenten season is the compassion and mercy of our God that conveys his love. Repentance on the part of human person indicates the recognition of this love and his readiness to make reparations. This requires a spirit of sincerity and a sense of honesty to self and recognition of our nothingness before God. Once a person has accepted this change, God has a ready mission prepared for him to continue to spread his love.   Today’s First Reading from the Book of Exodus tells us that God...

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Genesis 12:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:8-10; Matthew 17:1-9   Today’s readings speak of our call to holiness, of true greatness, of faith and trust in God and the ultimate glory that awaits us. We encounter a God who speaks to us and we are called upon to listen to him and respond to him. Now as we enter the Second Week of Lent, our task is to continue to examine our hearts and to repent in order to prepare ourselves for the glorious paschal mystery.  As human beings we do not like change. We do not like change and we resist it as much as we can.  But as much as we resist, change is a part of our life. We grow from infant to child to adult.  We move from one place to another in search of new things and new way of living.  We know that we are pilgrims on a journey to a more permanent dwelling place, a place of total union with our God of Truth and Love.             Today’s First Reading from the Book of Gene...