Dear Family!

The Greatest command as taught by Jesus is found in Mark 12:28-34. Loving God and loving our neighbor are seen as one command and the greatest command that Jesus taught us. ‘Our Father’ is referred to as ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ expressing to us the same sentiments of the Greatest command of the Lord of loving God and loving neighbor. Every time we pray the Lord’s prayer we initiate our love for God and neighbor in a profound way. In a way we can say that prayer initiates love of God and neighbor.

Dear Family!

In 2021 the Vatican Dicastery of Worship taught us through Pope Francis, “…Therefore, the Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis, considering the important evangelical witness they offered in welcoming the Lord Jesus into their home, in listening to him attentively, in believing that he is the resurrection and the life, and accepting the proposal of this Dicastery, has decreed that the 29 of July be designated in the General Roman Calendar as the Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus.” (July 29th has been the Memorial of only Martha until last year).

Dear Family!

The context is important in reading and reflecting the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus was cornered to a trap on the basic understanding of God. Jesus encourages the scribe to get the answer from the Word of God - Jesus is the Word of God. ’Torah’ (The Law) could be understood as the correct teaching that points you to the right direction.

Dear Family!

“Almighty GOD; we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection, that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States of America at large.