Cycle A 16th Sunday in the Ordinary Time

Wis. 12:13, 16-19; Rom. 8:26-27; Mt. 13:24-43

The Battle of Gaugamela took place in331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius 111 of Persia.

According to historians 1,000,000 troops of Darius and 40,000 troops of Alexander met in the Battle of Gaugamela. In the battle thousands of men lost their lives. But, the empire that was built at the cost of thousands of lives did not last long. It too sank into oblivion in a short span of time.

Gratitude

Gratitude is expressed through return of gift in the same quantity or more than what we have received. But do we return the love also in return together with gift. Until then it is not complete.

Cycle A 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is. 55:10-1; Rom. 8:18-23; Mt. 13:1-23

Jesus taught the good news for three years. The message of Jesus penetrated the heart of each of his listeners because he spoke with tenderness using the vocabulary of the common man. In order to make himself understood more easily He made abundant use of comparisons which He took from the everyday life of the people. Today’s Gospels presents before us the parable of the sower.