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  20 November 2024 33 rd Week Ordinary Time Wednesday Rev 4:1-11 Meditation Let the Name of God be Blessed The twenty-four elders signify the heads of 12 tribes of Israel and 12 Apostles. Twenty-four is a holy and lucky biblical number. They form twenty-four elders of the Churches. Their being seated on the thorn with crowns signifies their authority. They are in heaven to praise God twenty-four hours a day. God is praised unceasingly on twenty-four hours of the day, i.e., at every moment. We are invited to praise God unceasingly on earth and in heaven. The four beasts with six wings refer to Man representing the Gospel of Mathew; the lion the gospel of Mark; the calf the Gospel of Luke and the eagle the Gospel of John. The word of God is praised worshipped and lived. The word of God is living and powerful. The Prayer is “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” “Worthy are you our Lord and God, to receive glory, honour, and power, for

  19 November 2024 33rd Week Ordinary Time Tuesday Rev 3:1-6, 14-22 Meditation If We Open the Door, the Lord will Come to Eat with Us. No one, rich or poor, powerful or knowledgeable, escapes pain in life. Troubles, trials, and suffering purify the person. They are medicinal for life and not for destruction. Those who are purified dress in white. Purification is necessary for sanctification. If we are lukewarm, neither cold nor hot will be spat out; likewise, the Lord will deal with the persons of lukewarm. The Lord says ‘Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.’ Those who are conquered will sit with the Father on the throne of heaven. Let us open the door for the Lord to come in and dine with us. Are we aware that to be with God, purification is necessary? St Agnes Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  18 November 2024 Monday 33 rd Week Ordinary Time Rev 1:1-4, 2:15 Meditation We have Changed! God reveals many things to John the beloved disciple, about the churches. God has been manifesting himself in so many ways, in the last days he sent his son Jesus to reveal him. Once Jesus ascended into heaven God did it necessary to manifest himself. One of the ways that God reveals and foretells about the future is in the book of Revelation. One of God's vivid manifestations is that the faithful have abandoned their initial love for God. They have fallen, so they need to repent and do the work that they did before. God is going to remove the lampstand from our way unless we repent. Are we aware that we have returned to our old sinful ways? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  16 November 2024 32 nd Week Ordinary Time Saturday 3Jn 1:5-8 Encourage those who Wish to Serve the Community of Faith We are all gentiles and strangers before we receive faith. Those people testified their faith in the church and for the good of the Church were gentiles. They were so faithful that they were sent on the journey to preach the Good News. It is bounded duty to support people of this sort for the work of the mission, The committed persons are an asset to the Church. Let everyone who hears the call of God serve him, let them give their service to the Church. One need not be a priest or consecrated person to work for the Kingdom of God. Living in the world and living ordinary lives, one can contribute substantially to building up the faith community. Are we aware that the Church is going to be the Church of the laity? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  15 November 2024 32 nd Week Ordinary Time Friday 2 Jn 1:4-9 Meditation Believe in Jesus! Believing in Jesus is a gift and a grace. Some persons do not believe in Jesus, not out of ignorance but knowingly reject it, they belong to the antichrist. Such persons reject that God is love; he loves us and saves us. People against Christ’s love deceive themselves and deceive others. The faith in Jesus helps us to abide in Jesus and in his teachings. Those who abide in Jesus, experience the love of God and love others. Father, Son and Spirit abide in those who believe that Jesus is the saviour and redeemer of humanity. Do we abide in Jesus? St Albert the Great Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  14 November 2024 32 nd Week Ordinary Time Thursday Philem 1:7-20 Meditation No More as a Slave but as a Beloved Brother! St Paul writes to Philemon to receive Onesimus not as a slave but as a beloved brother. St Paul became father to him in faith and Onesimus became his child. A bond of faith. Faith in Jesus can unite people. Let us grow in the bonds of faith as children of the Father in heaven. Earlier he was not useful and now he is useful to Philemon and to St Paul as well. St Paul does not demand Philemon in faith to receive Onesimus as a brother, but he appeals. A true father and mother do not demand respect, honour and obedience from their children. They appeal to them with love and concern. Such an appeal from the parents has an impact on the children to obey and follow the instructions of the parents. Do we appeal or demand obedience? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb