Category: Reflections

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time – What does really matter in life? What motivates you to get up every morning? You may have been successful in your endeavors but the question is, would they really bring lasting happiness or fruitfulness and meaning in life? The world is almost – if not yet – at the peak of its success in terms of advancement in science and technology. There is constant progress in almost all fields. Advertisements are everywhere; on radio, television, newspapers, giant billboards, etc. Because of excessive and rapid release of different products/goods

Source: http://anglatak.blogspot.com/2017/02/pondering-spiritual-things.html SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME February 19, 2017 COLLECT Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Reflection: This Collect for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time comes from the Gelasian Sacramentary and can also be found in other early Sacramentaries.

SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME February 12, 2017 COLLECT O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true,
grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Reflection: This collect originated in the Gelasian Sacramentary for the Sunday after the Ascension of the Lord. God abides in the hearts that are just and true.

Source: http://anglatak.blogspot.com/2017/02/we-are-members-of-family-of-god.html FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME February 5, 2017 COLLECT Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.