John the Baptist was in the desert of Judea preaching that the people should repent because the Kingdom of Heaven was approaching. John's dressing and food were ordinary. However, many people came to him

Those who trust in God are stable and are protected by Him eternally. The authority of evil men shall not rule over those who are in right standing with God. The Psalmist asks God to grant favour to the

In the first temptation of Jesus Christ, the devil asked Him to turn stones into bread if He was the Son of God. Jesus refused. After taking Jesus to a high point of the temple, the devil requested Him

The Gentiles have a known way of living. They are confused and have their understanding darkened. Their ignorance has separated them from God, thereby making them give themselves over to all manner of

This responsorial Psalm 136 :1-9, is ideal for public and private reading or singing. Each verse ends with the phrase, ' For His Mercy endures forever.' In verses 1 to 3, we are called upon to give thanks

The marriage feast at Cana of Galilee remains a popular and unfading story, simply because Jesus was there. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was at that wedding. Jesus and His disciples were also invited. Mary

We are called upon to praise God with our whole heart. This involves carefully acknowledging the mercies of God, His loving kindness, His deliverance, and His provisions. It is an attitude that all of

The Psalmist recalls that God remembered him. David exclaimed in Psalm 40:2, " He has brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my

Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, was led by the same Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil for forty days. At the end of the fast, Jesus was hungry. Then the devil approached Him

After suffering defeat his first attempt to trap Jesus, the devil then took Him up to a high mountain, and showed Him the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. He then presented a proposal to give

In Matthew 4:1-11, we witness a profound moment where Jesus, fully God and fully man, faces intense temptation in the wilderness. After fasting for forty days and nights, He experiences real hunger and

After the devil had suffered two defeats from Jesus, one would think that the devil should give up. But this was not the case. He took Jesus to the Pinnacle of the temple in Jerusalem. Here, he wanted

A sinner is one who is born in sin and remains in sin. He is not a friend of God because he/she lives in disobedience to God's will. The sinner falls short of God's blessings and heaven is saddened because

David asks God to have mercy on him according to His loving - kindness, blot out his sins according to His tender mercies, Wash him thoroughly from his iniquity, and cleanse him from his sins. He acknowledged

God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. Verse 19 of Psalm 136 details the killing of the firstborn sons ( Exodus 12:29 ) and this finally forced Pharaoh

The Lord our God is great , greater than all things, and greater than all gods. He created all things, both visible and invisible, and is in control of all. His power is over all. Indeed, God is OMNIPOTENT!

Jesus saw two brothers, Peter and Simon, fishing on the sea of Galilee. He called to be His disciples and they left their nets and quickly followed Him. A little while later, Jesus saw two other brothers,

Wise men came from the East to inquire from king Herod the whereabouts of the new born King. A confused Herod summoned the cheif priests and scribes to find out where Christ would be born. With this

Those who trust in God are stable and are protected by Him eternally. The authority of evil men shall not rule over those who are in right standing with God. The Psalmist asks God to grant favour to the

The place of the word of God in our lives leaves no doubt that it has been our mainstay. The Almighty God has left us with word to guide and direct us ( Psalm 119: 105 ). It counsels keep us away from