Category: Verses in Hindi

“Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart.” –1 Kings 3:9 Solomon asked for and received “a heart so wise and understanding that there [had] never been anyone like” him (1 Kgs 3:12). However, “when Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as the heart of his father David had been” (1 Kgs 11:4). Solomon, the owner of what was the best heart in the world, suffered heart failure because of his sinfulness, especially idolatry. On this first Saturday of the month, we think of...

“Whatever you ask the Father, He will give you in My name.” –John 16:23 Mass Readings: May 26 First: Acts 18:9-18; Resp: Psalm 47:2-7; Gospel: John 16:20-23 Listen to the Mass Readings Today we begin the Pentecost novena, nine days of prayer in preparation for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday. On this first day of the novena, Jesus tells us to ask for the Spirit in His name (Jn 16:23). Jesus says: “The heavenly Father [will] give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him” (Lk 11:13). We need these nine days to prepare us to...