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Namaste note Friday, January 25 — Buddhist New Year celebrations end in countries where Mahayana movement predominates such as Korea, Taiwan…

Namaste note

Friday, January 25 — Buddhist New Year celebrations end in countries where Mahayana movement predominates such as Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. This is a time for cleansing away sins of the past year and resolving to make a new start.  

Sunday, January 27 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. A suggested reading is Matthew 4: 12-23.

Wednesday, January 30 — 60th anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi. He inspired movements for civil rights and non-violent resistance to tyranny around the world.

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