Easter Week 6th : Wednesday 8th May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Will – Ongoing Revelation”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that the Holy Spirit will continue to deepen their knowledge, love and commitment to the Good News of Salvation, that He had taught them.  Ponder on, “Do we live a Continue Reading

Easter Week 6th : Tuesday 7th May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holy Spirit – Divine Truth” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, that He will send the “Paraclete”.  This is the Holy Spirit that will continue to guide, enlighten, inspire, and empower them; to witness to His Gospel of Salvation.  Continue Reading

Easter Week 6th : Monday 6th May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Persecutions – Crosses of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that they are to expect persecutions.  However, He will send the Holy Spirit to empower them to persevere in their faith.  Ponder on, “The evils and enemies of Jesus’ Good Continue Reading

Easter Week 6th : Sunday 5th May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Commandments” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love . . . I no longer call you servants; I call you friends.”  Ponder on, “To know and love God our Father personally, Continue Reading

5th Week of Easter : Saturday 4th May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Union with Jesus as His disciple”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “If the world hates you, you must realise that it hated Me, before it hated you.”  Ponder on, “To be a disciple of Jesus is to witness to His Gospel, with courageous Continue Reading

Feast: Sts Philip and James, Apostles: Friday 3rd May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Union of Jesus with His Father” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. . . As I am in the Father; and the Father is in Me.”  Ponder on, “Our Christian faith knows God Continue Reading

Easter Wk 5th : Thursday 2nd May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Love for us”:  In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that He deeply desires to Love us and for us to receive His Fullness of Joy.  However, we are to keep His Commandments.  Ponder on, “We each long to be loved by Jesus and to Continue Reading

Solemnity of St Joseph the Worker: Wednesday 1st May, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus – Carpenter’s Son” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the people in Jesus’ hometown knew Him as Joseph the carpenter’s Son.  As such, they were prejudiced against Him, being the Messiah.  Ponder on, “Like Joseph, the ‘simplicity’ of a person could be his/her Continue Reading

Easter Wk 5th : Tuesday 30th April, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Peace of Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciple, “My own Peace I give you; a Peace that the world cannot give; this is My Gift to you.”  Ponder on, “We will not have deep and lasting peace if, Continue Reading

Easter Wk 5th : Monday 29th April, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Loving God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus said to His disciples, “Whoever keeps My Commandments is the one who loves Me; and I shall love and reveal Myself to him.”  Ponder on, “Do we love Jesus deeply by making Him the centre Continue Reading

Easter Wk 5th : Sunday 28th April, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Growth in Faith – Challenges”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.  Every branch that bears no fruit, He cuts away; and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it bear Continue Reading

Easter Wk 4th : Saturday 27th April, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Union of Jesus and His Father” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He is in “Perfect Union” with His Father; and everything that He does Comes from His Father’s Will.  Ponder on, “This Divine Mystery is a faith that reveals to Continue Reading

Easter Wk 4th : Friday 26th April, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus is The Way, Truth, Life” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples, “Do not be troubled” for, “I am The Way, the Truth and the Life”.  Jesus assures them that He will prepare a place for them in heaven; to Continue Reading

St Mark, Evangelist: Thursday 25th April, 2024

Dear Friend in the Lord, “Good News of Salvation” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, before Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, He commissioned His Eleven apostles to proclaim the Good News of Salvation to all peoples.  Ponder on, “Do we witness Jesus’ Gospel with humility, generosity, compassion and love in Continue Reading
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