Lord, we pray for a spirit of self-denial and detachment from our earthly posessions31st Week in Ordinary Time : Wednessday 5th November 2025Rom 13:8-10; Ps 111 (112):1-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33 (Ps Wk III) St Paul advises that we Christians should avoid going into debt, except that of mutual love. Love is the one thing…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Discernment” - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to the crowd that if we are not willing to carry our crosses; we cannot be His disciple. Ponder on, “the ‘crosses’ we are to carry, are those that witness to Jesus’ Gospel. And, we are to trust…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:27-33 Jesus spoke to the crowd: ‘No one who does not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple. And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Gratitude to God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that if we take God’s Abundant Blessings for granted, we may not enter the “Kingdom of Heaven” when we die. Ponder on, “Do we face many temptations of being overly concerned about: living a longer life;…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:16-18a, 21-24 Jesus said to those gathered round the table, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, “Come along: everything is ready…
ST CHARLES BORROMEO, Bishop, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 4th November 2025Rom 12:5-16; Ps 130 (131):1-3; Lk 14:15-24 (Ps Wk III) When you receive a formal invitation to an event, usually there’s the classic RSVP. That’s French for “respond, if you please.” This common-sense etiquette is not something new; indeed, it…
ST MARTIN DE PORRES, Religious, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 3rd November 2025Rom 11:29-36; Ps 68 (69):30-31, 33-34, 36-37; Lk 14:12-14 (Ps Wk III) God is very different from humans. Once God promises something, He does not go back on His word. God can always be trusted, even when we are…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:12-14 Jesus said to his host, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relations or rich neighbours, in case they invite you back and so repay you. No; when you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Heavenly Rewards” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the importance of living a faith that “serves and glorifies God”. Do our hurts and insecurities weaken us to fall into the temptations of “self-service and glory”? Ponder on, “Jesus’ Life served the Good News for the…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 7:11-17 Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a great number of people. When he was near the gate of the town there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable number of…