.5th Week of Lent (C) : Saturday, 12th April 2025Ez 37:21-28; Ps Jer 31:10-13; Jn 11:45-56 (Ps Wk I) God takes the initiative to dwell in the heart of the sons of Israel. Prophet Ezekiel emphasized that it is the Lord who sanctifies His children Israel to let other nations know His purifying supremacy. Later, this vision…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 11:46-53 Some of the Jews went to the Pharisees to tell them what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting. ‘Here is this man working all these signs,’ they said, ‘and what action are we taking? If we let him go on in this way everybody…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Determined to Kill Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Jews and high priest were determined to kill Jesus because, “everybody will believe in Him.” Ponder on, “The fears of the Jewish authorities come from the insecurities of their self-centred and self-serving faith. They were fearful…
St Stanislas, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us5th Week of Lent (C) : Friday 11th April 2025Jer 20:10-13; Ps 17 (18):2-7; Jn 10:31-42 (Ps Wk I) What gives Prophet Jeremiah the courage? It is God’s words of truth and justice. To be a courageous missionary disciple of Jesus is to take His words seriously. Following Jesus’ footsteps…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 10:31-38 The Jews fetched stones to stone Jesus, so Jesus said to them, ‘I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which of these are you stoning me?’ The Jews answered him, ‘We are stoning you, not for doing a good work, but for blasphemy; though you are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus – Son of God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Jews clearly, “‘I am the Son of God’, and the Jews tried to stone Him in public for blasphemy. Ponder on, “Do we block and destroy the true meaning and purpose of our…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:51-55 Jesus said to the Jews: ‘In all truth I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.’ The Jews said, ‘Now we know that you are possessed. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead, and yet you say, “Whoever keeps my word will never know the taste…
Lord, grant me a faith that is not passive but calls for commitment, action and trust in Your will.5th Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 10th April 2025Gen 17:3-9; Ps 104 (105):4-9; Jn 8:51-59 (Ps Wk I) Today, let our reflection be an invitation to focus on God’s faithfulness, the unity of Jesus with the Father,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus and Father – Unity”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, “Whoever keeps My Word, will never see death.” Ponder on, “The Jews condemned Jesus for proclaiming the Truth about Himself and His Father.” Ponder on, “Faith in God is beyond our limited human thinking; which often…
Is there anything which I would find very difficult to detach from and to give up? 5th Week of Lent (C) : Wednesday 9th April 2025Dan 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; Ps Dan 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 (Ps Wk I) If God were to ask me today, what the idols in my life are, is there anything which I…