Lord, heal us from our biased view of Your compassion and love3rd Sunday in Lent (C) : Sunday 23rd March 2025Ex 3:1-8, 13-15; Ps 102 (103):1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 (Ps Wk III) The burning bush quashed away the notion that God is punitive. Moses’ crime was not mentioned. Yahweh redirects Moses…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Repentance – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Fig Tree” to the Jews and cautioned them about their obstinate refusal to repent from their sins. Ponder on, “God is full of Mercy, but if we take His Merciful Love for granted and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:1-3, 6-9 It was just about this time that some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than any others, that this should have happened…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Merciful Love”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” to tax collectors and sinners. Ponder on, “God’s Merciful and Forgiving Love is unconditional. But, our human experiences of love and mercy, especially when we are hurt and angry, are often conditional. …
Father, I am a sinner. I gratefully accept Your mercy! Help me to share Your mercy.2nd Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 22nd March 2025Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 102 (103):1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (Ps Wk II) The Prodigal Son is a story of sin, repentance and God’s surprising mercy. Let us explore three short verses.…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:1, 3, 11b-15, 20, 22-24a Jesus told the tax collectors and sinners this parable: ‘There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, “Father, let me have the share of the estate that will come to me.” So the father divided the property between them.…
Lord, help me to serve others in their needs2nd Week of Lent (C) : Friday 21st March 2025Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps 104 (105):16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 (Ps Wk II) The story of Israel’s son Joseph has been retold in the form of a musical entitled ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat.’ It is a story…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Responsibility - Gratitude to God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Tenants” to the chief priests and elders. Jesus exposed the evils of their greed for wealth and power; and that they would even want to kill the Messiah. Ponder on,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 21:33-38, 42-43 Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When vintage…
Jesus beckons us to be hospitable to any “Lazarus” who might be at our doorstep2nd Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 20th March 2025Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 (Ps Wk II) Do we exclude the poor from hope and reserve it only for the rich? ‘The Lord Jesus loves to condemn the RICH and…