Lord, help us shake off all our sins and make ourselves a new heart and spirit (Ezekiel 18:31).3rd Week of Lent : Thursday 16th March 2023Jer. 7:23-28; Ps. 95:1-2,6-9; Lk. 11:14-23 (Ps. Wk. III) Jeremiah was a prophet called by God to bring God’s Word to a sinful Judah (the southern kingdom). He served faithfully…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:14-20, 23 Jesus was driving out a devil and it was dumb; and it happened that when the devil had gone out the dumb man spoke, and the people were amazed. But some of them said, ‘It is through Beelzebul, the prince of devils, that he drives devils out.’ Others asked…
We are called to love God, others and self.3rd Week of Lent : Wednesday 15th March 2023Deut. 4:1,5-9; Ps. 147:12-13,15-16,19-20; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps. Wk. III) How do I view the law? Is it a heavy set of obligations? Is the law ancient and irrelevant? Does the law apply to my daily life? Laws given by…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:17-19 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. In truth I tell you, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, is to disappear from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus said to His disciples, “anyone who infringes, or who keeps and teaches others to do the same, will be the ‘least’ or the ‘greatest’ respectively, in the Kingdom of Heaven. Ponder on, “Do we witness to God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mercy – Forgiveness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus said to Peter, “We are to forgive seventy-seven times. He then explained further how “mercy” is essential to “forgiveness”. Ponder on, “When we have genuine mercy, we will forgive willingly. However, without mercy, we will be heartless…
To experience God’s compassion, we must extend the same compassion to others3rd Week of Lent : Tuesday 14th March 2023Dan. 3:25,34-44; Ps. 24:4-9; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps. Wk. III) Today, as we did in an earlier reading, we link God’s forgiveness of our sins with our readiness to extend forgiveness to those we feel have offended…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:21-25a, 27-28a, 29-30, 32-33 Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times. ‘And so the kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:24-30 Jesus came to Nazara and spoke to the people in the synagogue: ‘In truth I tell you, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country. ‘There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah's day, when heaven remained shut for three years and six months and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Truth – Hurts: In today’s Gospel, Jesus revealed the painful truth to His townsfolks in Nazara, that God could not work for Israel who continues to reject Him. They were furious and even wanted to kill Him. Ponder on, “When our pride is too deep, it…