St Callistus I, Pope & Martyr, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 14th October 2024Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1; Ps 112:1-7; Lk 11:29-32 (Ps Wk IV) “The new is in the old concealed; the old is in the new revealed.” This expresses why the authors of the New Testament loved to speak…
Lord, fill me with your wisdom and love and trust in your care.28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 13th October 2024Wis 7:7-11; Ps 89:12-17; Hebr 4:12-13 Mk 10:17-30 (or 10:17-27) (Ps Wk IV) Has Jesus ever surprised you? Today, the Gospel describes an encounter; a man kneels before Jesus. This person has done…
Daily Word Of GodMark 10:17-22 Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up, knelt before him and put this question to him, ‘Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Goodness and Holiness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, a rich man who had always kept God’s Commandments, asked Jesus, “What must I do to inherit Eternal Life”? Jesus then invited him to be “detached” from all his great material riches, and to follow Him. Ponder on,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Word” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus says that our happiness is greatest when we “hear God’s Word and keep it.” Ponder on, “Jesus proclaims His Father’s Will, as the greatest Truth that we should strive to discern and obey daily, especially so when we…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:27-28 As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, ‘Happy the womb that bore you and the breasts that you sucked!’ But he replied, ‘Still happier are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’ Today's Pointers on God's WordAs you read the…
Lord, I trust and believe in your promise that you will never abandon us27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 12th October 2024Gal 3:22-29; Ps 104:2-7; Lk 11:27-38 (Ps Wk III) St Paul’s epistle to the Galatians was written in the 1st Century. Now, we are in the 21st Century. We praise God for…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:15-20 When Jesus had cast out a devil, some of the people said, ‘It is through Beelzebul, the prince of devils, that he casts out devils.’ Others asked Jesus, as a test, for a sign from heaven; but, knowing what they were thinking, he said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Unity in God’s Love” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was “condemned” for His Compassionate Love of casting out a devil from a possessed person. Ponder on, “If we are deeply grateful to God for His Compassionate Love, then He will be able to Love us…
St John XXIII, Pope, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 11th October 2024Gal 3:7-14; Ps 110:1-6; Lk 11:15-26 (Ps Wk III) Pope Saint John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962, opening the doors of the Catholic church to dialogue with the modern world. This historical and significant…