Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:2-8 On the first day of the week Mary of Magdala came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,’ she said, ‘and we don't know where they have put him.’ So Peter set out with…
Lord, let Your love compel me to live as a beloved disciple in a malicious world ST JOHN, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST : Friday 27th December 20241 Jn. 1:1-4; Ps. 96:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn. 20:2-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) We could simply say that St John the Evangelist is one who spreads the good news of salvation.…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 10:17-22 Jesus said to his apostles: ‘Be prepared for people to hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as evidence to them and to the gentiles. But when you are handed over, do not worry about…
Lord, grant me the grace to forgive my enemies and pray for my persecutors ST STEPHEN, FIRST MARTYR : Thursday 26th December 2024Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 30:3-4, 6, 8, 16-17; Mt.10:17-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Church celebrates the feast of St Stephen Protomartyr today. Does celebrating the martyrdom of an innocent man a day after…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Disciples’ Challenges” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautioned His disciples, to expect the persecutions that He will undergo. Nevertheless, they are not to worry about them, because the Holy Spirit will never fail to help and rescue them. Ponder on, “What are the great challenges…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:4-5, 6b-7, 8b-14 In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him. All that came to be had life in him,…
Lord, may the good news of Your birth raise hope in others NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Day Mass) : Wednesday 25th December 2024Is. 52:7-10; Ps. 97:1-6; Heb. 1:1-6; Jn. 1:1-18 (or 1-5,9-14) (Psalter proper) Good news, peace, and salvation - that would be great news indeed, especially in our own time. And the one who…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah’s Eternal Existence” – Faith: Today’s Gospel reveals the Messiah, as the Son of God, who Existed without any “Beginnings;” in the Trinity of the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ponder on, “Pray for the graces to have deep inspirations on the Trinity, whose Love Created,…
Lord God, thank you for being a Father to me, and please guide me safely to eternal joy! FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Tuesday 24th December 20242 Sam 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Ps. 88:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 (Ps. Wk. IV) “It is the Lord who will make you a house.” The Lord, through…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Messiah’s Nativity” – Faith: Today’s Gospel reveals Jesus the Messiah, fulfilling the prophesies, that He be born in a town in Bethlehem; lying in a manger. Ponder on, “The Messiah’s Humility, invites us to discover Him more purely, profoundly and personally through a life of…