Jesus, help me to do good at all times2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 18th January 2023Heb. 7:1-3,15-17; Ps. 109:1,2,3,4; Mk. 3:1-6 (Ps. Wk. II) The passage from Hebrews describes the three main types of the priesthood as found in the Sacred Scriptures. First, there is the priesthood of Melchizedek, an ancient…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Compassionate God”: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees began to plot to kill Jesus, because He cured a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. The cold hearted living of the Sabbath Laws, destroys God’s Compassionate Love and Mercy for His people. Ponder on, “Are we…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:1-6 Jesus went into the synagogue, and there was a man present whose hand was withered. And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath day, hoping for something to charge him with. He said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Church’s Laws” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees condemned Jesus for “picking ears of corn on the Sabbath”. Ponder on, “The Church’s regulations e.g. attending Mass on Sundays are to be lived out of our sincere love and devotion for God, and not rigidly and…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:23-28 One Sabbath day Jesus was taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples began to make a path by plucking ears of corn. And the Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing something on the Sabbath day that is forbidden?’ And he replied, ‘Have you never read…
St Anthony, abbot2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 17th January 2023Heb. 6:10-20; Ps. 110:1-2,4-5,9 and 10c; Mk. 2:23-28 (Ps. Wk. II) People often disappoint us – perhaps they do not keep their promises or let us down. But God always keeps His promises. Thus, hope is born in our hearts and unites…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:18-22 One day when John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, some people came to him and said to Jesus, ‘Why is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot fast while the bridegroom…
Lord, the way of the cross is indeed the way to holiness2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 16th January 2023Heb. 5:1-10; Ps. 109:1,2,3,4; Mk. 2:18-22 (Ps. Wk. II) When Hebrews was written, Jewish Christians were undergoing intense persecution. It was written to reassure them that Jesus was indeed the Messiah (the Christ,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah in our midst” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees rejected Jesus as the Messiah, and criticised Him and His disciples for breaking the Sabbath Laws of fasting. Ponder on, “Do we consciously seek God’s Presence: in all things, situations and peoples? If we do,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, John’s Testimony of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist proclaimed that Jesus will “Baptise with the Holy Spirit.” Ponder on, “. . . filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus lives and fulfils His Father’s Will. His Spirit also lives in us to: encourage, enlighten and…