Lord, help me to balance religious practices with looking after the vulnerable and needyFriday after Ash Wednesday : 20th February 2026Is 58:1-9; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 18-19; Mt 9:14-1 (Ps Wk IV) God spoke through the prophet Isaiah to the Hebrew people about fasting and service to the marginalised, but these words of the first reading…
Lord, help all who suffer deeply, be aware that their suffering united with Christ, brings redemption and hopeThursday after Ash Wednesday : 19th February 2026Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) The readings today are a strong reminder that we cannot follow Jesus Christ half-heartedly. In the first reading from Deuteronomy, Moses…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:22-25 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’ Then, speaking to all, he said, ‘If anyone wants to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Wisdom of Living” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed to His disciples with great Wisdom, “Anyone who loses his life for My Sake; will save it. What benefit is it to anyone to win the whole world and lose his very self”? Ponder on, “Jesus’ wisdom reminds us…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:4-6, 17-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites: they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at the street corners…
Lord, grant me the grace to give myself fully, heart and soul, in my journey back to YouASH WEDNESDAY : Wednesday 18th February 2026Joel 2:12-18; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (Ps Wk IV) Once again, we come to the season of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday. Every year, we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God our Father’s Reward” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, that His Father will reward us when our almsgiving, prayers and fasting are done in the privacy and “secrets” of our hearts; with sincerity and out of love for Him. Ponder on, “Do we live…
SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE SERVITE ORDER, pray for us6th Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Tuesday 17th February 2026Jas 1:12-18; Ps 93 (94):12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21 (Ps Wk II) We have all heard that “God does not tempt us, but God does test us.” What’s the difference between test and temptation? Tests are to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Apostles’ Faith”: The apostles did not have enough bread in the boat. Jesus reprimanded them for not having sufficient trust in Him. He had already performed the miracles of five and seven loaves to feed the five and four thousand men, respectively. Ponder on, “Is our…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:14-21 The disciples had forgotten to take any bread and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Then Jesus gave them this warning, ‘Keep your eyes open; look out for the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.’ And they said to one another, ‘It is…