Ss. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops & doctorsWeekday of Christmas : Monday 2nd January 20231 Jn. 2:22-28; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab,3cd-4; Jn. 1:19-28 (Ps. Wk. II) In the Gospel reading, John the Baptist was questioned on his identity. Here there was a delegation sent by Sanhedrin to look into the activities of ‘an authorised teacher’.…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:19-20,23-27 This was the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He declared, he did not deny but declared, ‘I am not the Christ.’ He said, ‘I am, as Isaiah prophesied: A voice of one that cries in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mission Faith: In todays Gospel, John the Baptist declared very clearly, I am not the Christ! . . . but a voice to prepare the way for the Lord! Ponder on, When we serve God and the Church or do good deeds, do we get upset, when other people have the limelight instead of us? If so, are we serving Gods Glory or our self-glory? Fr…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mary Mother of God Faith: In todays celebration of this Solemnity, we reaffirm Marys Motherhood of Jesus full and inseparable divinity and humanity. Ponder on: In todays Gospel, the poorest of the poor in Israel, the shepherds, were privileged to be the first to hear about the Messiah Child being born, and to be found in a stable.…
God’s love for us was revealed when He sent His only Son into the WorldSolemnity of The Holy Mother of God : Sunday 1st January 2023Num. 6:22-27; Ps. 66:2-3,5,6,8; Gal. 4:4-7; Lk. 2:16-21 (Psalter proper) The priestly blessing from Numbers is one of the most beautiful prayers in the Bible, and it reveals God to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:16-21 The shepherds hurried away to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds said to them. As for Mary, she…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:1,9-14,18 In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was the real light that gives light to everyone; he was coming into the world. He was in the world that had come into being through him, and the world did not…
God’s love for us was revealed when He sent His only Son into the World7th Day within Christmas Octave : Saturday 31st December 20221 Jn. 2:18-21; Ps. 95:1-2,11-13; Lk. 1:1-18 (Ps. Wk. I) On this, the last day of the year, we read once again the magnificent prologue to John’s Gospel. It is read twice,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Year 2022” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, we re-affirm that God is the “True Light” that offers us Eternal Salvation. However, many have chosen not to recognise and accept Him. Ponder on, “How has your year 2022 been? Have you searched and lived in ‘God’s…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 2:13-15a,19-23a After the wise men had left, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do…