DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Unity or Division in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to John, the apostle, “Anyone who is not against us, is for us.” Ponder on, “Are we tempted to divide instead of uniting, with people who do not have the same beliefs as us? Or, do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Suffering and Death” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.” Ponder on, “In God’s mystery of His infinite Power He created everything. In His Divine Mercy, He…
St. Wenceslaus, Martyr & Sts. Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 28th September 2024Eccl 11:9—12:8; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Today’s passage in Luke follows upon the episode of Jesus’ healing the epileptic boy. The people were amazed by the miracle. The…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:43b-45 At a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For your part, you must have these words constantly in mind: The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.’ But they did not understand what…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:18-22 One day Jesus was praying alone, and his disciples came to him and he put this question to them, ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ And they answered, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others Elijah; others again one of the ancient prophets come back to life. ‘But you,’ he…
St. Vincent de Paul, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 27th September 2024Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 143:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The name of St. Vincent de Paul is synonymous with works of charity. But is charity all there is to this saint? Out of his many quotes, this particular…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Who is Jesus to you? – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus asked His disciple, and us, “Who do you say that I am?” Ponder on, “This is the central and foundational question of our faith. If we hesitate and cannot answer with clarity and conviction, then…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:7-9 Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was going on; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said, ‘John? I…
Sts. Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) :Thursday 26th September 2024Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) In Ecclesiastes, the preacher takes a long hard look at life. He judges everything to be vanity - fleeting, empty and meaningless. The temporal goods he acquires are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fear of God’s Divine Power”: In today’s Gospel, King Herod was fearful, when he heard that John the Baptist could have risen from the dead. “He knew that John was a man of God, who spoke fearlessly and truthfully about his sinful living. Ponder on, “When…