Christ resides in us, the People of God. We are God’s temple and the Spirit of God dwells in usDEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA : Saturday, 9th November 2024Ex 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 or 1 Cor 3:9-11, 16-17; Ps 45:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 2:13-22 (Ps Wk III) Today we celebrate the dedication of the Archbasilica of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Using God’s Gifts” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the shrewd steward” to His disciples. Jesus “praised him for his creativity.” Ponder on, “God has given us different talents, and abundant blessings daily. However, like the ‘shrewd steward’, do we use them…
Lord, help me not be complacent but stand firm and uphold your values31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday, 8th November 2024Phil 3:17—4:1; Ps 121:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 (Ps Wk III) Our experience of dealing with day to day affairs demands that, very often, we adjust to fit in the unpredictability of situations. Shrewdness does…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:1-6, 8 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because…
Lord, help me to find my way back to You31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday, 7th November 2024 3:3-8; Ps 104:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 (Ps Wk III) Today we see Jesus in the company of tax collectors and sinners. They eagerly await His words. The scorn of the Pharisees and scribes is to cast…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Mercy” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Lost Sheep” to emphasize God our Father’s preferential Mercy for sinners who are lost and in serious sin. Ponder on, “Do we limit God’s Mercy, when we relate to sinners? Are we ‘unmerciful’…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:1-7 The tax collectors and sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This man’ they said ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told this parable to them: ‘What man among you with a hundred…
True discipleship entails seeing the final reward in Jesus, Who gives His life to change the world31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday, 6th November 2024Phil 2:12-18; Ps 26:1-4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33 (Ps Wk III) Sometimes we feel overwhelmed at the suffering, pain, and injustice in the world. There is so much negativity –…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:27-33 Jesus spoke to the crowd, ‘Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete it?…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Carrying Christ’s Cross” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that to be His disciple, it is essential that we carry His Cross. Ponder on, “Believe deeply that in carrying Jesus’ Cross, we do not depend on our own strength, but are totally dependent on God’s…