DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Precious Gift of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the “Kingdom of God” is God’s most precious gift to us. We must never take it for granted. Jesus says that if, we do not live our faith vigilantly, we may regret it when it is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that “The Kingdom of God” embraces all peoples. Ponder on, “As Christians, we are all called to love, serve and witness to this Truth. The secular world promotes an individualistic and atheistic way of living; that…
Lord, grant me grace to build up of your kingdom of faith and love30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 29th October 2024Eph 5:21-33; Ps 127:1-5; Lk 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) The first thing that comes to mind when one hears the word, “kingdom” is typically an image of a castle, or a king…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:18-21 Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Another thing he said,…
SS SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES, pray for us30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 28th October 2024Eph 2:19-22; Ps 18:2-5; Lk 6:12-19 (Ps Wk II) The important roles of the Twelve is now emphasised by the Church as we celebrate the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude. Jesus’ selection of them happens on the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Pastoral Life of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, we reflect on Jesus’ life: He prays the whole night, then chooses His Twelve apostles; proclaims the Good News of Salvation and cures those who were sick and expelled evil spirits. Ponder on, “Reflect on the life of Jesus…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:12-13, 17-19 Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostle’: He then came down with them and stopped at a piece of level ground…
Daily Word Of GodMark 10:46-52 As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting at the side of the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and to say, ‘Son of David, Jesus, have…
Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 27th October 2024Jer 31:7-9; Ps 125:1-6; Hebr 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52 (Ps Wk II) The Gospel of Mark places us at the scene where the blind man Bartimaeus is seeking help but kept being silenced by the people.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Discouragements – Faith”: In today’s Gospel episode, Bartimaeus the blind man who had deep faith, kept shouting out to Jesus, to cure him. However, when the crowds told him to keep quiet, he persisted. Ponder on, “Have there been times when we wanted to seek and…