ST HEDWIG, Religious ST MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, Virgin , pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th October 2025Rom 3:21-30; Ps 129 (130):1-6; Lk 11:47-54 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus laments the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, who build tombs for the very prophets their ancestors rejected. Their reverence is hollow, their hearts resistant to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:47-53 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you because you build tombs for the prophets, the people your ancestors killed! In this way you both witness to what your ancestors did and approve it; they did the killing, you do the building. ‘And that is why the Wisdom of God said, “I will…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Irresponsible Living” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenged the Pharisees for being like their ancestors; their unjust and murderous living. They had to take responsibility for all the evil they had done. Ponder on, “Ask God for the graces to live a more responsible and…
ST TERESA OF JESUS, Virgin & Doctor, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th October 2025Rom 2:1-11; Ps 61 (62):2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11: 42-46 (Ps Wk IV) The readings propose to us themes of judgment, mercy, and the importance of true conversion beyond outward appearances. They invite us into a sacred…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocrisy” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees for their hypocritical practice of their faith. They fulfilled the small laws of Moses, but lived a life of: injustice; abuse of their authority; and seeking “self-glory”. Ponder on, “We will never have deep peace; and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:42-46 The Lord said to the Pharisees: ‘Alas for you Pharisees, because you pay your tithe of mint and rue and all sorts of garden herbs and neglect justice and the love of God! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. Alas for you Pharisees, because you like to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:37-41 Jesus had just finished speaking when a Pharisee invited him to dine at his house. He went in and sat down at table. The Pharisee saw this and was surprised that he had not first washed before the meal. But the Lord said to him, ‘You Pharisees! You clean the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holiness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees were surprised that Jesus did not wash His feet and hands before He began to dine with them. Jesus proclaimed that cleaning the outside and inside of a cup are both needed. Ponder on, “Do we do good…
ST CALLISTUS I, Pope & Martyr, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th October 2025Rom 1:16-25; Ps 18 (19):2-5; Lk 11:37-41 (Ps Wk IV) Paul decided to sweep away the claims of all religions by putting humanity on trial. He insisted that God could be seen in creation – with the proper…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Refusal of Repentance” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was deeply saddened by the Galilean townspeople for their obstinate refusal to repent of their sins. And, they wanted to test Jesus’ Authority and Divinity. Ponder on, “Do we refuse to repent of our sins? This could…