Daily Word Of GodMatthew 21:33-38, 42-43 Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When vintage…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Avarice” – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautioned the elders about the dangers of avarice. This is a form of “self-centredness and greed” to amass material wealth, especially when we have “excess” of them. Ponder on, “Our greed comes from our insecurities and emptiness within us. …
Dear Lord, may we never turn our back on others when truth and trust demand it2nd Week of Lent (B) : Friday 1st March 2024Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps. 104:16-21; Mt. 21:33-43, 45-46 (Ps. Wk. II) In Genesis, Joseph, ‘the man of dreams’, almost becomes a martyr to his own siblings. Unwanted and sold for…
Lord, may I always be ready to lead by serving others2nd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 29th February 2024Jer. 17:5-10; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 16:19-31 (Ps. Wk. II) Dives is the name of the rich man who found the tables turned when he discovered too late that life and death are as different as heaven…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:19-26 Jesus said to the Pharisees: ‘There was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and feast magnificently every day. And at his gate there used to lie a poor man called Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to fill himself with what fell from the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Blessings – our Responsibilities”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of Lazarus and the Rich man” to the Pharisees. They are to share their abundant blessings from God with the poor and needy; and never to use them solely for their own comfort and…
Lord, may I always be ready to lead by serving others2nd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 28th February 2024Jer. 18:18-20; Ps. 30:5-6,14,15-16; Mt. 20:17-28 (Ps. Wk. II) In the first reading, we “hear” prophet Jeremiah crying out to God. He is angry that his enemies, who from persecuting him, are now plotting to kill…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humble Service – Jesus’ Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prophesized that in Jerusalem, He will Suffer and Die by Crucifixion, but will Rise again three days later. To be His worthy disciples, they are to “serve humbly” like Him. Ponder on, “Do we look for attention,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 20:17-19, 25-28 Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, and on the road he took the Twelve aside by themselves and said to them, ‘Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him…
Lord, let our actions speak of Your goodness to eveyryone2nd Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 27th February 2024Is. 1:10,16-20; Ps. 49:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. II) Surely, we often hear the phrase “practise what we preach” and not infrequently, as Christians in general, we are told that we never practise what we preach. Sadly,…