DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Providence – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that the time of the “Second Coming” depends on God’s Providence and Wisdom. Ponder on, “Our lives will be filled with worries, that will develop into fears, superstitions and the loss of our faith,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:30b, 31b-35, 37 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the day comes for the Son of Man to be revealed, anyone on the housetop, with his possessions in the house, must not come down to collect them, nor must anyone in the fields turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Anyone who tries…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For you must know, the kingdom of God is…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 10th November 2022Phm 7-20; Ps. 145:6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10; Lk.17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) The “Kingdom of God” is in our world – in the person of Christ, alive and active in our history. We need to be open to it … it…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “End of the World” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged His disciples not to live in the “fear” of when the Kingdom of God is to come. Instead, focus on the “here and now” of living their lives according to God’s Will. Ponder on, “Do…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 2:13-19 Just before the Jewish Passover Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers sitting at their counters there. Making a whip out of some cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, cattle and sheep…
Lord, help me to be a faithful servant of YoursThe Dedication of the Lateran Basilica : Wednesday 9th November 2022Ex. 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. IV) What do we do when distressed (worrying greatly, suffering deeply)? The Psalmist (Psalm 45/46) reminds us that amid devastating emotional turmoil, to remember…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Resurrection” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus with fury drove the money changers out of the Temple and prophesized that when they destroy the (physical) “Temple”; referring to His Body; it will be restored and He will rise again on the third day. Ponder on, “Is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Responsibilities: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples that like Him, they are expected to fulfil their responsibilities of His Father’s Will fervently and faithfully. Ponder on, “When we live our faith with fidelity, we will never fail to experience the deep peace, joy…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:7-10 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your meal immediately”? Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me…