St Josaphat, bishop & martyr32nd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 12th November 20223 Jn. 5-8; Ps. 111:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 18:1-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) John refers to “strangers” who visit the local community to which he writes this very short Letter. However, the fact that he calls them “brothers” shows they are already Christians. John…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop32nd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 11th November 20222 Jn. 4-9; Ps. 118:1-2,10-11,17-18; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps. Wk. IV) “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord” (Ps 119.1b). Today we hear God’s law to love one another. When others see our mutual love, they proclaim, “See how…
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…