St Sixtus II, Pope & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 7th August 2024Jer 31:1-7; Ps Jer 31:10-13 Mt 15:21-28 (Ps Wk II) For the last two weeks, Prophet Jeremiah’s mission was twofold: ‘to uproot and demolish’ and ‘to build and plant’ (Jer. 31:28). In his first years, he…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:21-28 Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a word in answer to her.…
Daily Word Of GodMark 9:2-5, 7-9 Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses;…
TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD18th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 6th August 2024Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 or 2 Pt 1:16-19; Ps 96:1-2, 5-6, 9; Mk 9:2-10 (Psalter proper) The Transfiguration event helps us to see things anew. When we are on the verge of despair and hope seems distant, a vision or inspiration can change…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Transfiguration of the Lord” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Transfiguration, revealed His Divinity, as the Son of God; to Peter, James and John. Ponder on, “Many people have and are willing to die for their faith in Jesus as our Saviour! However, many too take…
Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major18th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 5th August 2024Jer 28:1-17; Ps 118:29, 43, 79-80, 95, 102; Mt 14:13-21 (Ps Wk II) In the first reading, we hear Hananiah prophesy that the Babylonians would be driven out of Judah in two years’ time. He even removes the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Multiplication of loaves” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ miracle of the ‘multiplication of five loaves’ to feed five thousand men, reaffirms Jesus’ Divine Mercy and Compassion, to “feed” all believers with His Body and Blood, in the Eucharist. Ponder on, “Do we value Jesus’ Precious…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 14:14-21 As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and healed their sick. When evening came, the disciples went to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place, and time has slipped by; so send the people away, and they can go to the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith in Jesus?”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the crowd for looking for Him with insincere and superficial desires. He then proclaimed,“. . .work for food that endures for Eternal Life, which the Son of Man will give you.” Ponder on, “Do we pray to God,…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:24-29 When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered: ‘In all truth I tell…