ST. JAMES, APOSTLE, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 25th July 20242 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 125:1-6; Mt 20:20-28 (Ps Wk IV) St. Paul was writing to the Church at Corinth where there were several challenges. He wanted to encourage them. So, looking at his own experience, he emphasised that although the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Our Response in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Sower”. He emphasized how each of us responds and relates to Him differently, in our faith: some of us are superficial and we lose our faith easily, while others are able to reap…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:1-9 Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the beach, and he told them many things in parables. He said, ‘Imagine a sower went out to sow. As he…
St. Charbel Makhluf, Priest, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 24th July 2024Jer 1:1, 4-10; Ps 70:1-6, 15, 17 Mt 13:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) Jeremiah says little about his vocation. However, he helps us to understand that God’s call is first of all something interior. At a youthful age, Jeremiah has…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Doing God’s Will” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the crowd, “Anyone who does My Father’s Will is My brother, sister and mother.” Ponder on, “Jesus is assuring us that when we live His Father’s Will, we are also developing our personal relationship with…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12: 46-50 Jesus was speaking to the crowds when suddenly his mother and his brothers were standing outside and were anxious to have a word with him. But to the man who told him this Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ And stretching out his hand towards…
St. Bridget of Sweden, Religious, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 23rd July 2024Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 84:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 (Ps Wk IV) Hearing Jesus’ question, “who is my mother, brother and sister?” Our reactive answer to discipleship means breaking of family ties (Mt4:22, 8:22, 10:37). In actual fact, it has…
ST. MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 22nd July 2024Song 3:1-4 or 2 Cor 5:14-17 Ps 62:2-6, 8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 (Psalter Proper) In 2016, Pope Francis elevated the memorial of St Mary Magdalene to the higher level of feast so that she can be…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Weeping at Jesus’ Tomb” – Faith: In today’s Gospel account, Mary Magdalene was weeping at the tomb of Jesus, as she thought that the Body of Jesus had been stolen. The Risen Lord then appeared to her and called her by name which she recognized. This…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:11-16, 18 Mary stayed outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, still weeping, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ ‘They have taken my…