DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Assumption of Mary: In today’s Gospel, Mary and Elizabeth; and Jesus and John in the wombs of their mothers experienced the power of God’s Spirit filling them with God’s Presence and Joy. Ponder on, “Mary being the Mother of Jesus, is rightly honoured with the assumption…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:39-47 Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the…
Mother Mary, Pray for usTHE ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. MARY : Monday 15th August 2022Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab; Ps. 44:10,11,12, 15b-16; 1 Cor. 15:20-27; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter proper) The birth of a child is a positive sign of hope and continuing life. The woman clothed with the sun – Mary – gave birth to a…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 12:49-53 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and how great is my distress till it is over! ‘Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fire of the Holy Spirit”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the “fire of the Holy Spirit” that brings conversion of hearts to the Good News of Salvation will cause “upheavals” in families and relationships. Ponder on, “When the Holy Spirit stirs our hearts to choose…
Lord, help me to keep my focus on You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 14th August 2022Jer. 38:4,6,8-10; Ps. 39:2,3,4,18; Heb. 12:1-4; Lk. 12:49-53 (Ps Wk IV) In today’s Gospel, it seems like Jesus is feeling disappointment, and His distress is great. He wishes the fire is already blazing, but it is not. He…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Joys of Children” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus instructed His disciples to bring the children to Him as they bring great Joy to God. Ponder on, “Jesus sees the hearts of integrity and openness in children, and rejoices with them. Pray for such childlike dispositions…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:13-15 People brought little children to Jesus, for him to lay his hands on them and say a prayer. The disciples turned them away, but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children alone, and do not stop them coming to me; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of…
SS. Pontian, pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs19th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 13th August 2022Ez. 18:1-10,13b,30-32; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 19:13-15 (Ps Wk III) It was a Jewish custom to present the children to the rabbis so that they would bless them. But in today’s Gospel, the Apostles thought that the children were abusing the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:3-6 Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to test him they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said: This is why…