Lord, in living our lives, help us to gather and not scatter16th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 21st July 2024Jer 23:1-6; Ps 22:1-6; Eph 2:13-18 Mk 6:30-34 (Ps Wk IV) Our readings today make reference to sheep and shepherds. It was a natural image for the prophets and Jesus to use in a…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Quiet time for Prayer” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged His apostles, to go away to a lonely place to rest and eat; they had been serving the crowd the whole day. Ponder on, “When we serve God, we also need “rest”. However, we are…
St. Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr, pray for me15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 20th July 2024Mic 2:1-5; Ps 9B:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) Being in a utilitarian society, planning and plotting is like a strategy. But God has His plot too. The Lord knows very well the desires, plans and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:14-21 The Pharisees went out and began to plot against Jesus, discussing how to destroy him. Jesus knew this and withdrew from the district. Many followed him and he cured them all but warned them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Enemies” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, while many Jews believed and followed Jesus, as the Messiah; the Pharisees began to plot to destroy Jesus. Ponder on, “Are we aware that, like the Pharisees, we may also be justifying our sins? Especially, our ‘sins of complacency’…
Lord, when situations seem too desperate, help me to turn to You, place my trust in You15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 19th July 2024Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; (R.Ps.) Is 38:10-12, 16; Mt 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) The scene unfolds as to how King Hezekiah had disobeyed Isaiah’s advice regarding war with Assyria.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah in our Midst” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees who obey the Mosaic Laws rigidly and blindly could not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Ponder on, “Are we also guilty of obeying the ‘rules and regulations’ of the Church, and fail to live the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:1-4, 6-8 Jesus took a walk through the cornfields one Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath.’ But he said to them,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Consolations” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He will always be “Gentle and Humble in Heart towards us, and we will find rest for our souls, in Him.” Ponder on, “Do we experience Jesus’ Words daily in our lives? If so, we are…
Lord,help us to be always seeking and waiting for You15th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 18th July 2024Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 101:13-21; Mt 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah 26:7-19 comes to us as a prayer from the heart of the prophet. He presents to us in a moving manner how God is…