Daily Word Of GodMatthew 8:1-4 After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir.’ he said, ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I am want to!…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Doing Good – God’s Will?”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, the clear difference between “doing good” and “doing God’s Will.” Only those who serve God’s Will are the “sensibles” that can enter the “Kingdom of Heaven.” Ponder on, “When we do our ‘own…
St Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 27th June 20242 Kgs. 24:8-17; Ps. 78:1-5, 8-9; Mt. 7:21-29 (Ps Wk IV) The account of Babylonian kingly invasion in 2 Kings tells us earthly glories are ephemeral. It sheds light on our reading of Matthew 7:21-29. We…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 7:21-24, 26, 28-29 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘It is not anyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. When the day comes many will say to me, “Lord, Lord, did we not…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fruits of Faith with Fidelity”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “Beware of false prophets; they are like ravenous wolves. A sound tree produces good fruit, but a rotten tree, bad fruit.” Ponder on, “The ‘ravenous wolves’ are often the temptations of the secular…
Beware of lifestyle influencers whose fruits are unsound and lead us away God12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 26th June 20242 Kgs. 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps. 118:33-37, 40 Mt. 7:15-20 (Ps Wk IV) Biblical prophets were God’s spokespersons. “… I will put My words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 7:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Beware of false prophets who come to you disguised as sheep but underneath are ravenous wolves. You will be able to tell them by their fruits. Can people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ‘In the same way, a sound tree produces good…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Path to Eternal Life” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “Enter by the narrow gate, it is a hard road that leads to Eternal Life; and only few find it. But, the road that leads to destruction is wide and spacious, and…
The gate that leads to life is narrow and all must pass through it12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 25th June 20242 Kgs. 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-36; Ps. 47:2-4, 10-11; Mt. 7:6, 12-14 (Ps Wk IV) The Assyrians were a mighty killing machine and had crushed nearly all the kingdoms of the ancient near…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 7:6, 12-14 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls in front of pigs, or they may trample them and then turn on you and tear you to pieces. ‘So always treat others as you would like them to treat you;…