DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith in God – Trials: In today’s Gospel, one of the official’s daughter had died, but before Jesus raised her to life, the crowd laughed at Him. Ponder on, “Do we trust Jesus totally even when there is no hope in our trials? Do we allow…
St Elizabeth of Portugal14th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 4th July 2022Hos. 2:16,17b-18,21-22; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 9:18-26 (Ps Wk II) God has established a covenant beyond usual expectations, and if we look carefully at the wording, it is a covenant not only with humanity, but with all creation. And all creation has a part…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Peace” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus commissioned His disciples to proclaim the Good News of Salvation that brings the deep “Peace” that God offers. Ponder on, “Are our hearts and homes open to receiving God’s Peace or are we too caught up by our…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 10:1-9 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his…
The harvest is rich, but there is a shortage of workers14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Sunday 3rd July 2022Is. 66:10-14c; Ps. 65:1-3a,4-5,6-7a, 16 and 20; Gal. 6:14-18; Lk. 10:1-12, 17-20 (or 1-9) (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel speaks about the challenges, difficulties and rewards of discipleship. God is actively present in the here…
The Lord invites us to the peace He gives always... “Peace, I give to you"13th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 2nd July 2022Am. 9:11-15; Ps. 84:9,11-12,13-14; Mt. 9:14-17 (Ps Wk I) “The Lord speaks peace to His people,” exclaimed the psalmist. This is a very consoling and hopeful message. The Lord constantly reaches out…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Call of Matthew” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus “called Matthew” the tax collector whom the public hates and considers a “great sinner”. Ponder on, “Jesus is able to see the goodness in Matthew in spite of the public’s opinions of him being a great sinner. …
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:14-17 John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants would never think of mourning as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come for the bridegroom to…
St Matthew, pray for us13th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 1st July 2022Am. 8:4-6,9-12; Ps. 114:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) The measure of any nation’s religious health is not liturgical or theological correctness but how the poor, the weak and the vulnerable are treated. Here we have a situation where the religious establishment…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:9-13 As Jesus was walking he saw a man named Matthew sitting by the custom house, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. While he was at dinner in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit…