Stay strong together with Jesus in suffering, we will be rewarded with the crown of life6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 13th February 2024Jm. 1:12-18; Ps. 93:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mk. 8:14-21 (Ps. Wk. II) What is the greatest challenge you are facing in life—a painful relationship, an illness, pressure at work, something else? The…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith, needs Deepening”: In today’s Gospel, the disciples’ faith needed further clarification and deepening. Thus, Jesus explained the miracle of the “Multiplication of loaves and fish” to them. Ponder on, “We all need to continue to strive with sincerity, openness and zeal, on how we can…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:14-21 The disciples had forgotten to take any bread and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Then Jesus gave them this warning, ‘Keep your eyes open; look out for the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.’ And they said to one another, ‘It is…
Lord, grant us understanding of our experiences this day, for You are the Way, the Truth and the Life6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 12th February 2024Jm. 1:1-11; Ps. 118:67,68,71,72,75,76; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps. Wk. II) In the midst of persecution, the1st century Jewish Christians from Jerusalem were scattered throughout the Roman world.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Depth of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees were “demanding” a sign from Jesus, to prove His Divinity. However, Jesus reprimanded them for their insincerity and their lack of faith in Him as the Messiah. Ponder on, “Is our faith, love, and hope in Jesus deep?…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:11-13 The Pharisees came up and started a discussion with Jesus; they demanded of him a sign from heaven, to put him to the test. And with a profound sigh he said, ‘Why does this generation demand a sign? In truth I tell you, no sign shall be given to this…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:1-9a A man suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees saying, ‘If you are willing, you can cleanse me.’ Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said to him, ‘I am willing. Be cleansed.’ And at once the skin-disease left…
Dear Lord, may our merciful encounter with You impel us to reach out to others6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 11th February 2024Lev. 13:1-2,45-46; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; Mk. 1:40-45 (Ps. Wk. II) Chapter 13 in the Book of Leviticus describes how lepers were seen as ritually unclean and to be cut off from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Great Joys in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, a man was cured of his virulent skin-disease. In his deep faith and gratitude to Jesus, he proclaimed his great joy to everyone. Ponder on, “Is our faith and love for Jesus filled with deep gratitude and joy? If…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:1-9a A great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, ‘I feel sorry for all these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. If I send them off home hungry…