DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mary’s Heart – Love of God”: In today’s Gospel episode, the Child Jesus at the age of twelve, was lost for three days, and was found Teaching in the Temple. He then returned to Nazareth with Mary and Joseph, and lived under their authority. Ponder on,…
Pray for us, Holy Mary Mother of GodThe Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary : Saturday 25th June 2022Is. 61:9-11; (R Ps.) 1 Sam. 2:1,4-5,6-7, 8abcd; Lk. 2:41-51 (Ps Wk IV) In celebrating Mary’s immaculate heart, we celebrate her single-heartedness and her sinlessness. Today, we bring up another dimension of Mary’s heart, a dimension…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:41-43, 45-46, 48-51a Every year the parents of Jesus used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual. When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed…
Prayers for the Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus PRAYER FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE FAMILY DEDICATION TO THE SACRED HEART (to be recited by families which have the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in their homes) Lord Jesus Christ, today we renew the dedication of our family to your Sacred Heart. We remember your…
Lord, help me to experience your love and bring it to othersSOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS : Friday 24th June 2022Ez. 34:11-16; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Rom. 5:5b-11; Lk. 15:3-7 (Ps Wk ) Today is the Feast of God’s love for us. This love has been shown to us by the life of God’s…
Risen Christ, risen Christian! Scripture: We can ponder on any of the appearances of the risen Christ in this time, perhaps particularly the Emmaus Road encounter (Luke 24:13-35) and how, for the two former disciples trudging wearily homewards, their great adventure apparently having failed, something unmistakably marvellous happened in their hearts. This sudden moment of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Love – Human and Divine: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the scribes and Pharisees, about the Parable of the “lost sheep” and the “Good Shepherd”. Jesus as Saviour, Lord and Mercy reaches out to all who are lost and suffering. Ponder on, “Divine Love transcends…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:57-64, 80 Jesus spoke this parable to the scribes and Pharisees: ‘Which one of you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:57-64, 80 The time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and when her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had shown her so great a kindness, they shared her joy. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; they…
Jesus as He continues to His cross Scripture: These things occurred so that Scripture might be fulfilled, 'None of his bones shall be broken.’ And again, another passage of Scripture says, ‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced.’ (John 19:34). Reflection: One of the soldiers, we hear, pierced the side of Jesus…