Lord, help me to be aware of Your saving grace in all my experiencesTHE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS : Sunday 31st December 2023Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps. 104:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Heb. 11;8,11-12,17-19; Lk. 2:22-40 (Ps. Wk. I) A strong society takes care of its weakest members. The family is the basic social unit for forming a solid society.…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:22, 39-40 When the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went back to Galilee, to their…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Holy Family”: In today’s Gospel, the “Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph” as devout Jews, observed the Laws of Moses. They then returned to Nazareth, where Jesus grew in God’s Wisdom and favour. Ponder on, “Obeying God’s Will includes obeying the Laws and leaders…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:36-40 There was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night…
Lord, help me to be aware of Your saving grace in all my experiences6th Day within Christmas Octave : Saturday 30th December 20231 Jn. 2:12-17; Ps. 95:7-9,10; Lk. 2:36-40 (Ps. Wk.IV) Victory over evil is the theme of the first reading. The writer included little children, young people, fathers – in other words, everyone. All…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prophetess Anna – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Anna the prophetess who served the Temple of Jerusalem; night and day, and with fasting and prayers, was specially blessed by God to see the Infant Messiah; and praised God. Ponder on, “When our hearts and lives love and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:25-32, 34-35 Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to the restoration of Israel and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he…
St Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr, pray for us5th Day within Christmas Octave : Friday 29th December 20231 Jn. 2:3-11; Ps. 95:1-3, 5-6; Lk. 2:22-35 (Ps. Wk. IV) John was adamant: to believe in Jesus and to know Him is to walk as He walked, which means loving as He loved. Love is not an…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prophet Simeon – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Prophet Simeon; an upright and devout man who served in the Temple of Jerusalem for many years; and “waiting for the day” to see the Infant Messiah,” received his divine gift. Ponder on, “What are your deepest desires of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holy Innocents” – Martyrs of Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Infant Messiah becomes a refugee in Egypt, as King Herod is plotting to kill Him. Ponder on, “When we ‘suffer’ because of our faith in God, our Lord, this is to be embraced as an honour. …