St Bartholomew, Apostle, pray for usST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE : Thursday 24th August 2023Rev. 21:9b-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab, 17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Heavenly Jerusalem is not a place or a thing. It is the inner illumination of the mind and soul of believers that they received after passing through the challenges and struggles of…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:45-51 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ Nathanael said to him, ‘From Nazareth? Can anything good come from that place?’ Philip replied, ‘Come and see.’ When Jesus saw Nathanael coming…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 20:1-2, 8-13, 15-16 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard. He made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day and sent them to his vineyard. In the evening, the owner of the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Envious Faith: In today’s Gospel, the workers in the vineyard who received just wages, were upset and envious, when the landowner gave the same wages, to those who worked fewer hours. Ponder on, “The abundant blessings that God gives us, cannot be valued and used, if…
St Rose of Lima, virgin, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 23rd August 2023Jdg. 9:6-15; Ps. 20:2-7; Mt. 20:1-16 (Ps. Wk. IV) Jesus tells this story of the ‘workers in the vineyard’ to shed light on the kingdom of heaven. The focus of the story is on the first and the last…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Queenship of Mary: In today’s Gospel event of the Annunciation, the Angel Gabriel invited Mary to be the Mother of the Saviour. Mary responded with a wholehearted, unconditional loving obedience. Ponder on, “Mary is ‘Queen’ of all the saints in heaven and people on earth, because…
The Queenship of the B. V. Mary20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 22nd August 2023Is. 9:1-6; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the history of humanity, many kings, queens and rulers were in power and impacted our history. Their power and authority enable them to be in control. They often maintained their…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:26b-27a, 28-32, 34-35, 38 The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! The Lord is with you.’ Mary was deeply disturbed by these…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Attachments – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the rich young man who kept all the commandments asked Jesus how he could possess eternal life.” He could obey all of God’s Laws, but was attached to his material wealth. Ponder on, “Are there ‘attachments’ in our lives that…
St Pius X, Pope, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 21st August 2023Jdg. 2:11-19; Ps. 105:34-37,39-40,43-44; Mt. 19:16-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Book of Judges in today’s reading narrates the story of the people of Israel who shuttled back and forth between true worship to Yahweh and the practicing of idolatry serving…