Daily Word Of GodLuke 3:15-16, 21-22 A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John might be the Christ, so John declared before them all, 'I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mission Faith: In todays Gospel, John the Baptist proclaimed openly that Jesus is the Messiah. This is further divinely revealed at Jesus Baptism, when God our Father from heaven proclaimed, You are My Son, the Beloved, My favour rests on You. Is our faith in…
St Raymond of Penyafort, priestBAPTISM OF THE LORD (C) : Sunday 9th January 2022Is. 40:1-5,9-11; Ps. 103:1-2,3-4,24-25, 27-28,29-30; Tit. 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk. 3:15-16,21-22 (Ps Wk III) When Jesus was baptised, He was revealed as God’s beloved Son. St Paul tells Titus that Jesus is the revelation of God’s grace and the “salvation…for the whole human…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Disciples of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist, with great courage and humility proclaimed that all are to follow Jesus, the Messiah. Ponder on, “We are each also called to live our faith and serve God with courage and humility, and not glorify ourselves. Do…
St Raymond of Penyafort, priestSaturday after Epiphany : 8th January 20221 Jn.5:14-21; Ps. 149:1-2,3-4,5-6a,9b; Jn. 3:22-30 (Ps Wk II) John assured believers that God would hear their prayers as long as their request was the will of God. The people were told to pray for others who were committing sin so that they could be…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 3:22-23, 26-30 Jesus went with his disciples into the Judaean countryside and stayed with them there and baptised. At the same time John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim, where there was plenty of water, and people were going there to be baptised. They went to John and said, ‘Rabbi,…
St Raymond of Penyafort, priestFriday after Epiphany : 7th January 2022Lk. 5:12-16 (Ps Wk II) Sometimes the gospels tell us Jesus went to a mountain or a deserted place to pray. Usually, it seemed to be just after a healing or other miracle or before some important event. Today’s gospel tells us about crowds coming…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Reputation: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ reputation continued to grow; more so after curing the leper. Ponder on, “In today’s society, even as Jesus’ Gospel is known, many try to create confusion, division and destruction in the Church and amongst believers. Pray for their conversion.” Fr…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:12-16 Jesus was in one of the towns when a man appeared, covered with leprosy. Seeing Jesus he fell on his face and implored him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘If you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘I want to!. Be cured!’ At…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:16-22a Jesus came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read, and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written: The…