Lord, grant us the grace to have a deeper faith in Your all-loving presence with usWednesday after Epiphany : 5th January 20221 Jn. 4:11-18; Ps. 71:1-2,10-11,12-13; Mk. 6:45-52 (Ps Wk II) When confronted with situations of helplessness and hopelessness, we tend to give up. It is also at such a time of crisis that we…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:34-37a, 38, 41 & 44 As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length. By now it was getting very late, and his disciples came up to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Compassion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was moved with compassion and fed five thousand hungry men. While His Compassionate Love is focused on saving souls for Eternal Life, He is also deeply saddened when we suffer emotionally and physically. Let us rejoice in Our Lord whose…
Lord, deepen my love for othersTuesday after Epiphany : 4th January 20221 Jn. 4:7-10; Ps. 71:1-4,7-8; Mk. 6:34-44 (Ps Wk II) John reveals that God is love, and in God, there is no darkness. Since God is love, all love is from Him. Our time on earth is for learning the lessons of love from…
THE HOLY NAME OF JESUSMonday after Epiphany : 3rd January 20221 Jn. 3:22 — 4:6; Ps. 2:7-8,10-11; Mt. 4:12-17,23-25 (Ps Wk II) We will receive whatever we ask for if we believe in Jesus and love one another. It sounds so simple! But simple – uncomplicated – is not the same thing as easy. John’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus” – Name: In today’s celebration of the “Holy Name of Jesus” let us remember that in Hebrew, “Jesus” is “Yesua” or “Yehosua” which means “Yahweh saves”. The Greek translation of the Hebrew “Messiah” is “Christos”. Both reveal Jesus’ identity as the anointed Saviour of the…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:21-24 When the eighth day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception. And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Magi – Search for Messiah: In today’s Gospel, the three wisemen who searched for the “Messiah to worship Him” were guided by the Star of Bethlehem. King Herod, schemed to kill the Messiah, but failed miserably. Ponder on, “When we search for the Messiah to worship…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 2:1-3, 8, 9b-11 After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews?’ they asked. ‘We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’…
Jesus Lord of the whole world, we adore youEPIPHANY OF THE LORD (C) : Sunday 2nd January 2022Is. 60:1-6; Ps. 71:1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Eph. 3:2-3,5-6; Mt. 2:1-12 (Psalter proper) “Arise, shine out, Jerusalem… above you the Lord now rises … the nations come to your light and kings to your dawning brightness”, proclaims Prophet Isaiah (cf. Is.…