To God be the glory and praise for ever and ever!34th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 27th November 2023Dan. 1:1-6,8-20; (R. Ps) Dan. 3:52a,53,54,55,56; Lk. 21:1-4 (Ps. Wk. II) The Jerusalem temple tax was obligated to all Jews regardless of their social wealth and status. The Gospel reading of today introduces the origin of…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 21:1-4 Jesus looked up, he saw rich people putting their offerings into the treasury; and he noticed a poverty-stricken widow putting in two small coins, and he said, ‘I tell you truly, this poor widow has put in more than any of them; for these have all put in money they…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Charity” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised the ‘poor widow’ for putting in her two coins; which was all that she had to live on; whereas, the “rich” had only given “their spare” change. Ponder on, “Our generosity for the poor and needy, can only…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:31-36, 40 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All nations will be assembled before him and he will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates…
Jesus, our Lord and King, we worship and adore YouOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE : Sunday 26th November 2023Ez. 34;11-12,15-17; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; 1 Cor. 15:20-26,28; Mt. 25:31-46 (Ps. Wk. II) Today, we celebrate with the whole universal Church the Kingship of Jesus. Unlike the earthly king, Jesus’ Kingdom is inclusive, embracing all.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Final Judgment” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples that on Judgment Day, God will judge every person on how much love, compassion and care we have shown to others. Ponder on, “If we love God humbly, we will be filled with Jesus’…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 20:27-29, 32-38 Some Sadducees - those who argue that there is no resurrection - approached Jesus and they put this question to him, ‘Master, Moses prescribed for us, if a man's married brother dies childless, the man must marry the widow to raise up children for his brother. Well then, there…
St Catharine of Alexandria, virgin & martyr, pray for us33rd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 25th November 20231 Mac. 6:1-13; Ps. 9:2-3,4 and 6,16 and 19; Lk. 20:27-40 (Ps. Wk. I) The account in the Book of Maccabees gives the impression that Antiochus died only after he had heard that the Temple in Jerusalem…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Reality of Heaven” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection, that in heaven we are all “children of the resurrection”, and are like angels. Ponder on “the infinite Happiness of being in heaven, as a child…
Ss Andrew Dung-Lac, priest & Comps, martyrs, pray for us33rd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 24th November 20231 Mac. 4:36-37,52-59; (R. Ps.) 1 Chr. 29:10, 11-12; Lk. 19:45-48 (Ps. Wk. I) The Israelites had been at war for a long time. They realised that they had abandoned the Lord’s ways when they had accepted…