DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Acting Promptly on God’s Will”: Jesus called Matthew, the tax collector, to be one of His Followers. Matthew immediately, left everything he owned, and followed Jesus. Ponder on, “Jesus continues to give us new insights to live our lives more fully according to His Father’s Will;…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:14-15 John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Presence in our Lives” – Faith: Jesus reminded the Pharisees to live their lives for God. God has already sent His Messiah, in the Person of Jesus to them. And, they are not to be fixed rigidly in their “old” ways; that blinds them from…
Lord, help me to balance religious practices with looking after the vulnerable and needyFriday after Ash Wednesday : 20th February 2026Is 58:1-9; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 18-19; Mt 9:14-1 (Ps Wk IV) God spoke through the prophet Isaiah to the Hebrew people about fasting and service to the marginalised, but these words of the first reading…
Lord, help all who suffer deeply, be aware that their suffering united with Christ, brings redemption and hopeThursday after Ash Wednesday : 19th February 2026Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) The readings today are a strong reminder that we cannot follow Jesus Christ half-heartedly. In the first reading from Deuteronomy, Moses…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:22-25 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’ Then, speaking to all, he said, ‘If anyone wants to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Wisdom of Living” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed to His disciples with great Wisdom, “Anyone who loses his life for My Sake; will save it. What benefit is it to anyone to win the whole world and lose his very self”? Ponder on, “Jesus’ wisdom reminds us…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:4-6, 17-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites: they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at the street corners…
Lord, grant me the grace to give myself fully, heart and soul, in my journey back to YouASH WEDNESDAY : Wednesday 18th February 2026Joel 2:12-18; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (Ps Wk IV) Once again, we come to the season of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday. Every year, we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God our Father’s Reward” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, that His Father will reward us when our almsgiving, prayers and fasting are done in the privacy and “secrets” of our hearts; with sincerity and out of love for Him. Ponder on, “Do we live…