DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holiness – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees, “You clean the outside, while inside yourself you are filled with extortion and wickedness.” Ponder on, “The holiness and quality of our living are within our hearts. God knows our deepest desires, and sees our good deeds…
St John XXIII, pope28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 11th October 2021Rom. 1:1-7; Ps. 97:1,2-4; Lk. 11:29-32 (Ps Wk IV) In his letter to the Roman’s, Paul expresses his new understanding and attitude toward the Torah or the Law. In Paul’s understanding, the Torah was no longer “law”, that is, no longer normative…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:29-32 The crowds got even bigger and Jesus addressed them, ‘This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Salvation – God’s Gift: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the crowds for their obstinate refusal to accept the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Are we also guilty of not putting God at the centre of our lives? Are we preoccupied with seeking the secular attractions of…
Daily Word Of GodMark 10:17-22 Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up, knelt before him and put this question to him, ‘Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Loving God: In today’s Gospel episode, the “rich young man” who kept all the Commandments but was deeply saddened when Jesus asked him to “sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor, and then follow Him.” Ponder on, “Is our attachments to material possessions…
Lord, grant me, Your grace and love28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 10th October 2021Wis. 7:7-11; Ps. 89:12-13,14-15,16-17; Heb. 4:12-13 Mk. 10:17-30 (or 17-27) (Ps Wk IV) What if we were granted one wish? Many might wish and pray for money, success, or power. Solomon knew what to pray for – wisdom, which…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges the people to embrace the Truth of Salvation that He is offering, and urges them not to be deceived by the evils in the world and in their lives. Ponder on, “Do I procrastinate and find excuses for…
Lord, help me depend on You alone27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 9th October 2021Joel 4:12-21; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,11-12; Lk. 11:27-28 (Ps Wk III) The passage in the first reading is part of the Jewish communal prayer of that period. Through it, the people are assured that the sufferings undergone by them will come…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:27-28 As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, ‘Happy the womb that bore you and the breasts that you sucked!’ But he replied, ‘Still happier are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’ Today's Pointers on God's WordAs you read the…