ST JUAN DIEGO CUAUHTLATOATZIN, pray for us2nd Sunday of Advent (A) : Tuesday 9th December 2025Is 40:1-11; Ps 95 (96):1-3, 10-13; Mt 18:12-14 (Ps Wk II) The oratorio, entitled “The Messiah” by George Frideric Handel, is often heard during Advent, and some of its most memorable arias are based on the text of Isaiah which…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mary’s Immaculate Conception” – Faith: In today’s Gospel event, Mary’s positive response to God’s Will through the angel Gabriel, sealed God’s Plan of Salvation, and Mary became the Mother of our Saviour, Jesus. Ponder on, “Mary’s Perfect Obedience, made with great humility, invites us also to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:26-33, 38 The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! The Lord…
Immaculate Mary, Mother of God, concieved without sin, pray for usSolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM : Monday 8h December 2025Gen 3:9-15, 20; Ps 97 (98):1-4; Eph 1:3-6,11-12; Lk 1:26-38 (Ps Prop) Today we celebrate the Immaculate Conception: through God’s grace, Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin in her…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Repentance” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist proclaimed, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.” Ponder on, “Unless we too ‘repent’ of our sins, with humility; our hearts and minds would not be open to receiving the Holy Spirit’s Light and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 3:1-6, 11 In due course John the Baptist appeared; he proclaimed this message in the desert of Judaea, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.’ This was the man spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said: A voice of one that cries in the desert, ‘Prepare…
ST NICHOLAS, Bishop, pray for us2nd Sunday of Advent (A) : Sunday 7th December 2025Is 11:1-10; Ps 71 (72):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 (Ps Wk II) Isaiah invites us to consider an exhilarating vision: a King anointed not with power, but with the Spirit of wisdom, justice, and peace. He will judge…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:36-10:5a, 6-8 When Jesus saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers to his…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Merciful Compassion”: In today’s Gospel, “Jesus felt sorry for the crowd, as they were harassed and dejected; like sheep without a shepherd.” Ponder on, “Jesus has deep Merciful Compassion for the crowd and us daily. In His Mercy, He offers us Eternal Salvation; and in…
ST NICHOLAS, Bishop, pray for us1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Saturday 6th December 2025Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 146 (147):1-6; Mt 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8 (Ps Wk I) The Israelites were suffering under the rule of the Assyrians, and they had turned to worshipping the idols of their captors. Here Isaiah was telling the people what…