DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Lacking Wisdom in life” - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus pointed out to the Jews that they lack the wisdom to recognise and accept the Truth that offers Salvation. As such they continue to reject Him, as the Messiah. Ponder on, “Do we focus on the secular…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 5:24-30 Jesus said to the Jews: ‘In all truth I tell you, whoever listens to my words, and believes in the one who sent me, has eternal life; without being brought to judgement such a person has passed from death to life. In all truth I tell you, the hour is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “End Times” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions, “In Truth I tell you, . . . the hour is coming when the dead will leave their graves at the sound of His Voice . . .” Ponder on, “Do we take Jesus’ Words seriously, or do…
Mother Mary, Pray for usANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD (A) : Saturday 25th March 2023Is. 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps. 39:7-9,10,11; Heb. 10:4-10; Lk. 1:26-38 (Psalter proper) The kingdom of Syria and northern Israel were planning to invade Judah. As the king of Judah, Ahaz and the people wait fearfully for the invasion to happen. But Isaiah meets…
Lord, help me to be faithful to You always4th Week of Lent : Friday 24th March 2023Wis. 2:1,12-22; Ps. 33:16,18,19-21,23; Jn. 7:1-2,10,25-30 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the passage from Wisdom, the unrighteous argued that the righteous were inconvenient to them because they opposed their wicked deeds. The righteous man’s ways differed from those of others,…
Lord Jesus, increase my faith in you4th Week of Lent : Thursday 23rd March 2023Ex. 32:7-14; Ps. 105:19-23; Jn. 5:31-47 (Ps. Wk. IV) Today’s readings are all about reminding and testimony. When the Lord God is enraged by the Israelite’s worship of a molten calf, Moses reminds God of his promises to the patriarchs, and…
Father, thank You for Your faithfulness4th Week of Lent : Wednesday 22nd March 2023Is. 49:8-15; Ps. 144:8-9,13-14,17-18; Jn. 5:17-30 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the Gospel passage today, John the Evangelist answers two key questions. Firstly, what gives Jesus the right to ‘work’ on the Sabbath by healing the sick? Secondly, what gives Jesus the right…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 5:1-3a,5-9,16 There was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem next to the Sheep Pool there is a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five porticos; and under these were crowds of sick people, blind, lame, paralysed One man there had an illness which had…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Paralytic – “Bethesda Pool”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the paralytic man at the Bethesda Pool” who was sick for thirty eight years and no one helped him to get into the pool. Ponder on, “We have our needs, but if we do not care for the…
Water from the side of Christ, wash me... Passion of Christ, strengthen me4th Week of Lent : Tuesday 21st March 2023Ez. 47:1-9,12; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 5:1-3,5-16 (Ps. Wk. IV) In today’s first reading, the Prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of rivers of living water flowing from God’s heavenly throne bringing life, healing and restoration to…