Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:13-16 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled under people's feet. ‘You are light for the world. A city built on…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:30-34 The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. And he said to them, ‘Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that there was no time for them even to eat.…
Lord, help me always to be attentive to the suffering of others4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 4th February 2023Heb. 13:15-17,20-21; Ps. 22:1-6; Mk. 6:30-34 (Ps. Wk. IV) Jesus is the great shepherd, always attentive to the suffering of humanity. The letter to the Hebrews indicates that God makes us complete in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith of Youth today”: In today’s Gospel, great crowds were clamouring for Jesu, and followed Him everywhere. Ponder on, “The youth in the Church and the secular world today, have a deep longing to live a more meaningful life, and to search for God’s Truth, Peace…
St Blaise, bishop & martyr4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 3rd February 2023Heb. 13:1-8; Ps. 26:1,3,5,8-9; Mk.6:14-29 (Ps. Wk. IV) The author of Hebrews mentions that marriage is to be honoured by all, and marriages are to be kept undefiled. And he also encourages the readers to keep in mind those in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Herod’s Sin – Pride”: In today’s Gospel, king Herod who was “in awe of John the Baptist; as a good an upright man, gave him his protection.” However, his sin of pride to protect his own reputation was greater than his desires to protect John the…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6: 17-20a,21-23,25b-27 Herod had sent to have John arrested, and had had him chained up in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife whom he had married. For John had told Herod, ‘It is against the law for you to have your brother's wife.’ As for Herodias, she was furious…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus, Mary and Joseph” obeyed the “Laws of Moses” as Jews. Ponder on, “ ‘True humility’ is obeying God’s Truth that is practiced in the Traditions and Teachings of the Church. When we ‘oppose and fight’ these ‘Truths’ very often,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:22-24,39-40 When the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord - observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord - and…
Lord, help me to cooperate with You in His mission with a self-sacrificial attitude and way of lifeTHE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD : Thursday 2nd February 2023Mal. 3:1-4 or Hebr. 2:14-18; Ps.23:7,8,9,10; Lk. 2:22-40 (or 22-32) (Ps. Wk. IV) The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple reflects the following: i) The fidelity…