DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ town folks were “spiritually blind” because they only perceived Jesus from what they know of His human family. Ponder on, “We will not be able to receive deep spiritual insights from God, if we rely solely on our…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:1-6 Jesus went to his home town, and his disciples accompanied him. With the coming of the Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and most of them were astonished when they heard him. They said, ‘Where did the man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been granted…
Lord, help me to be open to you and listen with the ears of the heart4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 1st February 2023Heb. 12:4-7,11-15; Ps. 102:1-2,13-14,17-18; Mk. 6:1-6 (Ps. Wk. IV) Proper discipline is not only necessary, it is a gift. This does not mean brutality or lack of compassion, but…
St John Bosco, priest4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 31st January 2023Heb. 12:1-4; Ps. 21:26b-27,28,30-32; Mk. 5:21-43 (Ps. Wk. IV) “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” Faith makes miracles. Both situations described in today’s Gospel were hopeless from the human point of view. The daughter of Jairus had died. The suffering…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Healing – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the woman who was suffering from haemorrhage for twelve years was cured by Jesus because of her strong faith in Jesus. Ponder on, “While doctors are important, do we also have deep faith in God’s Compassionate healing Love? Does our…
Daily Word Of GodMark 5:25-31,33-34 There was a woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years; after long and painful treatment under various doctors, she had spent all she had without being any the better for it; in fact, she was getting worse. She had heard about Jesus, and she came up through…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Comfort Zones” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled a legion of unclean spirits and restored God’s Peace to a man. However, the people of the village, implored Jesus to leave their neighbourhood. Ponder on, “Do we also at times not allow God into our lives,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 5:2, 6b-10,12-13,16-17 When Jesus disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him and fell at his feet and shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name do not…
Lord, help me to share Your mercy in my words and actions4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 30th January 2023Heb. 11:32-40; Ps. 30:20,21,22,23,24; Mk. 5:1-20 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Letter to the Hebrews gives examples of faithful people from the Hebrew Bible. In this reading, the writer mentioned people who, through faith,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Beatitudes” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Beatitudes” to reveal that God’s Kingdom and Ways are not like the superficial and self-centred ways of the secular and materialistic world. Ponder on, “The profound beauty of Jesus’ Beatitudes that can only be perceived through the…