Lord, teach me to be poor in spirit and an instrument of Your love4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 29th January 2023Zeph. 2:3; 3:12-13; Ps. 145:6c-7, 8-9a,9bc-10; 1 Cor. 1:26-31; Mk. 5:1-12a (Ps. Wk .IV) Fame, power and success are values ordinarily pursued in our society. While these things can be attractive,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:1-12a Seeing the crowds, Jesus went onto the mountain. And when he was seated his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the…
Daily Word Of GodMark 4:35-41 With the coming of evening that same day, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let us cross over to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind they took him, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him. Then it began to blow a great…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Calming of the Storm” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus calmed the storm that was threatening the lives of His disciples. Ponder on, “When our lives are threatened with poor health, finance and family crises, do we lose faith in Jesus who can ‘calm these storms…
St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 28th January 2023Heb. 11:1-2,8-19; (R. Ps). Lk. 1:69-70,71-72,73-75; Mk. 4:35-41 (Ps. Wk. III) How do we navigate life if we cannot see the road ahead? Faith is the answer! Faith is not belief in doctrines or dogmas but absolute trust in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Kingdom”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to the crowds that the Kingdom of God can be likened to a mustard seed; the smallest of all seeds, but has the potential to grow into the biggest shrub. Ponder on, “Our faith can grow, with God’s Light…
St Angela Merici, virgin3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 27th January 2023Heb. 10:32-39; Ps. 36:3-4,5-6,23-34,39-40; Mk. 4:26-34 (Ps. Wk. III) Two short parables of how God’s reign spreads throughout the world. They are messages to bolster the confidence of the early Christian communities, often cut off from each other and surrounded by…
Daily Word Of GodMark 4:26-32 Jesus said to the crowd, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the land. Night and day, while he sleeps, when he is awake, the seed is sprouting and growing; how, he does not know. Of its own accord the land produces first…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 10:1-7, 9 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers…
Sts Timothy and Titus, Bishops3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 26th January 20232 Tim 1:1-8 or Tit. 1:1-5; Ps. 95:1-3,7-8,10; Lk. 10:1-9 (Ps. Wk. III) “The Church is an evangelizer but she begins by being evangelized herself.” (Evangelii Nuntiandi no: 14). How profound is this statement, especially in today’s context with the…