Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:16-18a, 21-24 Jesus said to those gathered round the table, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, “Come along: everything is ready…
ST CHARLES BORROMEO, Bishop, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 4th November 2025Rom 12:5-16; Ps 130 (131):1-3; Lk 14:15-24 (Ps Wk III) When you receive a formal invitation to an event, usually there’s the classic RSVP. That’s French for “respond, if you please.” This common-sense etiquette is not something new; indeed, it…
ST MARTIN DE PORRES, Religious, pray for us31st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 3rd November 2025Rom 11:29-36; Ps 68 (69):30-31, 33-34, 36-37; Lk 14:12-14 (Ps Wk III) God is very different from humans. Once God promises something, He does not go back on His word. God can always be trusted, even when we are…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:12-14 Jesus said to his host, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relations or rich neighbours, in case they invite you back and so repay you. No; when you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Heavenly Rewards” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the importance of living a faith that “serves and glorifies God”. Do our hurts and insecurities weaken us to fall into the temptations of “self-service and glory”? Ponder on, “Jesus’ Life served the Good News for the…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 7:11-17 Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a great number of people. When he was near the gate of the town there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable number of…
All ye Saints in Heaven, pray for usALL SOULS : Sunday 2nd November 2025Is 25:6-9; Ps 26:1,4, 7-9, 13-14; Rom 5:5-11; Lk 7:11-17 (Ps Prop) During the time of Jesus, women did not have much freedom; they were hugely dependent on their respective fathers, husbands or sons. In the story of the widow of Nain,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “All Souls Day” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus raised to life; the widow of Nain’s only son. The townspeople glorified God for Jesus’ miraculous deed of Compassion. Ponder on, “As we pray for departed souls, do we have the deep faith in God’s Merciful Love…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “All Saints Day” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the “Beatitudes” capture the spirit of the saints whose lives were deeply united with Jesus. Ponder on the “Beatitudes” and allow the Holy Spirit to inspire and deepen your desires to become more like the saints; whose wisdom…
All ye Saints in Heaven, pray for usALL SAINTS : Saturday 1st November 2025Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 23 (24):1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12 (Ps Prop) On All Saints’ Day, we are called, not so much to remember the numerous saints officially canonised by the Church, but all unnamed saints in heaven, that is, the…