Lord, help me to genuinely care and love othersSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 25th February 2023Is. 58:9-14; Ps. 85:1-6 Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Book of Isaiah describes the prophet speaking out against the observance of rituals on the Sabbath without any due consideration for matters related to mercy and justice. According to the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Call of the Levi” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls Matthew, a public sinner to be His disciple. Matthew left everything and followed Jesus. Ponder on, “Matthew’s transformation was so deep that he was able to detach himself from his profession and riches. Are our…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:27-32 Jesus noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything Levi got up and followed him. In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house, and with them at table was a large gathering of tax…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:14-15 John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, World and Heaven – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “Take up your cross every day and follow Me. What benefit is it to anyone to win the whole world and lose his soul and Eternal Happiness?” Ponder on, “Jesus is inviting us…
Lord, deepen my spiritual understandingFriday after Ash Wednesday : 24th February 2023Is. 58:1-9a; Ps. 50:3-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps. Wk. IV) God continually tells us through the prophets that He is not interested in worship and piety, which are not the fruits of compassion, mercy, and justice. It’s just a sham – play-acting. God outlines true…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, World and Heaven – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “Take up your cross every day and follow Me. What benefit is it to anyone to win the whole world and lose his soul and Eternal Happiness?” Ponder on, “Jesus is inviting us…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:22-25 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’ Then, speaking to all, he said, ‘If anyone wants to…
Lord, grant us grace to share in Your Passion and VictoryThursday after Ash Wednesday : 23rd February 2023Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) Now the time has come for Jesus to announce His Passion to His disciples. Jesus has not come only to teach but to open the door leading to the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:4-6, 17-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites: they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at the street corners…