Lord, help me to follow the centurion's example of faith 1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Monday 28th November 2022Is. 4:2-6; Ps. 121:1-2,4-5,6-9; Mt. 8:5-11 (Ps. Wk. I) Isaiah foretells the coming of Jesus. The God to come will teach that disagreements between nations must be solved by peaceful means, not war. This is the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 8:5-10 When Jesus went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain.’ Jesus said to him, ‘I will come myself and cure him.’ The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 24:37, 39, 42-44 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As it was in Noah's day, so will it be when the Son of man comes. They suspected nothing till the Flood came and swept them all away. This is what it will be like when the Son of man comes. ‘So stay…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Value the Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples not to fall into a lukewarm or blind faith like the people during Noah’s time; for the end of the world can happen at any time. Ponder on, “Do we value the gift of faith that…
Lord, help me always to be ready to receive You1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Sunday 27th November 2022Is. 2:1-5; Ps. 121:1-2,4-5,6-9; Rom. 13:11-14; Mt. 24:37-44 (Ps. Wk I) Isaiah’s vision of a transformed world of peace, prosperity and happiness has inspired humankind for over two thousand years. It’s a world where weapons have been…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Vigilance in Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautioned His disciples to live their faith with constant fidelity. Otherwise, Jesus said, “your hearts will be coarsened by debauchery, drunkenness and the cares of life.” Ponder on, “Have we taken our faith in God lightly and turned away…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 21:34-36 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened by debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will sprung on you suddenly, like a trap. For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth. ‘Stay awake,…
Lord, help me find You in all things34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 26th November 2022Rev. 22:1-7; Ps. 94:1-2,3-5,6-7; Lk. 21:34-36 (Ps. Wk. II) Getting into the religious habit is their habit of prayer and continence, which also signifies their distinctive outer garment, called a habit. For most people, it may be the…
St Catherine of Alexandria, virgin & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 25th November 2022Rev. 20:1-4, 11—21:2; Ps. 83:3,4,5-6a, and 8a; Lk. 21:29-33 (Ps. Wk. II) We can learn from the fig tree: when it’s leaves sprout, we know that summer is near. So too, we are invited to notice: the Kingdom of…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 21:29-33 Jesus told his disciples a parable, ‘Think of the fig tree and indeed every tree. As soon as you see them bud, you know that summer is now near. So with you when you see these things happening: know that the kingdom of God is near. ‘I tell you solemnly,…