DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prophetess Anna – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Anna the prophetess who served the Temple of Jerusalem; night and day, and with fasting and prayers, was specially blessed by God to see the Infant Messiah; and praised God. Ponder on, “When our hearts and lives love and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:25-32, 34-35 Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to the restoration of Israel and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he…
St Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr, pray for us5th Day within Christmas Octave : Friday 29th December 20231 Jn. 2:3-11; Ps. 95:1-3, 5-6; Lk. 2:22-35 (Ps. Wk. IV) John was adamant: to believe in Jesus and to know Him is to walk as He walked, which means loving as He loved. Love is not an…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prophet Simeon – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Prophet Simeon; an upright and devout man who served in the Temple of Jerusalem for many years; and “waiting for the day” to see the Infant Messiah,” received his divine gift. Ponder on, “What are your deepest desires of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holy Innocents” – Martyrs of Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Infant Messiah becomes a refugee in Egypt, as King Herod is plotting to kill Him. Ponder on, “When we ‘suffer’ because of our faith in God, our Lord, this is to be embraced as an honour. …
HOLY INNOCENTS and Martyrs, pray for usHOLY INNOCENTS, Martyrs : Thursday 28th December 20231 Jn. 1:5--2:2; Ps. 123:2-3,4-5,7-8; Mt. 2:13-18 (Ps. Wk. IV) The letters of John insist that God is light, and in God, there is no darkness at all. And if we are to walk in the light, we must become the light,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 2:13-16 After the wise men had left, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, John – Beloved Apostle: Gospel accounts reveal how John being the “beloved” apostle of Jesus has a deep and personal “inner sense and knowledge” of Jesus; that other apostles did not have; especially during the Resurrection events. Ponder on, “Is our love for Jesus personal, or…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:1a, 2-8 On the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,’ she said, ‘and we don't know where they have put him.’ So…
Feast of St John, Apostle & Evangelist, pray for usFeast of St John, Apostle & Evangelist : Wednesday 27th December 20231 Jn. 1:1-4; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,11-12; Jn. 20:1a,2-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) The “beloved disciple” was the moniker given to St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist. With his brother, James, they were the sons of Zebedee, and…