Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:45-51 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth,’ ‘From Nazareth?’ said Nathanael. ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and see’ replied Philip. When…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:23-26 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law - justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats…
St Rose of Lima, virgin21st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 23rd August 20222 Thess. 2:1-3a,14-17; Ps. 95:10,11-12a,12b-13; Mt. 23:23-26 (Ps Wk I) There was a doctrinal issue in the church at Thessalonica – many believed that the day of the Lord had already arrived. After clarifying that this was not the case, they thanked…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sincerity and Fidelity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the scribes and Pharisees for being hypocrites in the living of their faith. Ponder on, “Is Jesus inviting us to live a more authentic faith, where we become more fully ‘transparent’ in living God’s Will daily? …
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:26b-27a, 28-32, 34-35, 38 The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and…
The Queenship of the B. V. Mary21st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 22nd August 2022Is. 9:1-6; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk I) The first reading presents the famous “messianic” prophecy of the birth of a child. It describes an ideal king whose reign is still in the future. The titles were given to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Queenship of Mary” – Faith: When we celebrate the Feasts of Mary, we are in essence proclaiming and professing the Divinity, Kingship and Glory of Jesus who is Mary’s Son. Ponder on, “Mary always cares and loves us, through leading us to Her Son, who obeys…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:23-25, 28-30 Someone said to Jesus, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not succeed. ‘Once the master of the house has got up and locked…
Lord, help me to be holy like You are Holy21st Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 21st August 2022Is. 66:18-21; Ps. 116:1,2; Heb. 12:5-7,11-13; Lk. 13:22-30 (Ps Wk I) What does it feel like to be disciplined by God? Once, a young man was looking forward to his first- ever strip tease show in the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Presumptuous Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His believers not to live a presumptuous faith that is lukewarm and superstitious, and yet assume that we will be ‘saved.’ Ponder on, “Jesus through His Holy Spirit continues to urge us to love and be faithful to God…