DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocrisy” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees for their hypocritical practice of their faith. They fulfilled the small laws of Moses, but lived a life of: injustice; abuse of their authority; and seeking “self-glory”. Ponder on, “We will never have deep peace; and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:42-46 The Lord said to the Pharisees: ‘Alas for you Pharisees, because you pay your tithe of mint and rue and all sorts of garden herbs and neglect justice and the love of God! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. Alas for you Pharisees, because you like to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:37-41 Jesus had just finished speaking when a Pharisee invited him to dine at his house. He went in and sat down at table. The Pharisee saw this and was surprised that he had not first washed before the meal. But the Lord said to him, ‘You Pharisees! You clean the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holiness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees were surprised that Jesus did not wash His feet and hands before He began to dine with them. Jesus proclaimed that cleaning the outside and inside of a cup are both needed. Ponder on, “Do we do good…
ST CALLISTUS I, Pope & Martyr, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th October 2025Rom 1:16-25; Ps 18 (19):2-5; Lk 11:37-41 (Ps Wk IV) Paul decided to sweep away the claims of all religions by putting humanity on trial. He insisted that God could be seen in creation – with the proper…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Refusal of Repentance” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was deeply saddened by the Galilean townspeople for their obstinate refusal to repent of their sins. And, they wanted to test Jesus’ Authority and Divinity. Ponder on, “Do we refuse to repent of our sins? This could…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:29-32 The crowds got even bigger and he addressed them, ‘This is an evil generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of man…
When we welcome the small, the least, forgive freely, and walk in trust—we become living witnesses of Christ28th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th October 2025Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98 (99):1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Lk 11:29-32 (Ps Wk IV) The sign of Jonah is one of submission not of eloquence that brings repentance. The people of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Taking God for Granted” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured ten lepers, but only one of them (a Gentile) thanked Jesus and praised God. Ponder on, “Is God our Father, also disappointed with us? Are we ungrateful towards His great Mercy and Compassion that He…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was travelling in the borderlands of Samaria and Galilee. As he entered one of the villages, ten men suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he…