DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Divine Messiah– Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus conveyed to John the Baptist the assurance that He is the Messiah, with divine power to cure all kinds of diseases, raise the dead to life, and embrace the poor with love. “Is Jesus our first and final love…
Lord, help me to point people to You by the way I live my life3rd Week of Advent : Wednesday 16th December 2020Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps. 84:9-10,11-12,13-14; Lk 7:19-23 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah emphasizes that the Lord is the only God. The Lord created the entire universe — both good and evil, light and…
Lord, help me to be more aware of your Holy Presence in my life3rd Week of Advent : Tuesday 15th December 2020Zeph 3:1-2; 9-13; Ps. 33:2-3,6-7,16,18-19,23; Mt. 21: 28-32 (Ps Wk III) The parable in the Gospel illustrates two different kinds of people in their relationship with God. The Jewish leaders are those who said…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Witness of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus used the “Parable of the Two Sons” to reprimand the chief priests and elders for not living the Truth of the Gospel, as the “Chosen People” of God. Ponder on, “Do we take the gift of our faith in…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 21:28-32 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people. ‘What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, “My boy, go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will not go,” but afterwards thought better of it and…
St John of the Cross3rd Week of Advent : Monday 14th December 2020Num. 24:2-7,15-17a; Ps. 24:4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 21:23-27 (Ps Wk III) Advent is a time when we see the fulfilment of many of the Old Testament incidents and prophecies that the early Church saw as pointing to Christ. In the first reading, King Balak had…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 21:23-27 Jesus had gone into the Temple and was teaching, when the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him and said, ‘What authority have you for acting like this? And who gave you this authority?’ In reply Jesus said to them, ‘And I will ask you a…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the chief priests and elders challenged Jesus to reveal His authority for teaching in the Temple. Jesus refused to respond, as they were not authentic in finding out the Truth about Him. Ponder on, “Are our desires to deepen our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, John the Baptist: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist spoke with great courage, authenticity and humility, when he affirmed who Jesus is. When we are praised for the witness of our faith, do we direct others to love Jesus instead of falling into the temptations of…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:19-20, 22-27 This was the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He declared, he did not deny but declared, ‘I am not the Christ.’ So they said to him, ‘Who are you? We must take back an…