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…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:1-3, 8-12 Addressing the people and his disciples Jesus said, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do what they tell you and listen to what they say; but do not be guided by what they do: since they do not practise what they preach.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Words and Deeds” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “You must listen to the scribes and Pharisees, but not be guided by what they do, since they do not practice what they preach. Ponder on, “Do we live a superficial faith that ‘professes our great…
St Bernard, Abbot and doctor20th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 20th August 2022Ez. 43:1-7a; Ps. 84:9ab and 10,11-12, 13-14; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps Wk IV) During Jesus’ time, the scribes were seen as religious intellectuals skilled in interpreting and applying the Scriptures to everyday life. The Pharisees, meanwhile, were mainly pious laymen belonging to a…
St John Eudes, priest20th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 19th August 2022Ez. 37:1-14; Ps. 106:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps Wk IV) Ezekiel was a prophet of the Lord while the Israelites were in exile in Babylon. In this passage, Ezekiel prophesied that the people of Israel would be restored to their homeland. It would be…