Lord, help me to be patient and trust in You25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 24th September 2022Eccl. 11:9—12:8; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13, 14 and 17; Lk. 9:43b-45 (Ps Wk I) The writer of our first reading lived around 200 BC, too early for him to have had a clear belief in life after death.…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:43b-45 At a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For your part, you must have these words constantly in your mind: The Son of man is going to be handed over into the power of men.’ But they did not understand…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Who is Jesus?” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus wanted His disciples to know and believe in the Truth that He is “Christ, the Son of God.” Ponder on, “Do we live our faith and pray superficially? And, do we make the needed efforts and sacrifices…
St Pius of Pietrelcina, priest - pray for us25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 23rd September 2022Eccl. 3:1-11; Ps. 143:1a et 2abc,3-4; Lk. 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The writer of Ecclesiastes recognized that there is a time for everything. God was the one who determined the time for events to occur. For some…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:18-22 One day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples he put this question to them, ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ And they answered, ‘John the Baptist; others Elijah; and others say one of the ancient prophets come back to life.’ ‘But you,’ he said…
Lord, may I be renewed by You each day25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 22nd September 2022Eccl. 1:2-11; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13,14 and 17; Lk. 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) The first reading is taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes. Most biblical scholars conclude that its author is someone known as Qoheleth, a Hebrew word meaning…
St Matthew, pray for usST MATTHEW, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST : Wednesday 21st September 2022Eph. 4:1-7,11-13; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) Who would you consider a “sinner”? Someone who was into erroneous teachings, with a common-law wife and an illegitimate son, like Augustine of Hippo? Someone who was a slave-ship captain (human trafficking) and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:7-9 Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was being done by Jesus; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fears – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, King Herod was filled with guilt and fears for having beheaded John the Baptist, as he could have come back to life. Ponder on, “When we sin; more so when they are serious sins, our guilt can haunt us. However,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mercy, not Sacrifice”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called Matthew the tax collector to be His apostle, while the Pharisees, ‘condemned’ him as a ‘public sinner’. Jesus proclaimed, “Mercy pleases Me; not sacrifice.” Ponder on, “When we condemn sinners, are we not being self-righteous, like the Pharisees?…