God is present in the small things, in the most ordinary things of our life10th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 10th June 20221 Kgs. 19:9a,11-16; Ps. 26:7-8a,8b-9abc, 13-14; Mt. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk II) We are often told to seek and find God in all things. Some wait for great signs and wonders. Some go…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:27-32 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: You shall not commit adultery. But I say this to you, if a man looks at a woman lustfully; he has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye should cause you to sin,…
St Ephrem, deacon and doctor10th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 9th June 20221 Kgs. 18:41-46; Ps. 64:10abcd-11, 12-13; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps Wk II) When are we most insulting to others? When we are angry! When are we most likely to kill? When our hearts are full of anger! Being angry, killing, being insulting has…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:20-26 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. ‘You have heard how it was said to our ancestors, You must not kill; and if anyone does kill he must answer for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Integrity - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that our integrity should surpass the scribes and Pharisees. Ponder on, “The true integrity of our relationship with God is inseparable from the way we relate and treat others. When we pray and worship God, do we put…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Commandments: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that His Teachings of the “Good News of Salvation” are “commandments” that are the most precious on earth. Ponder on, “Do we live Jesus’ Good News with great joy and fidelity, or do our lives mislead others into sin,…
Lord, help me to honour You by obeying Your law10th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 8th June 20221 Kgs. 18:20-39; Ps. 15:1-2a,4,5 and 8,11; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk II) Elijah was defending the faith of the Israelites against the cult of Baal. He challenged the prophets of Baal to ask Baal to bring down…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:17-19 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. I tell you solemnly, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, shall disappear from the Law…
God cannot be outdone in generosity10th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 7th June 20221 Kgs. 17:7-16; Ps. 4:2-3,4-5,7-8; Mt. 5:13-16 (Ps Wk II) In today’s reading, God’s ongoing plan of salvation was accomplished by using two unlikely persons: One was Elijah, a lonely prophet rejected in his hometown, and the other, a poverty-stricken unnamed…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:13-16 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You are salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled underfoot by men. ‘You are light for the world. A city built on a…