The greatest proclamation of the faith is holy, just, and compassionate living3rd Week of Lent : Wednesday 23rd March 2022Deut. 4:1,5-9; Ps. 147:12-13,15-16,19-20; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk III) The laws of God must never be set aside. The Israelites were urged to be zealous in their observance of God’s statutes and ordinances. First of all,…
We have absolutely nothing to offer God , except a contrite heart and a humble spirit3rd Week of Lent : Tuesday 22nd March 2022Dan. 3:25,34-43; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps Wk III) Azariah appeals to God to not abandon His people, although they have sinned against Him in his prayer. Azariah recalls the covenant God…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:21-25a, 27-28a, 29-30, 32-33 Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times. ‘And so the kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Forgiveness – Mercy”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to Peter that we are to forgive at all times and to be merciful to all peoples as God has shown us His infinite Mercy. Ponder on, “Are there people whom we are ‘unable to forgive’? If so,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:24-30 Jesus came to Nazara and spoke to the people in the synagogue: ‘I tell you solemnly, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country. ‘There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah's day, when heaven remained shut for three years and six months and a…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Obstinacy: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Jews for their obstinacy and blindness to the Good News of Salvation that He is offering. They are shutting themselves out from God’s Merciful Love. Ponder on, “Are we obstinate and blind like the Jews in the…
Take to heart those characteristics that would help us walk the path of holiness3rd Week of Lent : Monday 21st March 20222 Kgs. 5:1-15a; Ps. 41:2,3; Ps. 42:3,4; Lk. 4;24-30 (Ps Wk III) The first reading for today presents us with an interesting story. It tells us about an army commander with leprosy (Naaman; a…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:1-3, 6-9 Some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans who suffered like that were greater sinners than any other Galileans? They were not, I tell you. No;…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Repentance – Sins: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Fig Tree” to the Galileans, to remind them of God’s Compassionate Love and urged them to repent of their sins. Ponder on, “Do we take the Sacrament of Reconciliation seriously as Jesus’ Divine Way…
Sudden tragedies and disasters can be timely warning...3rd Sunday of Lent (C) : 20th March 2022Ex. 3:1-8a,13-15; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,6-7, 8,11; 1 Cor. 10:1-6,10-12; Lk. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk III) How often have we wondered why some people get killed in some great disaster like an earthquake, a typhoon, or a plane crash while others walk away…