Lord, help me to follow the example of Jesus in His sufferingPALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD : 10th April 2022Is. 50:4-7; PS. 21;8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24; Phil. 2:6-11; Lk. 22:14-23,56 (or 23:1-49) (Ps Wk II) Why did Jesus not resist? He certainly had the power to escape his suffering, and in the Garden of Gethsemane…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was tried, condemned and crucified by the Jews who plotted to kill Him. Ponder on, “Jesus’ Sacrificial Love is clearly revealed in His Passion and Death, that He is determined to save all of humankind and at…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 23:1, 3-4, 15-18, 20-22a, 23, 25b-27a, 28, 33-34a, 38, 44-46 The whole assembly then arose and they brought Jesus before Pilate. Pilate put to him this question, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ He replied, ‘It is you who say it.’ Pilate then said to the chief priests and the…
Lord, help me to journey with You and others, with a “new heart” and a “new spirit” 5th Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 9th April 2022Ez. 37:21-28; (R. Ps.) Jer. 31:10,11-12,13; Jn. 11:45-56 (Ps Wk I) What did Jesus do that the high priest, Caiaphas, prophesied Jesus to be that “one man to die…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 11:46-53 Some of the Jews went to the Pharisees to tell them what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting. ‘Here is this man working all these signs,’ they said, ‘and what action are we taking? If we let him go on in this way everybody…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Evil against God: In today’s Gospel, the chief priests and Pharisees were determined to kill Jesus because they were threatened by His preaching that was winning the hearts of many followers. Ponder on, “Are we afraid to live and defend the Truth of Jesus’ Gospel? Evil…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 10:31-38 The Jews fetched stones to stone him, so Jesus said to them, ‘I have done many good works for you to see, works from my Father; for which of these are you stoning me?’ The Jews answered him, ‘We are not stoning you for doing a good work, but for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Miracles – Unbelief: In today’s Gospel, the Jews fetched stones to stone Jesus for blasphemy for proclaiming that He is the Son of God. Ponder on, “There are infinite number of ‘miracles’ that show God’s Almighty Power, Perfection and Love. Are we deepening our faith daily…
The good works were evidence that the Father was in Jesus and Jesus was in the Father5th Week of Lent (C) : Friday 8th April 2022Jer. 20:10-13; Ps. 17:2-4;5-6,7; Jn. 10:31-42 (Ps Wk I) The prophet Jeremiah was opposed by others because of his warnings of doom. He complained about his enemies and felt that…
The Lord remembers His covernant forever - God calls each of us by name5th Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 7th April 2022Gen. 17:3-9; Ps. 104:4-5,6-7,8-9; Jn. 8:51-59 (Ps Wk I) Our names and surnames ground us deep in ancestral history, personal dignity and the traditions of our forefathers. “God calls each one by name.…