DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Selfish Care” – Compassion: In today’s Gospel, the paralysed man was not “cured” for thirty-eight years, as no one helped him get into the “pool of Bethzatha”. Ponder on, “To receive God’s Compassionate Love, we must be wholesome and not ‘self-centred’ for our own needs, at the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Doubting God’s Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the royal official’s son who was on the brink of death, without having to go to him. Ponder on, “Do we doubt, when we seek God’s Compassionate Love? When we deepen our love for God, we will experience that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Compassion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” to show that God’s Compassionate Love is unconditional, insofar as we repent of our sins. Ponder on, “Is our pride in the way of seeking God’s Forgiving Love? Do we allow God to…
What will it take for you to believe in Jesus?4th Week of Lent : Monday 28th March 2022Is. 65:17-21; Ps. 29:2,4,5-6,11-12s,13b; Jn. 4:43-54 (Ps Wk IV) Through the prophet, God told the people that He would create a new heaven and a new earth – creation would be renewed. God would delight in His people,…
Lord, help me to be in unity and sympathy with all people4th Sunday of Lent (C) : 27th March 2022Jos. 5:9,10-12; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps Wk IV) We cannot cling to anything forever. God provided manna for the Israelites to eat throughout their forty years in the wilderness. Now they had…
How solid and lasting is your love for God? 3rd Week of Lent : Saturday 26th March 2022Hos. 6:1-6; Ps. 50:3-4,18-19,20-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps Wk III) In Hosea, God says to Ephraim and Judah, “This love of yours is like a morning cloud, like the dew that quickly disappears.” When the heat of the sun…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Humility – Sincerity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Pharisee and tax collector” to remind us to be humble, when we seek God’s Merciful Love to forgive our sins. Ponder on, “When we seek God’s forgiveness during the Sacrament of Reconciliation, are we…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 18:9-14 Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else, ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I thank you, God, that…
Mary chooses to trust in God. This choice brings blessings to Mary and to usANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD (C) : Friday 25th March 2022Is. 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps. 39:7-9,10,11; Heb. 10:4-10; Lk. 1:26-38 (Psalter proper) Today, we hear about the encounter between the angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. What can we say about such an…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Annunciation of the Lord: In today’s Gospel, when the angel Gabriel announced the Good News of Salvation to Mary, she accepted it. As such, God’s Plan of becoming Man to Save us was able to take place. Ponder on and deepen this Divine Truth of God’s…