Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:7-15 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In your prayers do not babble as the pagans do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So you should pray like this: Our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prayers - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples to pray to His Father with deep reverence and total obedience to His Will, for all their needs. Ponder on, “Do we pray the ‘Our Father’ daily from our hearts and beg God for the graces…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Judgment – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that to gain Eternal Salvation, we are to live the Father’s Will of showing love and compassion to the sick, dying, suffering and sinners. Ponder on, “If we were to die today, would our report be that we…
Jesus is 'in' the poor, sick, hungry, naked, in jail!1st Week of Lent : Monday 7th March 2022Lev. 19:1-2,11-18; Ps. 18: 8,9,10,15; Mt. 25:31-46 (Ps Wk I) As we reflect on today’s reading from the Book of Leviticus, we are reminded that all life matters to God, particularly in dealing with moral and religious regulation…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:31, 32b, 34-40 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. He will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. Then the King will…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:1-3a, 7-11, 13 Jesus was led by the Spirit through the wilderness being tempted there by the devil for forty days. During that time he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry. Then the devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Temptations – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was tempted by the devil to become “self-serving” instead of living His Father’s Will. Ponder on, “When we are tempted not to do God’s Will of showing: forgiveness, compassion and love, do we overcome them with God’s strength, or…
Total allegiance is to be given only to God, who is the source and end of everything1st Sunday of Lent (C) : 6th March 2022Deut. 26:4-10; Ps. 90:1-2,10-11,12-13, 14-15; Rom. 10:8-13; Lk. 4:1-13 (Ps Wk I) One of the important ways by which the ancient Israelites acknowledged their gratitude towards God was through their religious…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Harsh Judgments: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees and scribes, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but the sick.” Ponder on, “Do we judge others harshly and cause disharmony within our community and disunity amongst others? Jesus is full…
Lord, grant me the grace to reach out to the suffering among us and be aware of my selfishnessSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 5th March 2022Is 58: 9b-14; Ps. 85:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s Gospel reading is the 2nd conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities, the Pharisees and the Scribes. This took…
