Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:27-32 Jesus noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting by the customs house, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything he got up and followed him. In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house, and with them at table was a large gathering of tax…
Lord, grant me a fresh mind and new ways of thinking – an inner cleansing and renewalFriday after Ash Wednesday : 4th March 2022Is. 58:1-9; Ps. 50:3-4,5-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps Wk IV) Love and justice are always expressed in deeds. Words can be hollow and cheap, and this is what angered Isaiah. People spoke eloquently…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus our Saviour: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to the Pharisees, that all acts of “fasting” and all good deeds, must be done in the love of the Messiah, who is the Fullness of all Truths. Ponder on, “In our daily living and prayer, are our intentions…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:14-15 John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants would never think of mourning as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come for the bridegroom to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Eternal Life – Earthly Life: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow Me . . . anyone who loses his life for My sake will save it.” Ponder on, “Am I willing to embrace the crosses…
Lord, grant me the grace to die to my disordered attachments and self-controlThursday after Ash Wednesday : 3rd March 2022Jer. 18:18-20; Ps. 30:5-6,14,15-16; Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) In the first reading, Moses issues a clarion call to the Israelites to choose life and blessing over disaster, curse, and death. In…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:22-25 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’ Then, speaking to all, he said, ‘If anyone wants to…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:4-6, 17-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites: they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at the street corners…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Genuine Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples to give alms, pray and fast with a genuine love for God, and not for one’s self-glory. As we begin our Lenten season today, let us pray for a renewed desire to love God more deeply. Ponder on,…
O Lord, sustain us through our Lenten fast, that it may be pleasing to You ASH WEDNESDAY : 2nd March 2022Joel 2:12-18; Ps. 50:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; 2 Cor. 5:20 —6:2; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18; (Ps Wk IV) In confidence, as we enter Lent, our prayer echoes that of the Entrance Antiphon for Ash Wednesday: “You are merciful to all,…