DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – Condemned: In today’s Gospel, Jesus is condemned by the scribes who profess that His power of healing comes from Beelzebul, the prince of the devil. Ponder on, “In today’s secular world, many continue to condemn Jesus and the Good News. Do we defend and witness…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:22-30 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him,’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he casts devils out.’ So Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:14-21 Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him, returned to Galilee; and his reputation spread throughout the countryside. He taught in their synagogues and everyone praised him. He came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day as he usually…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Good News: In today’s Gospel, Jesus returned to His hometown of Nazareth and proclaimed in the synagogue that He is the fulfilment of the Scriptural texts that He read. Ponder on, “When God’s Spirit and His Word touch our hearts, do we respond positively and with…
Lord, help me to reveal Christ to others and to the world3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 23rd January 2022Neh. 8:2-4,5-6,8-10; Ps. 18:8,9,10,15; 1 Cor. 12:12-30 (or 12-14,27) Lk. 1:1-4; 4:14-21 (Ps Wk III) The Israelites had been in Babylonian exile for fifty years. They had forgotten the laws and traditions of their religion.…
St Vincent, deacon and martyr2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 22nd January 20222 Sam. 1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Ps. 79:2-3,5-7; Mk. 3:20-21 (Ps Wk II) On hearing about the death of Saul, and his son, Jonathan, David rents his clothes and mourns, and weeps throughout the day. In his lamentation, David uses the word “heroes”, which…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Challenges: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ own relatives misunderstood His passionate desire to fulfil His Father’s Mission of Salvation for all peoples. Ponder on the times when you lived the Gospel with compassion, care and love, but was misunderstood and rejected by others. How did you…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:20-21 Jesus went home, and such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal. When his relatives heard of this, they set out to take charge of him; convinced he was out of his mind. Today's Pointers on God's WordAs you read the passage what words, phases or…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Chosen “Twelve” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, even as Jesus Himself chose His Twelve apostles , one of them betrayed Him. Ponder on, “Even as God chooses and empowers us as His representatives, He works through our freedom. Do we misuse our freedom and take our…
St Agnes, virgin & Martyr2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 21st January 20221 Sam. 24:3-21; Ps. 56:2,3-4,6,11; Mk. 3:13-19 (Ps Wk II) In 1 Samuel, King Saul is seen in hot pursuit of his son-in-law, David. The king had “three thousand men chosen from the whole of Israel” (v 3). And of all…