DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Jesus Heals: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cures the royal official’s son who was on the verge of dying. Jesus cured him from a distance; without even going to his house. Jesus uses His divine power in ways that are beyond our comprehension; all for our good and salvation, and out of…
Lord, strengthen our faith and draw us closer to You 4th Week of Lent : Monday 23rd March 2020Is. 65:17-21; Ps. 30(29):2,4,5-6,11-12,13; Jn. 4:43-54 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus seems somewhat harsh in his reply to the royal official: “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you do not believe.” But we may gain more insight…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 4:45-53 On Jesus’ arrival, the Galileans received him well, having seen all that he had done at Jerusalem during the festival which they too had attended. He went again to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son was ill…
God looks only at the heart of a person, and so should we4th Sunday of Lent (A) : 22nd March 20201 Sam. 16:1,6-7,10-13; Ps. 23(22):1-4,5,6; Eph. 5:8-14; Jn. 9:1-41 or (1,6-9,13-17,34-38) (Ps Wk IV) Modern culture, with its devotion to movie stars and entertainers, places high importance on how a person looks. One must be…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 9:1, 6-9, 13-14, 16a, 17 As Jesus went along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. Jesus spat on the ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this over the eyes of the blind man, and said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage “Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the beggar who was blind from birth. While he was overjoyed at being cured, there was greater joy in being able to see Jesus, the Saviour. The Pharisees continued to be “blind” in their faith. Are we blind to living the Gospel in…
Things are not always as they seem, and appearances can deceive us3rd Week of Lent: Saturday, 21st March 2020Hos. 6:1-6; Ps. 51(50):3-4,18-19,20-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps Wk III) Sometimes people are slow to understand their negative behaviour. Often it is a rude shock — such as a negative experience — that awakens us to the truth.…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 18:9-14 Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being upright 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…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Humility-Truth: When we are genuinely God-centred, the Christ-like love within our hearts will be compassionate, forgiving and humble. All our gifts, goodness of heart and faith will be used to bring peace, sow unity and serve the needs of others, especially their faith in God. Our Self-centredness, cannot come from God.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Loving God and Neighbour: Jesus proclaims that loving God and our neighbour are inseparable. The reason for loving others is because we love God, and in our love for God, we are called to show such love, in our relationship with others. When our love for God is genuine, we will…