DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Joseph and Mary: In today’s Gospel, we see how Joseph and Mary were chosen by God to fulfil His Plan of Salvation as parents of the “Messiah”. Ponder on, “How is God inspiring us to become more like Mary and Joseph? Pray for the wisdom we…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 1:18-21, 24 This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided…
Come, Lord Jesus, Come3rd Week of Advent (C) : Saturday 18th December 2021Jer. 23:5-8; Ps. 71:1-2,12-13,18-19; Mt. 1:18-24 (Ps Wk III) Faith and expectation fill today’s Scripture. The faithful expectation is a central Advent theme. In Jeremiah and Joseph, we have persons of great faith; faith in their God amid the circumstances they found themselves…
Lord, help us to discover our role in Your plan of salvation3rd Week of Advent (C) : Friday 17th December 2021Gen. 49:1-2,8-10; Ps. 71:1-2,3-4,7-8,17; Mt. 1:1-17 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel might seem almost odd at first glance. It’s a long list of genealogy, tracing the family tree of Jesus. It recounts the ancestry from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Genealogy – God’s Providence: In today’s Gospel, the Genealogy of Jesus embraces the “Messiah’s Path” in the history of humankind. God continues to be passionately involved in our world and in our lives today. Do we have the “eyes of faith” to see God’s triumph, in…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 1:1-2a, 6b, 11b, 16-17 Roll of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac …. David was the father of Solomon …. Then the deportation to Babylon took place. Jacob was the father Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Gods Plan Providence: In todays Gospel, Jesus affirmed that John the Baptist is a prophet that actively participated in Gods Plan of Salvation. He prepared for His Coming as the Messiah. Ponder on, Recall how God used you as His instrument of His Compassionate Love…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 7:24b-25a, 26-30 Jesus began to talk to the people about John, ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the breeze? No! Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet: he is the…
Lord, sensitised us to notice and care about the suffering of others3rd Week of Advent (C) : Thursday 16th December 2021Is. 54:1-10; Ps. 29:2,4,5-6,11-12a,13b; Lk. 7:24-30 (Ps Wk III) The readings of today offer a different kind of hope. They offer us the opportunity to have hope based upon a sense of God’s fidelity, to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Messiah Signs: In todays Gospel, Jesus proclaims the Messiah as the Good News of Gods Salvation that embraces those who are suffering from illness, raises the dead, shows preferential love for the poor and needy. Ponder on, Have we also experienced Jesus personally when we…