Daily Word Of GodMatthew 4:1-3a, 7-11 Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, after which he was hungry, and the tester came and Jesus said to him, Scripture also says: Do not put the Lord…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Faith – Tested: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was tempted and tested by the devil to give up His fasting. The devil also deceptively offered Jesus “all the kingdoms of the world” if only Jesus were to pay him homage. Be strong in our faith at all times. God will never fail…
Lord, help me to be faithful to you1st Sunday of Lent (A) : 1st March 2020Gen. 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps. 51(50):3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; Rom. 5:12-19; Mt. 4:1-11 (Ps Wk I) When ancient people wanted to express a profound and essential truth, they told a story. The Garden of Eden is one of these stories, and it explains why…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:27-32 Jesus noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything Levi 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, lead me back Saturday after Ash Wednesday : 29th February 2020 Is. 58:9-14; Ps. 86(85):1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) We continue during these first few days after Ash Wednesday to deepen our understanding of what the Lenten season should mean to us. We begin a journey of repentance and conversion that will lead…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Sinners – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees complained that Jesus was mingling with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus replied that the sick needs the doctor; not the ones who are well. Do we reach out to sinners with compassion and humility or do we disassociate ourselves from them, with self-righteousness?…
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 cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from…
Lord, help me to find the true meaning of Lent and live it gracefully and steadilyFriday after Ash Wednesday : 28th February 2020Is. 58:1-9; Ps. 51(50):3-4,5-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps Wk IV) There are differences in tone between the greatest passages in the Old Testament and the writings of the New Testament. Isaiah, in particular, wrote…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Fasting – Jesus: In today’s Gospel, using the image of the “bridegroom and his attendants”, Jesus explains that when He, the Messiah is present in our midst, like the bridegroom; we, the attendants, are to rejoice. To live in the presence of Jesus, is always a time of rejoicing; never a…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Suffering – Cross: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself, take up his cross and follow Me.” To be true disciples of Jesus, demands that we be humble, selfless and strong in the witnessing of…