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…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:22-25 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 for…
Happy is the person who hope in the LordThursday after Ash Wednesday : 27th February 2020Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) Whenever we hear about “mysticism” or “mystical experience”, we inevitably think of it as a rare grace, reserved to great saints and far beyond the expectations of us ordinary Catholics. Yet…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Almsgiving, Prayer, Fasting: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples that while almsgiving, prayer and fasting are all good, we are to do them with sincerity, and not for self-glory. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. Let pray for a renewal of our faith, and…
Lord, help me start my Lenten journey, walking closely with youASH WEDNESDAY : Wednesday 26th February 2020Joel. 2:12-18; Ps. 51(50):3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; 2 Cor. 5:20-6:2; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk IV) Today we begin our Lenten journey. It is a time of preparation for the celebration of Holy Week and Easter. To prepare ourselves, we can increase our…
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…
Daily Word Of GodMark 9:33-37 Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, and when he got into the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ They said nothing, because on the road they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So he sat down, called the Twelve to…