Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For you must know, the kingdom of God is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Gratitude to God”: In today’s Gospel episode, Jesus cured ten lepers, but only the Samaritan, a non-Jew returned to thank Jesus; the others took the healing for granted. Ponder on, “Do we thank God each day? How do we show our gratitude to God for His Merciful…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:12-18 As Jesus entered one of the villages, ten men lepers came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ Now as they were going away they were…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 10th November 2021Wis. 6:1-11; Ps. 81:3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps. Wk. IV) More will be required from those to whom much has been entrusted. Wisdom is very blunt: the leaders of nations and societies will be called by God to account for…
“Today salvation has come to this house” (Lk. 19:9)33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 16th November 20212 Mac. 6:18-31; Ps. 3:2-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 19:1-10 (Ps. Wk. I) The story of Zacchaeus can serve as a parable of hope. His action of climbing the sycamore tree was, it seems, merely motivated by curiosity in wanting…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sacred Space” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was furious at the money changers who were cheating in the sacred space of the Temple. The Church where we gather as a community of believers is consecrated for the worship of God, and Jesus is Physically Present…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 2:13-22 Just before the Jewish Passover Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers sitting there. Making a whip out of some cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, cattle and sheep as well, scattered…
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 9th November 2021Ex. 47:1-2,8-9,12 or 1 Cor. 8;9-11,16-17; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 2:13-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) We are God’s people. Our stronghold is God, who is our refuge and strength. Ezekiel imagined God’s Temple as the source of a life-giving river. The river…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Forgiveness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples always to forgive those who have wronged us. Jesus added that even if our faith is the “size of a mustard seed,” God will never fail to give us the strength and wisdom to live His…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:1-6 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Obstacles are sure to come, but alas for the one who provides them! It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone round the neck than that he should lead astray a single one of these little ones. Watch …