Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:1-7 The tax collectors and sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This man’ they said ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told this parable to them: ‘What man among you with a hundred…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sinners – “lost sheep”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that every sinner or “lost sheep” is precious to God, who is the “Good Shepherd.” Ponder on, “Do we keep our ‘distance’ and judge ‘sinners’ negatively? If so, are we being self-righteous? How is the Spirit prompting…
St Charles Borromeo, bishop31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 4th November 2021Rom. 14:7-12; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; Lk. 15:1-10 (Ps. Wk. III) The context of the Roman passage is the early Christians’ struggle with two issues – food and the observance of some religious days. On these two issues, the “weak’’ and the “strong’’ have…
St Martin de Porres, religious31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 3rd November 2021Rom. 13:8-10; Ps. 111:1-2,4-5,9; Lk. 14:25-33 (Ps. Wk. III) For the last few weeks, we have followed Jesus “resolutely on the way to Jerusalem” (cf. Luke 9:51). We have seen Jesus dealing with various questions on the Kingdom of God, its…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:27-33 Jesus spoke to the crowd, ‘Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete it?…
Jesus, we place all our hope in you!ALL SOULS DAY : Tuesday 2nd November 2021Is. 25:6-9; Ps. 27(26):1,4,7-9,13-14; Rom 5:5-11; Mt 15: 33-39 (Psalter proper) Today, the Church celebrates All Souls Day to commemorate the faithful departed. It is also an occasion to remind ourselves that death is not the end but a stage to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Good Intentions” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that if “we intend to build a tower . . . we need to ensure that we can complete it.” Similarly, while we have good intentions to do good, love others and live God’s Will, what truly…
Daily Word Of GodMark 15:33-37, 39 When the sixth hour came there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?’ whic means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’ When some of those who stood…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “All Souls Day” – Faith: As we celebrate “All Souls Day” today, let us renew our faith in God and affirm the reality that our true destination in life, is to gain “Eternal Life”. Regardless of how rich and successful we may be in this world,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:1-12a This is what Jesus taught his disciples: ‘How blessed are the poor in spirit: theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy the gentle: they shall have the earth for their inheritance. Happy those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Happy those who hunger and thirst for for what is right:…