St Peter Damian, bishop and doctor6th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st February 2020Jm. 2:1-4; Ps. 23(22):1-4,5,6; Mk. 8:34-9:1 (Ps Wk II) A friendship or deep personal relationship in which love is never expressed in a real and concrete form will soon wither and die. Real love always shows itself in action and deeds,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:34-38 Jesus called the people and his disciples to him and said, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my…
Lord, help me to be your faithful follower 6th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 20th February 2020Jm. 2:1-9; Ps. 34(33):2-3,4-5,6-7; Mk. 8:27-33 (Ps Wk II) James wrote effectively and presented Christianity as a way of life rather than just a set of beliefs. James felt that Christians were discriminating against the poor while they…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:27-33 Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say I am?’ And they told him, ‘John the Baptist, others Elijah, others again, one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he asked them, ‘who do you…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Strong Faith: In today’s Gospel, Peter proclaimed firmly, “You are the Christ.” Do we have such deep faith and personal love for Jesus in our daily living, and painful challenges? Pray for the grace to build our lives more deeply on our love for Jesus, and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Cures and Conversion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the blind man in stages. This process reminds us of the reality that the “cures and conversion” of our hearts need not necessarily be instant. Let us trust Jesus more fully and let God’s Providence show us His…
Lord, help us to radiate your goodness6th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 19th February 2020Jm. 1:19-27; Ps. 15(14):2-4,5; Mk. 8:22-26 (Ps Wk II) St James is adamant about the truth that our faith must be practical, that it must affect for good the way in which we love. He says that a person whose…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:22-26 Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida, and some people brought to him a blind man whom they begged him to touch. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Then, putting spittle on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:14-21 The disciples had forgotten to take any bread and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Then Jesus gave them this warning, ‘Keep your eyes open; look out for the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.’ And they said to one another, ‘It is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Miracles: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ disciples lacked faith in Him as the Saviour. He reminded them about the miracles of the multiplication of loaves that fed thousands of hungry people. Recall with deeper gratitude the many miracles that Jesus has worked in your life. …