Daily Word Of GodMatthew 24:42-46 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, he would have stayed awake and would…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Death – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions His disciples about the need to live their faith vigilantly and at all times, because our death and the Second Coming of Christ can come unexpectedly. Ponder on, “Do we live on the presumption that we will live…
Lord, put me in the assembly of the faithful servants21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 26th August 20211 Thess 3:7-13; Ps. 89:3-4,12-13,14,17; Mt. 24:42-51 (Ps Wk I) Jesus speaks to his disciples about being alert to the coming of the kingdom. We do not know the time and day the Lord comes, so…
O Lord, search me and guide me21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 25th August 20211 Thess. 2:9-13; Ps. 138:7-8,9-10,11-12; Mt. 23:27-32 (Ps Wk I) The scripture readings provide us with some ideas about spiritual leadership. On reading the letter of Paul to the Thessalonians and the gospel passage, we see a comparison between…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:27-32 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of corruption. In the same way, you appear to people from the outside like good and honest men,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Hypocrisy – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was furious with the scribes and Pharisees for the hypocrisy of their devout external religious observances and display of good social behaviours, but are filled with evil within their hearts. Ponder on, “We are all sinners. To live our…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:45-51 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ ‘From Nazareth?’ said Nathanael, ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and see’ replied Philip. When…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity - Faith: In today’s Gospel, when Philip told Nathanael that they have found the Messiah from Nazareth, he responded authentically. Ponder on, “If we love God authentically, then like Nathanael, God will bless us abundantly and beyond our human expectations. Do we want this to…
Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 24th August 2021Rev. 21:9-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13,17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps Wk I) The beautiful image of the holy city of Jerusalem coming down from heaven does not describe a place or a thing. It is a symbol of the human soul that lives in…
Lord, help us listen to Your voice, follow You ...21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 23rd August 20211 Thess. 1:1-5,8-10; Ps. 149:1-2,3-4,5-6,9; Mt. 23:13-22 (Ps Wk I) First Thessalonians was a letter St Paul wrote to the Christians in Thessalonica, (modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece). He had shared the good news with them during his…