St Thomas Aquinas, priest & doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 28th January 20202 Sam. 6:12-15,17-19; Ps. 24(23):7,8,9,10; Mk. 3:31-35 (Ps Wk III) This passage from Mark’s gospel is something of a puzzle and unfortunately and not infrequently gives rise to anti-Marian explanations and sentiments. As a fervent Jew and as the Son of…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:31-35 The mother and brothers of Jesus arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.’ He replied, ‘Who are my mother…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:22-30 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him,’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he drives devils out.’ So Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided…
Lord, help us to be faithful and loyal followers of you3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 27th January 20202 Sam. 5:1-7,10; Ps. 89(88):20,21-22,25-26; Mk. 3:22-30 (Ps Wk III) Psalm 89, one of the longer psalms, celebrates God's faithfulness, which one of the earlier verses describes as a “marvel”, a miracle. Throughout the Psalm, the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Condemnation” – Faith: The miracles and the great Wisdom of the Teachings of Jesus were condemned by His enemies as the work of the devil. Have you experienced being “condemned” for the good you do, especially in serving the Church? If so, bear the crosses and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fishers of Men”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called His disciples for a divine mission to serve God’s Kingdom, that offers the Eternal Happiness. When we witness with fidelity the Good News of Salvation, the blessings and fruits are immense: the joy, peace and fulfilment that only…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 4:18-23 As Jesus was walking by the Lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast into the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Come after me and I will make you…
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 26th January 2020Is. 8:23—9:3; Ps. 27(26):1,4,13-14; 1 Cor. 1:10-13,17; Mt. 4:12-23 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah proclaimed great hope and vision: a light shining in the darkness. It is our firmest belief that that light is Jesus, the light of the world. Matthew uses…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Paul’s Conversion: We all know that Paul’s conversion from being a persecutor of Christians to one of the greatest evangelists, is a testimony that no sinner is condemned. Every sinner is called by God to witness the Gospel. Are we willing to allow God’s Spirit to…
Conversion of St Paul the Apostle Conversion of St Paul the Apostle : Saturday 25th January 2020Acts 22:3-16, or Acts 9:1-22; Ps. 117(116):1,2; Mk. 16:15-18 (Ps Wk II) In the Old Testament, God constantly called Israel to repent, but Israel constantly fell into a cycle of infidelity. This brought hardships which Israel understood as God's…