God works in a mysterious way1st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th January 20201 Sam. 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1; Ps. 21(20):2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mk. 2:13-17 (Ps Wk I) God works in a mysterious way. In the first reading, the mystery of God’s ways can be seen by the fact God chooses Saul to become the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus and Sinners: In today’s Gospel, Jesus and His disciples were dining at the house of the tax collector. The Pharisees questioned the reason for Jesus to eat with sinners. We are hypocritical if we consider ourselves too righteous to associate with other sinners. Jesus does…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:13-17 Jesus went out to the shore of the lake; and all the people came to him, and he taught them. As he was walking along he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:1-5, 10-12a When Jesus returned to Capernaum, sometime later word went round that he was in the house; and so many people collected that there was no room left, even in front of the door. He was preaching the word to them when some people came bringing him a paralytic carried…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, as the crowd clamouring for Jesus fully packed the house. The friends of the paralytic, stripped the roof, and lowered his body for Jesus to cure. Seeing their faith, Jesus cured him. Ponder on your life and ask yourself, “What…
St Anthony, Abbot1st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th January 20201 Sam. 8:4-7, 10-22; Ps. 69(68):16-17,18-19; Mk. 2:1-12 (Ps Wk I) Have you ever been rejected by someone? It can hurt deeply. Today we hear about God being rejected. The people of Israel are not satisfied with God as their king. They want to…
Redeem us, O Lord, because of Your love1st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th January 20201 Sam. 4:1-11; Ps. 44(43):10-11,14-15, 24-25; Mk. 1:40-45 (Ps Wk I) Many armies depend on powerful secret weapons to win their battles. When the Israelites went to war with the Philistines, they too had a secret weapon — the…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:40-45 A man suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees saying, ‘If you are willing, you can cleanse me.’ Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said to him, ‘I am willing. Be cleansed.’ And at once the skin-disease left…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Joy of Faith: In today’s Gospel, the man who was cured of his virulent skin disease, was overjoyed. He could not contain the joy within himself, but proclaimed it to all peoples, even though Jesus warned him not to do so. What is your greatest joyous…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:32-39 At evening, after sunset, they brought to Jesus all who were sick and those who were possessed by devils. The whole town came crowding round the door, and he cured many who were sick with diseases of one kind or another; he also drove out many devils, but he would…