Solemnity - Epiphany of the LordIsaiah 60:1-6; Ps. 71: 1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Gospel of Matthew 2: 1-12 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 5th January 2020 The word “epiphany” means “to show and to manifest”. On this Solemnity of the Epiphany, the first obvious question we have is,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 2:1-3, 8-11 In the course of his preaching he said, 'After me is coming someone who is more powerful than me, and I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals. I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.'…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – Messiah: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist proclaims that Jesus is the awaited Messiah. This is divinely revealed at Jesus’ Baptism, when the Spirit descended upon Him, and the Father announced from heaven, “You are My Beloved Son. . .” Ponder on, “How can…
The people who dwell in darkness had seen a great light, and that great light was Jesus himselfMonday after Epiphany : Monday 6th January 20201 Jn. 3:22—4:6; Ps. 2:7-8,10-11; Mt. 4:12-17,23-25 (Ps Wk II) There are many spirits in the world and not all of them are good or even helpful. John has a good…
Servant of God Ignatius Aramburu, SJBorn : Jan 31, 1852 Died : Jan 5, 1935 Ignatius Aramburu was born in northern Spain, in the town of Segura, in the Basque region of Guipuzcoa. He was named after St Ignatius of Antioch, the martyred bishop. He attended the local schools before entering the novitiate of the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 2:1-3, 8-11 After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, suddenly some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east asking, ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’ When…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Star of Bethlehem”: In today’s Gospel, the “star of Bethlehem” guided the wise men to the Birth place of Jesus, the Infant King, where they paid him homage. Let us pray that we will also be faithful in our search for Jesus, so that we can…
All the nations shall fall prostrate before You, O LordEpiphany of the Lord (A) : Sunday 5th January 2020Is. 60:1-6; Ps. 72(71):1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Eph. 3:2-3,5-6; Mt. 2:1-12 (Psalter proper) When Isaiah penned today's passage, it seemed as though the darkness had covered the earth. It was a time of great suffering and struggle, just as our…
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodNumbers 6:22-27; Ps. 66: 2,-3.5.6.8; Gal. 4:4-7; Gospel of Luke 2:16-21 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 1st January 2020 It is very heartening to have our Cathedral fully packed with all of you for this Eucharist this morning as we begin this…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:35-42 As John stood there with two of his disciples, Jesus went past, and John looked towards him and said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God.’ And the two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned round, saw them following and said, ‘What do you want?’ They…