Jesus says: All who exalted themselves would be humbled, and those who humbled themselves would be exalted30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 30th October 2021Rom. 11:1-2,11-12,25-29; Ps. 93:12-13, 14-15,17-18; Lk. 14:1,7-11 (Ps Wk II) Paul was emphatic that God had not rejected his people, the Israelites. As an Israelite himself, Paul has evidence…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Living the Gospel: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the Good News of Salvation cannot be divorced from showing compassion to those who are suffering. Ponder on, “Is the practice of our faith, faithful to these Teachings of Jesus, or do we turn away from people…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:1-6 Now on a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. There in front of him was a man with dropsy, and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees. ‘Is it against the law’ he asked ‘to…
Jesus says: Only one commandment “Love one another as I have loved you.” All other laws take second place30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 29th October 2021Rom. 9:1-5; Ps. 147:12-13,14-15,19-20; Lk. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk II) Jesus has accepted an invitation to eat in the house of a leading Pharisee on a Sabbath. Jesus…
Feast of Ss Simon and Jude, Apostles30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 28th October 2021Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Psalter proper or feast) Do you recognise yourself in today’s first reading? Even though Paul was writing to the Church in Ephesus, he also had the wider Church in mind. We can consider…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:12-13, 17-19 Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostle’: He then came down with them and stopped at a piece of level ground…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gospel of Salvation: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of Salvation, that begins now, while we are on earth. When we believe and trust in the Lord, as our Saviour, He will bring deep peace into our lives, heal us physically, emotionally and spiritually. And…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Challenges of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed our need to embrace the challenges of living the Gospel, when He said, “Try your best to enter by the narrow door . . .” Ponder on, “Are we discouraged when our faith challenges us to ‘die to…
Lord, help us with self-discipline and self-denial so as to enter the Kingdom of God through the narrow door30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 27th October 2021Rom. 8:26-30; Ps. 12:4-5,6; Lk. 13:22-30 (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel reading spells out what is required for one to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus tells…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:22-27, 30 Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not…