DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Call of Matthew: In todays Gospel, Jesus called Matthew, the public sinner who was a tax collector, to be His apostle. Ponder on, Regardless of our sins, God still sees the potential good within us. Are we are willing to repent and be reconciled with God,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:9-13 As Jesus was walking on he saw a man named Matthew sitting by the customs house, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. Now while he was at dinner in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came…
Feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist : Tuesday 21st September 2021Eph. 4:1-7,11-13; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul exhorts his readers to lead lives worthy of their Christian calling. He calls upon them to preserve the unity of the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gods Blessings: In todays Gospel, Jesus used the image of the a lamp that shines, that people may see, to remind us that there is a goal in life. Ponder on, Are we using the abundant blessings of the gift of faith that offers Eternal Life,…
SS Laurent Imbert, bishop, Jacques Chastan, priest (Penang College General Fathers) SS Andrew Kim Tae-gon, priest and Paul ChongHa-sang & Comps. martyrs 25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 20th September 2021Ezr. 1:1-6; Ps. 125:1-3,4-5,6; Lk. 8:16-18 (Ps Wk I) The Jews had been conquered and were in exile in Babylon. But the fall…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 8:16-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, he puts it on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in. For nothing is hidden but it will be made…
Lord Jesus, help us to unite our sufferings with yours on the cross25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 19th September 2021Wis. 2:12a, 17-20; Ps. 53:3-4,5,6,8; James 3:16 – 4:3; Mk. 9:30-37 (Ps Wk I) The Accounts of Jesus foretelling his death are central to understanding Jesus’ self-consciousness: death on a cross did not…
Daily Word Of GodMark 9:33-37 Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ They said nothing, because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discipleship: In todays Gospel, Jesus disciples were arguing about who amongst them would be the greatest. Jesus responded, If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all. Ponder on, Am I willing to be humble enough to serve…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 8:4-15 With a large crowd gathering and people from every town finding their way to him, Jesus told this parable: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell on the edge of the path and was trampled on; and the birds of the air ate it…