St Margaret of Scotland and St Gertrude, virgin, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th November 2023Wis. 7:22—8:1; Ps. 118:89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) Usually, when we go into a dark place, whether in a room or somewhere outside our house, switching on the light or our torch lets us…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:12-18 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, 'The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look, it is here! Look, it is there!” For look, the kingdom of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Living the Faith Daily”: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God was to come, He answered that “It is Coming . . . but, it does not admit of observation.” Ponder on, “We are called to live our faith with a…
St Albert the Great, bishop & doctor, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th November 2023Wis. 6:1-12; Ps. 81:3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps. Wk. IV) Are you someone with authority? Are you a manager, teacher or parent? Today, the Book of Wisdom advises kings, but its message applies to anyone who is a…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:12-18 As Jesus entered one of the villages, ten men suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ Now as they were…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Taking God for Granted”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured ten lepers but, only the Gentile leper was filled with deep gratitude to Him; the other nine Jewish lepers did not even bother to thank Him. Ponder on, “When we are blessed abundantly daily; by our loved…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:7-10 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your meal at once”? Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my supper ready; fasten your belt and wait on…
Lord, help me be faithful to You at all times32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th November 2023Wis. 2:23—3:9; Ps. 33:2-3,16-17,18-19; Lk. 17:7-10 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the first reading, the writer of the Book of Wisdom sets God’s design for the world before us. The expression, “the souls of the virtuous are in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Our Responsibilities in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples of their responsibilities to live their vocation with total commitment. Ponder on, “The experiences of the abundance of God’s blessings and the fruits of our vocation as a Christian, come from our ‘labour of love’…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:1-6 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Causes of falling are sure to come, but alas for the one through whom they occur! It would be better for such a person to be thrown into the sea with a millstone round the neck than to be the downfall of a single one…