The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 8th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 24th May 2021Gen. 3:9-15,20; or Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 86:1-2,3,5,6-7; Jn. 19:25-34 (Ps Wk IV) The story of the Garden of Eden is similar to the teaching stories used throughout the ancient world. Their purpose was to explain pain, suffering, and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Mary: In today’s Gospel, Jesus entrusted Mary to the apostle John, (the representative of the Church), as his Mother to Care and Love. Likewise, to John, as son, accepted Mary, as his Mother. Today’s joyous Feast celebrates God’s Will for believers to embrace Mary…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:19-23 In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Risen Lord – Joy!: In today’s Gospel, when Jesus the Risen Lord appeared to His disciples, they were rightly filled with a Joy that overcame their fears. Ponder on, “Do we allow the Joy of Jesus, the Risen Lord to fill our hearts, homes and lives? …
St Rita of Cascia, religiousPENTECOST SUNDAY (B) : 23rd May 2021Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 103:1ab,24ac,29-30,3,34; 1 Cor. 12:3-7,12-13; or Gal 5:16-25; (Psalter proper) It was a cosmopolitan crowd of people from many different nations and languages. On this day of the Jewish Pentecost (the 50th day after the Jewish Sabbath of the Passover week), the disciples…
St Rita of Cascia, religious7th Week of Easter (B) : Saturday 22nd May 2021Acts. 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 10:4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-25 (Ps Wk III) The “follow Jesus” faithfully is what it means to be a disciple. The Gospel has shown us what is involved in following Jesus, which consists in carrying our own cross. However, each of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, John – Beloved Disciple: Today’s Gospel tells us that John was the beloved disciple of Jesus. Ponder on, “John was Jesus’ beloved disciple, because he had a way of relating to Jesus personally, that endeared him to Jesus. Do we love Jesus daily, that in times…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 21:20-24 Peter turned and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them - the one who had leaned on his breast at the supper and had said to him, ‘Lord, who is it that will betray you?’ Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘What about him, Lord?’ Jesus answered, ‘If I…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 21:15-17, 19b Jesus showed himself to his disciples, and after they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Do you love Jesus?”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus the Risen Lord asked Peter three times, “Do you love Me?”, presumably to “undo” the three denials of Peter that he knew Jesus, when his life was threatened. Similarly, “Do we compromise our faith, and put our needs…