DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Familiarity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ revealed His divinity through His Words of Wisdom and miracles. However, His town folks rejected them because they knew Him as their neighbour. Ponder on, “Does our familiarity with our family and close friends cause us to take them…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:1-6 Jesus went to his home town, and his disciples accompanied him. With the coming of the Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and most of them were astonished when they heard him. They said, ‘Where did the man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been granted…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Depth: In today’s Gospel, Thomas the apostle demanded to see and feel the wounds of Jesus before he would believe that He has Risen. Ponder on, “Understandably, when we are in darkness and depression, we are also tempted to doubt God’s Care and Love…
Lord, thank You for making me part of YouFeast of St Thomas, Apostle : Saturday 3rd July 2021Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Jn. 20:24-29 (Ps Wk I) (Ps Wk I) With Christ, there are no ‘outsiders’. Whoever professes Christ as their Lord and God are specially linked to him. This seems to be the key message…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:24, 25b-29 Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with the diaciples when Jesus came. Thomas answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Self-Righteousness”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees for being self-righteous and hypocritical, in criticising Him for dining with tax-collectors and sinners. Ponder on, “Do we have such Pharisaic attitudes? Could we be blind to our own graver sins?” Fr Philip Heng, S.J. Matthew 9:9-13 As…
Lord, help me reach out to all13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 2nd July 2021Gen. 23:1-4; 19:1-8,24,62-67 Ps. 105:1-2,3-5; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) Following the custom of the times, Abraham has to arrange for Isaac, his son, to marry. Therefore, he entrusts the task of finding a suitable wife for Isaac to…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:9-13 As Jesus was walking 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 to…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:1-8 Jesus got in the boat, crossed the water and came to his home town. Then some people appeared bringing him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Courage, my child, your sins are forgiven.’ And at this some scribes said to themselves,…
Lord, deepen my trust in You13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 1st July 2021Gen 22:1b-19; Ps. 114:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Mt 9:1-8 (Ps Wk I) The story of the sacrifice of Isaac should upset and disturb us. What sort of God asks someone to kill their own child, and what sort of parent is willing to…