Lord, help me to keep my focus on Your Holy Presence with me throughout the day6th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 15th February 2021Gen. 4:1-15,25; Ps. 49:1,8,16-17,20-21; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps Wk II) Today’s readings have to do with “signs”. In the first reading Cain, who has murdered his brother Abel, is condemned by…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Testing Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees demanded a sign from Jesus to prove that He is the Messiah. Do we at times also make similar demands and get upset with Jesus when things do not go our way? Ponder on, “Do we truly trust and…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:11-13 The Pharisees came up and started a discussion with Jesus; they demanded of him a sign from heaven, to test him. And with a sigh that came straight from the heart he said, ‘Why does this generation demand a sign? I tell you solemnly, no sign shall be given to…
Lord, make my heart clean of self-centredness and self-righteous6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 14th February 2021Lev. 13:1-2,44-46; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; 1 Cor. 10:31—11:1; MK. 1:40-45 (Ps Wk II) The essence of Jesus’ mission was to restore humanity in the glory of God, His Father. True to His identity, He felt compassion for the outcast…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:40-45 A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees saying, ‘If you want to’ he said ‘you can cure me.’ Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him. ‘Of course I am want to!’ he said. ‘Be cured.’ And the leprosy left him at once and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Compassion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the man with virulent skin-disease when he pleaded for healing. Likewise, Jesus will respond with His Compassionate Love to anyone who pleads for help. However, Jesus’ ultimate concern for us is our Eternal Salvation. Do we “forget” Jesus as…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:1-9a A great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, ‘I feel sorry for all these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. If I send them off home hungry…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Miracles of the Loaves”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus fed four thousand people with a few loaves of bread and small fishes. Jesus “took what was offered, blessed, broke, distributed and collected seven baskets full of scraps.” Do we offer God our abundant graces, wealth, time, talents…
Lord, remove all fear and doubt from my heart5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 13th February 2021Gen. 3:9-24; Ps. 89:2,3-4,5-6,12-13; MK. 8:1-10 (Ps Wk I) ‘Where are you?’ This is the question God has asked humans for thousands of years. We avoid him. We hide from God because we are frightened or ashamed.…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:31-37 Returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went by way of Sidon towards the Lake of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside…