Lord, Open my eyes and my ears... to hear and see You .. in people, in events, everywhere!5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 12th February 2021Gen. 3:1-8; Ps. 31:1-2,5,6,7; Mk. 7:31-37 (Ps Wk I) Jesus' mission, which began in Galilea, now brings him into Gentile territory. Gentiles are allowed to experience the saving…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Ephphatha” – Be Healed: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed “Ephphatha” to cure the deaf and dumb man. Ponder on, “Are there areas in our minds and hearts that we need Jesus to cure so that we will be more open to hearing His Father’s Will, and…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 2:1-5, 7-9a, 11 There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. When they ran out of wine provided for the wedding was all finished, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ Jesus…
Our Lady of Lourdes5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 11th February 2021Gen. 2:18-25; Ps 127:1-2,3,4-5; Mk 7:24-30 (Ps Wk I) The first reading contains the story of the creation of woman, or rather the motive given by God for creating woman, that is, “It is not good that man should be alone.” As…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary and Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Mary who knew and loved Her Son intimately, was able to influence Him to perform His first miracle of turning water into wine, for the wedding feast. The wisdom of our faith would urge us to seek Mary to intercede…
St Scholastica, Virgin5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 10th February 2021Gen. 2:4-9,15-17; Ps. 103:1-2,27-28,29-30; Mk. 7:14-23 (Ps Wk I) The account of the garden of Eden is a teaching story of a type well known in the ancient near east. It is not literal, but symbolic, and it has a profound message for…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:14-23 Jesus called the people to him again and said, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out a man that make him unclean. If anyone as ears to hear, let him…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sin – Source”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that sin comes from the evil intentions of our hearts. As such, Jesus is inviting us to purify our hearts by building and deepening our love and relationship with Him. Evil intentions can easily be formed if we…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:1-2, 5-8 The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus, and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. So the Pharisees and scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not respect the tradition of…
Lord, help me to not to forget God's commandments as we obey human-made rules/laws5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 9th February 2021Gen. 1:20—2:4; Ps. 8:4-5,6-7,8-9; Mk. 7:1-13 (Ps Wk I) The Genesis account of creation as in the First reading illustrates how God looked into every detail in His art of creation. The…