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…
Sixth World Day of the Poor32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th November 2023Wis. 1:1-7; Ps. 138:1-3,4-6,7-8,9-10; Lk. 17:1-6 (Ps. Wk. IV) In today’s Gospel reading, we see how Jesus instructed His disciples on scandals, forgiveness and the power of faith. On ‘scandals’ Jesus warned the disciples that they had to be on their…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith-Salvation”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the critical importance of witnessing the faith with grave responsibility; especially to innocent children. We are to forgive others, and affirm that the divine power of faith, is beyond any human power. Ponder on, “Do we take our faith seriously…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:1-6, 8-9, 13 Jesus told this parable to his disciples: ‘Then the kingdom of Heaven will be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took no oil…
Lord, help me to follow Your example in all things32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 12th November 2023Wis. 6:12-16; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,7-8; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 (or 4:13-14); Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps. Wk. IV) There are two kinds of wisdom: worldly ‘wisdom’ and wisdom, that is, knowledge of God and God’s ways. The first wisdom is how…