Jesus, have mercy on me! Mary, help me!11th Weekend in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 17th June 20212 cor. 11:1-11; Ps. 110:1-2,3-4,7-8; Mt. 6:7-15 (Ps Wk III) Jesus is very prudent in advising us to pray with few words. We may apply his recommendation to the “Prayers of the faithful” at Mass, especially when one…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Prayer Life: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples to pray the “Our Father” prayer. The essence of our prayers is always to seek and to glorify His Father’s Will. Also, with God’s Merciful grace, we need to beg God to protect us from…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:7-15 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In your prayers do not babble as the pagans do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So you should pray like this: Our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authentic Witness: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that their good deeds and living are to be authentic. This is to praise, reverence and serve God for His Greater Glory, and not for our own glory. Only authentic witness of our faith can bring…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 6:1, 3-4, 6, 17-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be careful not to parade your good deeds before men to attract their notice; by doing this you will lose all reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give alms, your left hand must not know what your right is…
Lord, thank you for your grace and may everything I do, be for your greater glory11th Weekend in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 16th June 20212 Cor. 9:6-11; Ps. 111:1-2,3-4,9; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk III) “Be careful not to parade your good deeds before others, to attract their notice”. In an earlier reflection, we have…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Christian Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples and us that as the Good News is about the reward of “Eternal Life of Happiness” with God, the love we witness must be radically in contrast to the human love of non-believers. “Pray for the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:38-42 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You have learnt how it was said: You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in heaven, for…
Lord, help me to love others especially those who are difficult to love11th Weekend in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 15th June 20212 Cor. 8:1-9; Ps. 145:1-2,5-7,8-9; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps Wk III) Chapter 5 of Matthew’s Gospel is among the richest and most challenging passages of the four Gospels and, perhaps for that very reason,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:38-42 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well; if a…