Lord, be merciful to all the faithful departedALL SOULS DAY (A) : Thursday 2nd November 2023Is. 25:6-9; Ps. 26:1, 4, 7, 8-9, 13-14; Rom. 5:5-11; Lk. 7:11-17 Today, we remember all those in our family and other dear ones who have gone before us to their eternal home with God. We are grateful to those…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:2b-12a This is what Jesus taught his disciples: ‘How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance. Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Beatitudes”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples how to love God according to God’s Will and Ways, through proclaiming the “Beatitudes”. Ponder on, “When we love God with our whole heart, mind and soul, we will be able to ‘experience’ God’s Love in the…
All ye Angels and Saints of the Lord, pray for usSOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS (A) : Wednesday 1st November 2023Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps.24(23): 1-2, 3-4ab,5-6; 1 Jn.3:1-3; Mt.5:1-12a (Psalter proper) The visions of Revelation give us a glimpse into a higher reality – life with God. In the vision, people from every tribe, nation, and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the “Kingdom of God” is like a mustard seed; the smallest of all seeds that grows into a huge tree. Ponder on, “When our hearts sincerely desire to love, serve and live in God’s Ways,…
Lord, help me to be a witness to your Message in my life?30th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 31st October 2023Rom. 8:18-25; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps. Wk. II) Luke gives two brief parables of Jesus, which describe the Kingdom or the Reign of God in this world. They may be brief, but they…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:18-21 Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Again he said, ‘What…
Lord, may I always show compassion and mercy to others30th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 30th October 2023Rom. 8:12-17; Ps. 67:2 and 4,6-7ab,20-21; Lk. 13:10-17 (Ps. Wk. II) We can choose to be led by the flesh or by the spirit. If we are led by the flesh, we turn away from God and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Compassionate Love” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Compassion went beyond the Sabbath Laws. He cured the woman who was ‘bound’ and crippled by Satan for eighteen years. Ponder on, “When our compassion is genuine, we will not give excuses for not helping a person in…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:10-13, 14b-15a, 16 One Sabbath day Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and there before him was a woman who for eighteen years had been possessed by a spirit that crippled her; she was bent double and quite unable to stand upright. When Jesus saw her he called her…