What is your “rule of life” ? What is your lifestyle? 31st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 6th November 2020Phil. 3:17--4:1; Ps. 121:1-2,3-5; Lk. 16:1-8 (Ps Wk III) What do we regularly experience when we go on social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube)? Many of these captured moments have recurring themes of people presenting…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Merciful Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the Parable of the Lost Sheep to remind us that God loves every sinner as His precious child. God’s is always reaching out to those who are lost in sin and have turned away from Him. Ponder on,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:1-7 The tax collectors and sinners were all crowding round to listen to Jesus, and the Pharisees and scribes complained saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of you with a hundred sheep, if he lost one, would fail to leave…
Jesus never gives up on anyone31st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 5th November 2020Phil. 3:3-8; Ps. 104:2-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 15:1-10 (Ps Wk III) Paul was very proud of his achievements as a Pharisee. He had lived well and been zealous in his dedication to God. Why did he then say he regarded it all as…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Fidelity – Trust: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that to be His disciple, one must be willing to “carry his cross” and trust in Him wholeheartedly in witnessing to the Gospel. He will always give us the strength, wisdom and fidelity we need. Ponder on, “Are…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:27-33 Jesus spoke to the crowd, ‘No one who does not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple. Renouncing possessions ‘And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough…
St Charles Borromeo, bishop 31st Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 4th November 2020Phil. 2:12-18; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; Lk. 14:25-33 (Ps Wk III) God is always at work in us, and that should be a source of joy but also of ‘fear and trembling.’ God is so near and cares so much for our transformation and…
St Martin de Porres, religious31st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 3rd November 2020Phil. 2:5-11; Ps. 21:26-27,28,29-32; Lk.14:15-24 (Ps Wk III) “Your attitude must be Christ’s”. In Paul’s original language, this phrase is incredibly deep and very difficult to translate or interpret. Paul has been dealing with dissension and differing attitudes within the new community…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gratitude – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the Parable of the Banquet, where those invited gave many excuses for not attending. Ponder on, “Are we grateful to God for giving us abundant graces and blessings daily and during our trials? Are we giving excuses for…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:16-18a, 21-24 Jesus said to those who gathered round the table, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, “Come along: everything is…