4th Week of LentTueday, 2nd April 2019Ez. 47:1-9,12; Ps. 46(45):2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 5:1-3,5-16 (Ps Wk IV) Physical suffering can have a deadening effect on the mind and spirit — as the story from John’s Gospel today reveals. The man who had been sick for thirty-eight years was obviously waiting for the movement of the waters and…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 4:45-53 On Jesus’ arrival, the Galileans received him well, having seen all that he had done at Jerusalem during the festival which they too had attended. He went again to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son was ill…
4th Week of Lent Monday, 1st April 2019Is. 65:17-21; Ps. 30(29):2,4,5-6,11-12,13; Jn. 4:43-54 (Ps Wk IV) In our broken, bleeding, and fearful world, many long for a new heaven and a new earth. It would be wonderful if we lived in a world of abundance, peace, prosperity, and happiness. Many would say that this wish…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus, the Healer: In today’s Gospel, the Galileans received Jesus well as they saw His Compassionate Love through His healing ministry. When we are “healed” by Jesus, are we grateful to Him just because of our self-centered love, or because we love Him personally as our Lord…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Mercy: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Parable of the “Prodigal Son” captures God’s unconditional Love that is shown in His Mercy. The Prodigal Father’s love for his son focuses on his son’s return home and not on his sins. Let us pray for the wisdom to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:11b-17a, 18-19, 20b, 23b-24a Jesus told the Pharisees and scribes this parable: ‘There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, “Father, let me have the share of the estate that will come to me.” So the father divided the property between them. A few…
4th Week of LentSunday, 31st March 2019Josh. 5:9,10-12; Ps. 34(33):2-3,4-5,6-7; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps Wk IV) The manna in the desert was a very concrete sign of God's special providence for Israel at a difficult time in their journey. The manna was a very special grace. The Book of Joshua records, however, that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Self-Righteousness – Faith: In today’s Gospel, through the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Jesus challenges us to be cautious about condemning others for their sinfulness and “praising” ourselves for our “holiness.” These are signs of not living the Gospel. Is this happening to us? Fr Philip Heng,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 18:9-14 Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being upright and despised everyone else, ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I thank you, God, that…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:28b-34 One of the scribes put a question to Jesus, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,…