Sts Timothy & Titus3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 26th January 20212 Tim. 1:1-8 or Tit. 1:1-5; Ps. 95:1-3,7-8,10; Lk. 10:1-9 (Ps Wk III) The day after the feast of Saint Paul’s Conversion, the Church celebrates his two chief disciples, Saints Timothy and Titus. By coincidence, the first readings (either from 2 Timothy or…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Evangelisation”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged His disciples to be detached from material comfort and needs so that they can focus on their mission of proclaiming the Gospel more wholeheartedly. Ponder on, “Are there attachments to comforts, things, people, places that are preventing us from witnessing…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Conversion”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus the Risen Lord, commissioned His apostles, “Go and proclaim the Gospel” of Salvation to all peoples. We are all sinners. But, if we allow the Holy Spirit to “convert” our hearts, we will have the “wisdom” to share our faith with…
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity theme: “Abide in my love, and you shall bear much fruit” (John 15, 5-9) Feast of The Conversion of St Paul the Apostle : Monday 25th January 2021Acts 22:3-16, or Acts 9:1-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Mk. 16:15-18 (Ps Wk III) Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Conversion of…
Daily Word Of GodMark 16:15-18 Jesus showed himself to the Eleven said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. ‘These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:14-20 After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the gospel from God saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the gospel.’ As he was walking along by the Lake of Galilee he saw Simon and Simon's…
Lord, help us to be your good followers and play a part in your mission3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Sunday of the Word of God : 24th January 2021Jona 3:1-5,10; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; 1 Cor. 7:29-31; Mk. 1:14-20 (Ps Wk III) In today’s first reading, we hear God’s second call to Jonah to go to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Calling”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus “called” Peter, Andrew, James and John; all of them fishermen, to be His apostles. While Jesus may also be “calling” us to a particular vocation, His Spirit is daily “prompting” us to live our lives in accordance to the Gospel…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:20-21 Jesus went home, and such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal. When his relations heard of this, they set out to take charge of him; they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’ Today's Pointers on God's WordAs you read the passage what words, phases…
Lord, help us to serve you with holiness, devotion, gratitude and joy2nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 23rd January 2021Heb. 9:2-3,11-14; Ps. 46:2-3,6-7,8-9; Mk. 3:20-21 (Ps Wk II) What can we learn today from Hebrews? Historically, the tent (tabernacle) was built under Moses (following God’s command — Exodus 40). And annually, it was the…