Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:31-35 Some Pharisees came up. ‘Go away,’ they said. ‘Leave this place, because Herod means to kill you. He replied, ‘You may go and give that fox this message: Look! Today and tomorrow I drive out devils and heal, and on the third day I attain my end. But for today…
Lord, strengthen us by Your Spirit in our struggle against the evils that afflict our world30th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 29th October 2020Eph. 6:10-20; Ps. 143:1,2,9-10; Lk. 13:31-35 (Ps Wk II) The Psalmist — in the Old Testament background of Israel’s fight for survival against its enemies — blesses God for training his…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Inner Conflicts” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees who hated Jesus, were also cautioning Jesus about King Herod’s plans to kill Him. Ponder on, “Do we have inner conflicts and struggles of wanting to live the Gospels of Christ and God’s Will, yet drawn to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Will – Prayer: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed the whole night to discern His Father’s Will before choosing His apostles the next morning. Ponder on, “In my daily prayer, do I try to sense God’s Will and seek His Light on how I can love…
Feast of Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles30th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 28th October 2020Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Ps Wk II) The early Church started celebrating the feasts of the Apostles by commemorating one apostle for each month of the year. Thus, the memory of the Twelve Apostles and their preaching…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:12-16 Jesus went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James…
Lord Jesus, help us to spend time with you and allow us to be nourished by you30th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 27th October 2020Eph. 5:21-33; Ps. 127:1-2,3,4-5; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) Amidst the busyness and challenges of everyday life, marriage can sometimes be viewed as mundane. The Letter to the Ephesians, however,…
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…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Kingdom: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that God’s Kingdom is like a mustard seed – small and almost invisible. However, it has a potential to grow immensely and infinitely. Ponder on, “God’s Kingdom is within our hearts”. How is God inviting us to build His…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus healed a woman who was possessed for eighteen years. The synagogue president objected to the healing because it was the Sabbath. Jesus reprimanded him for hypocrisy. Ponder on, “If our faith is deep and authentic, we would be compassionate…