Daily Word Of GodLuke 12:15-21 Jesus said to the crowd: ‘Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for life does not consist in possessions, even when someone has more than he needs.’ Then he told them a parable, ‘There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Emotions, Conscience, Faith”: In today’s Gospel account, King Herod and Herodias were aware of John the Baptist’s innocence, and courage to proclaim the truth about their adulterous relationship. In Herodias’ anger, she “sort revenge” and murdered John, in the hope of silencing her guilty conscience. Ponder…
ST EUSEBIUS OF VERCELLI, Bishop and ST PETER JULIAN EYMARD, Priest pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 2nd August 2025Lev25:l, 8-17; Ps66 (67):2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12 (Ps WkI) Chapter 25 of the Book of Leviticus describes the origin of the Jubilee Year. It is a holy event. One of the practices…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 14:3-12 It was Herod who had arrested John, chained him up and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For John had told him, ‘It is against the Law for you to have her.’ He had wanted to kill him but was afraid of the people, who…
ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 1st August 2025Lev23:l, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34-37; Ps 80 (81):3-6, 10-11; Mt 13:54-58(Ps WkI) The story of joy must be an impetus to mutual coexistence. While Leviticus 23 focuses on specific holy days and festivals, Matthew 13:54-58 portrays Jesus' rejection…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:54-58 Coming to his home town, Jesus taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did the man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? This is the carpenter's son, surely? Is not his mother the woman called Mary, and his brothers…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Prejudices – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ townsfolk were awe-filled by His Words of Wisdom and miracles. However, their prejudices of knowing Him and His parents distorted their thinking; and they doubted and rejected Him. Ponder on, “How often do we find ourselves lacking in our faith, hope and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:47-53 Jesus said to the crowds: ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that is cast in the sea and brings in a haul of all kinds of fish. When it is full, the fishermen bring it ashore; then, sitting down, they collect the good ones in baskets and throw…
St Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, pray for us 17th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 31st July 2025Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 83 (84):3-6, 8, 11; Mt 13:47-53 (Ps Wk I) Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, has been attributed with his devotion of easily finding God in all things. Finding God in all things…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Serving God’s Greater Glory”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the “Kingdom of Heaven” is the Eternal Home of every human person. St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, was inspired by this vision and mission of, and with Jesus; and Jesuits serve the…