Lord, help me to be faithful to You27th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 8th October 2023Is. 5:1-7; Ps. 79:9 and 12,13-14,15-16,19-20; Phil. 4:6-9; Mt. 21:33-44 (Ps. Wk. III) The first reading is a poem which takes the form of a parable. It describes the relationship between God and Israel. God has been faithful to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Blindness in Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Tenants” to point out to the chief priests and elders that they are not only blind to God’s blessings, but in their ingratitude of His blessings, they will kill the Messiah, the Son of…
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 7th October 2023Acts 1:12-14; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-47,48-49,50-51,52-53,54-55; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps.Wk. II) The disciples returned to Jesus, full of joy, for they had experienced the truth of what they had been sent out to do. They told Jesus what they had…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Rosary” – Faith: Today’s Gospel account of the Annunciation is the “1st Joyful Mystery of the life of Jesus”, amongst the others: Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries. Ponder on, “To meditate on the Life of Jesus through the Rosary, will surely deepen our personal love…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:26b-32, 34-35, 38 The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! The…
St Bruno, priest, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 6th October 2023Bar. 1:15-22; Ps.79(78):1-2,3-5,8,9; Lk. 10:13-16 (Ps. Wk. II) Psalm 79 is a community prayer to God for help during national distress. God’s land has been “invaded”… God’s holy temple has been “profaned”… Jerusalem is “a heap of ruins” (v 1). The…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 10:13-16 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. And still, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Miracles” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the cities that were blind and obstinate, and refused to repent of their sins, in spite of the many miracles that were done for them. Ponder on, “God blesses us with many miracles daily. However, are we not…
St Mary Faustina Kowalska, virgin, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 5th October 2023Neh. 8:1-4a,5-6,7b-12; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Lk. 10:1-12 (Ps. Wk. II) The people had been in Babylonian exile for fifty years. They had forgotten their traditions and their ways of worship. They had to begin the process of relearning their former…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 10:1-11 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to…