Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:16-22a Jesus came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read, and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written: The…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Divine Truth: In today’s Gospel, when Jesus spoke with divine Wisdom in His home village in Nazara, everyone was astonished. There is much wisdom and divine Truth within our hearts. Do we put God at the centre of our lives, and love Him wholeheartedly, sincerely and…
Lord Jesus, help me to live as You did22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 30th August 2020Jer. 20:7-9; Ps. 62:2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Rom. 12:1-2; Mt. 16:21-27 (Ps Wk II) Jeremiah was complaining of having been tricked by God. He was torn between holding back and not speaking the words that God had for him to share…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Love – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Peter tried to persuade Jesus not to embrace the Cross and Death. Jesus responds, “Unless you renounce yourself and take up your cross,” you will not gain Eternal Salvation. In times of trials, is our “self-love” for comfort and glory,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 16:21-25 Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death and to be raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:22-28 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she delighted Herod and his guests; so the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me anything you like and I will give it you.’ And he swore her an oath, ‘I will give you anything you ask, even half my kingdom.’…
The Passion of St John the Baptist21st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 29th August 20201 Cor. 1:17-25; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,10-11; Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps Wk I) The Church usually celebrates memorials and feast days of saints by commemorating the death of these saints, since the day of their death is also the day of their birth…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Martyrdom – John the Baptist: Today’s account of the beheading of John the Baptist reminds us to live our faith with fidelity, and our love and hope in God single-mindedly. Then like John the Baptist, we will be fearless in times of threats, joyous when God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Vigilance – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Parable of the Wise and Foolish attendants reminds us of our need to live our faith vigilantly. Ponder on, “Are we ready to meet God and give Him an account of the way we have lived our lives?” “Have…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:1-6, 8-9, 13 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven will be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took no oil with them, whereas…