Lord, help me become a true disciple20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 18th August 2020Ez. 28:1-10; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:26-28,30,35-36; Mt. 19:23-30 (Ps Wk IV) The first reading describes the judgement of God, as expressed through the prophet Ezekiel on the famed commercial city of Tyre, which was also the chief city of Phoenicia.…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:16-22 A man came to Jesus and asked, ‘Master, what good deed must I do to possess eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one alone who is good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’ He…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Attachments – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was saddened by the good man’s unwillingness to be detached from his material possessions. As such, he was not able to deepen his faith and love for God. Do we place God on “lower” priority, when “attractions and attachments”…
Lord, Give me the courage to let go of anything that keeps me from You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th August 2020Ez. 24:15-24; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:18-19,20, 21; Mt. 19:16-22 (Ps Wk IV) Today a man comes to Jesus asking about eternal life. He has been keeping the commandments since his youth. This…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:21b-28 Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a word in answer to her. And his disciples…
Lord, help me to share Your grace with everyone20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 16th August 2020Is. 56:1,6-7; Pa. 66:2-3,5,6,8; Rom. 11:13-15,29-32; Mt. 15:21-28 (Ps Wk IV) God rejects no one — all peoples are pleasing to Him. Isaiah envisioned a time when foreigners would stream towards Zion, worshipping and serving in God’s temple.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Trust – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the devil from the Canaanite woman’s daughter because of her strong and humble faith. Do we trust Jesus with humility or are we impatient with Him? What happens when our needs are not answered in the ways that…
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with youFEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY : Saturday 15th August 2020Rev. 11:19; 12:1-6,10; Ps. 44:10,11,12,16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter Proper) As we celebrate this Feast of Assumption, the readings help us to recapture two significant events in the life of Mary, the first…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:39-47 Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary’s Assumption: In today’s solemnity celebration, the Church affirms that the gift of Eternal Life in heaven is won by Jesus’ Death and Resurrection. Mary, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother is the perfect disciple of obedience to God’s Will. Do we put God’s Will…