Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:23-25a, 27-29a, 30b, 32-35 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; he had no means of paying. And the servant's…
Ss Pontian, pope and Hippolytus, priest19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 13th August 2020Ez. 12:1-12; Ps. 77:56-57,58-59,61-62; Mt. 18:21--19:1 (Ps Wk III) Only a forgiving spirit can receive forgiveness. This is evident in this parable of the “Unmerciful Servant”, a dramatic story in 3 acts: Mercy, Cruelty, Justice. The compassion of the King is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mercy - Gratitude: In today’s Gospel Parable of the “Merciful King”, we are each called to be grateful to God for His Merciful Love towards us. Every person is indebted to God, as we sin daily and even grievously. If we are truly grateful to God…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mercy - Wrongdoing: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us to treat each other with mercy, respect and forgiving love when someone does something wrong. Let us remember that God our Father who is infinite Mercy and Love is always in our midst. To love Him is…
Lord, help me to heed Your call19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 12th August 2020Ez. 9:1-7,10:18-22; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps Wk III) The prophet Ezekiel describes the vision of the judgement of God in the city of Jerusalem. Like angels of death, the six men are called by God to advance through the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Kingdom”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that “a little child” is “the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” This Gospel Truth proclaims God’s preferential Love and Compassionate Care for the “least, the last and the lost” of the secular world. Do we live in such…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 The disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never…
Lord, help us to know Your Word and do Your Will19th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 11th August 2020Ez. 2:8—3:4; Ps. 18:14,24,72,103,11,131; Mt. 18:1-5,10,12-14 (Ps Wk III) In the Responsorial Psalm, the Psalmist weaves two themes: God’s Will and God’s Word. In the first theme of God’s Will, he sees doing God’s will as…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sacrificial Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “unless a wheat grain falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.” Are we willing to “make sacrifices and die to ourselves” so…