Lord, deepen my faith15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th July 2020Is. 7:1-9; Ps. 47:2-4,5-6,7-8; Mt. 11:20-24 (Ps Wk III) Fear is a terrible and destructive thing. It destroys our peace, robs us of our joy, and often leads us to do stupid things. King Ahaz was terrified because Jerusalem was being attacked by…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Taken for Granted: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the people of Chorazin and Capernaum for their resistance to God’s Truth of Salvation, in spite of the many miracles He had performed for them. Ponder on, “Am I still taking God’s Love for granted like…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:20-24 Jesus began to reproach the towns in which most of his miracles had been worked, because they refused to repent. ‘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 in sackcloth…
Holy Spirit, set us ablaze with the fire of Your love so that we may love You in and above all things 15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th July 2020Is. 1:10-17; Ps. 49:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt. 10:34—11:1 (Ps Wk III) Jesus challenges his disciples to examine who they love first and foremost. A true disciple…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Deepest Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that there are different types of love in our lives: love for family, for others and for self. However, when our love for God is being tested, would we be willing to carry our crosses, or would we…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 10:34-40 Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth: it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. For I have come to set son against father, daughter against mother, daughter in law against mother in law;…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, My faith in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus used the Parable of the Sower to explain how believers respond differently to the Gospel of Salvation. He asserted that some seeds fell: “on the edge, others on rock, thorns and rich soil.” Reflect on, “Is my faith…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:1-9 Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the shore, and he told them many things in parables. He said, ‘Listen, a sower went out to sow. As…
Lord, help us be faithful sowers of the word15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 12th July 2020Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 64:10-11,12-13,14; Rom. 8:18-23; Mt. 13:1-23 (or 1-9) (Ps Wk III) The scripture readings and psalm this Sunday contain images from nature. In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah likens the rain and snow to the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith-Fear: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His Apostles that if we serve with the humility of glorifying God, then God will be able to protect, provide and give us His peace in our service. But, if we serve without trusting in God’s Providence, we will serve…