Lord, help me to be silent... to listen. Lord, teach me Your ways21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 23rd August 2020Is. 22:19-23; Ps. 137:1-3,6,8; Rom. 11:33-36; Mt. 16:13-20 (Ps Wk I) It is easy to be discouraged or cynical in the face of corruption and abuse of power. Isaiah insisted that God was about…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:26b-27a, 28-32, 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. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! The Lord is with you.’ Mary was deeply disturbed by these…
Queen of Heaven, teach us to follow the way of humility, service and loveThe Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary : Saturday 22nd August 2020Is. 9:1-6; Ps. 113(112):1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk IV) In the history of humanity, there have been many kings, queens and rulers who were in power and made an impact in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Queenship of Mary”: Today the Catholic Church is celebrating Mary’s Queenship. We are to renew our special reverence to Mary, who is the Mother of Jesus, our Lord and Saviour. Christ our Lord in Heaven as “King” would reverence His Mother for Her Service of the…
St Pius X, Pope20th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st August 2020Ez. 37:1-14; Ps. 106:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps Wk IV) In the Gospel today, Jesus teaches us that the greatest commandment is love. But the Scribes and Pharisees forgetting the real spirit behind the Ten Commandments were laying heavy emphasis on the letter of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Greatest Commandment: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the greatest of all the Commandments is “to love God with all our heart, soul and mind, and also our neighbours as ourselves.” Ponder on, “Do we live this commandment faithfully, especially during the trials and tribulations of…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 22:34-40 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to put him to the test, one of them put a further question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Ingratitude – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Parable of the Wedding Feast” reminds us of God’s infinite Love that He showers upon every one of us. However, very often we take them for granted. “Do we then put God at the centre of our lives and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 22:1-4a, 5-7a, 8-9, 11, 13a, 14 Jesus began to speak to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables, ‘The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son's wedding. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited,…
St Bernard, Abbot and doctor20th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 20th August 2020Ez. 36:23-28; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 22:1-14 (Ps Wk IV) Ezekiel told the Israelites that God would sanctify his name, which the people had profaned. God would gather the Israelites into their own land and purify them — they would be set apart.…