May 4th - Saint Joseph Mario Rubio, SJDied : May 2, 1929 Beatified : October 6, 1985 Canonized : May 4, 2003 Joseph Mario Rubio was born at Dalias, in the province of Almeria, Southern Spain in 1864. At the tender age of eleven, he went to the city of Almeria to begin his studies;…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Eucharist: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims with unequivocal clarity that the gift of the Eucharist is His real Flesh and real Blood, that will give Eternal Life to believers who consume them. Ponder on this Truth of Jesus, and allow its divine mystery to renew our faith in the Eucharist, with…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:52-59 The Jews started arguing among themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ Jesus replied to them: In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Anyone who…
Lord, sustain and feed my heart and soul. 3rd Week of Easter – St Joseph the Worker : Friday 1st May 2020Acts 9:1-20; Ps. 117(116):1,2; Jn. 6:52-59 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s conversion is the most famous in history. We are still affected by it today. But he got off to a bad start – he…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:44-51 Jesus said to the crowd: ‘No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They will all be taught by God; everyone who has listened to the Father,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage “Bread of Life”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He is the “Bread of Life” that has come down from heaven. Those who eat this “Bread” will live forever. Do we value the Eucharist as God’s most precious gift to us, to strengthen our soul? Do we take the gift of…
Lord, help me to believe what I cannot understand3rd Week of Easter : Thursday 30th April 2020Acts. 8:26-40; Ps. 66(65):8-9,16-17,20; Jn. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) Philip listened to the Holy Spirit and went to speak with the eunuch from Ethiopia. The eunuch was reading Isaiah, but he didn't understand what he was reading, so Philip…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Eternal Life – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that it is His Father’s Will that all people be saved from their sinfulness and be given the gift of Eternal Life through Him. Yet, “Do we live the faith in Jesus, with greater zeal, deeper commitment and joyous hope when we…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:35-40 Jesus said to the crowd: ‘I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst. But, as I have told you, you can see me and still you do not believe. ‘Everyone whom the Father gives…
Lord, strengthen the faith and hope of those who live under persecution3rd Week of Easter : Wednesday 29th April 2020Acts. 8:1-8; Ps. 66(65):1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) The opening words of the first reading from Acts, or similar ones, could well have been written for the history of the Church in many countries since…