St Mary Magdalene, Apostle of the Apostles (Apostolorum apostola)St Mary Magdalene : Wednesday 22nd July 2020Songs 3:1-4a or 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Ps. 62:2-4,5-6,8-9; Jn. 20:1-2,11-18 (Ps Wk IV) Mary Magdalene is a mysterious figure, and there is much speculation about her, not all of it very realistic. The Gospels affirm very little about her. Along…
St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor16th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 21st July 2020Mic. 7:14-15,18-20; Ps. 84:2-4,5-6,7-8; Mt. 12:46-50 (Ps Wk IV) In the Gospel today, Jesus is inviting each one of us to be a part of his family. Being part of a family implies sharing a profound relationship with others. The…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Living the Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains through the “Parable of the Sower” that even those who have deep faith in the Gospel, will yield different harvests of thirty, sixty or a hundred fold. Ponder on, “Is my faith and love for God conditional or…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:18-23 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘So pay attention to the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom without understanding, the Evil One comes and carries off what was sown in his heart: this is the seed sown on the edge of the path. The seed…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:10-14, 16-17 The disciples went up to Jesus and asked, ‘Why do you talk to them in parables?’ In answer, he said, ‘Because to you is granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not granted. Anyone who has will be given more and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gift of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples of how blessed they are to have accepted the gift of faith. Those who do not have the gift of faith will not be able to value the Gospel and the gift of Eternal Life. Ponder…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Loving God: In today’s Gospel, Mary of Magdala was weeping with deep sorrow as she thought that someone had stolen the body of Jesus. When Jesus, the Risen Lord called her by name, she immediately recognised Jesus’ voice. When we love God deeply, we will be…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:11-16, 18 Mary was standing outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, as she wept, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ ‘They have…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12: 46-50 Jesus was speaking to the crowds when suddenly his mother and his brothers were standing outside and were anxious to have a word with him. But to the man who told him this Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ And stretching out his hand towards…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Deepest Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the deepest love we can show God is to obey His Father’s Will at all times. God’s Will is found in our conscience that teaches us to obey God’s Word and the faith and moral Teachings of the…