Have I felt God’s mercy in my life?15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th July 2020Is. 38:1-6,21-22,7-8; (R. Ps.) Is. 38:10,11,12,16; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) Have you ever faced serious illness? What happens when you or someone you love is faced with a terminal disease? How are we to make sense of this?…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Living the Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees rebuked Jesus and His disciples for picking corn on the Sabbath which is forbidden by Jewish Law. Ponder on, “Do I have the eyes and heart of the faith of Jesus to see and sense God’s daily Presence…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:28-30 Jesus exclaimed: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ‘Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus Compassion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the gift of Eternal Salvation that He offers is a Divine Compassionate Love that is inclusive of every person, especially those who are suffering. Ponder on, “Am I suffering because I am unjustly hurt, oppressed, ill, helpless in…
Our Lady of Mount CarmelOur Lady of Mount Carmel : Thursday 16th July 2020Is, 26:7-9,12,16-19; Ps. 101:13-14,15,16-18,19-21; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah consoled the people while they were in exile. He promised that if they walked in the Lord’s ways, the way home to Jerusalem would be open to them. The promise that the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:25-27 Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no…
St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th July 2020Is. 10:5-7,13-16; Ps. 93:5-6,7-8,9-10,14-15; Mt. 11:25-27 (Ps Wk III) Today Jesus speaks with warmth and praise of those who have become his followers. He remarks, in a prayer he makes to his Father, that it is not the learned and clever, the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Receptivity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed in thanksgiving to His Father for revealing His Truth of Eternal Salvation to those who are like “little children” in their receptivity to the faith. Ponder on, “Am I open to recognising the many ways in which God…
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…