Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:24-30 Jesus came to Nazara and spoke to the people in the synagogue: ‘In truth I tell you, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country. ‘There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah's day, when heaven remained shut for three years and six months and…
True worship can only happen in Spirit3rd Sunday of Lent (A) : 15th March 2020Ex. 17:3-7; Ps. 95(94):1-2,6-7,8-9; Rom. 5:1-2,5-8; Jn. 4:5-42 (Ps Wk III) The encounter between Jesus (from Judea - the Southern Kingdom) and the Samaritan woman (Northern Kingdom) is a significant unfolding of a sinner changing her total self to one who…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 4:5-7, 9a, 10-12a, 13-14 Jesus came to the Samaritan town called Sychar near the land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there and Jesus, tired by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage “Living Water” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers the Samaritan woman Himself, as the “Living Water” that quenches all our “thirsts”, and she accepted. Do we “thirsts” for the many unnecessary things in life that do not truly “quench” our deepest thirst for God? Do we take God’s Love and…
Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so is my heart, Lord2nd Week of Lent: Saturday, 14th March 2020Mic. 7:14-15,18-20; Ps. 103(102):1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps Wk II) Sometimes the sacrament of reconciliation is misunderstood by some as an experience of being “slaughtered”. From this, it follows that the over-riding distorted image of God is…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:1, 3, 11b-15, 20, 22-24a The tax collectors and sinners, however, were all crowding round to listen to Jesus, so he told them this parable: ‘There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, “Father, let me have the share of the estate that will…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage God’s Forgiving Love: In today’s Gospel Parable of the “Prodigal Father,” Jesus proclaims His Father’s infinite and unconditional Forgiving Love. The younger son who squandered his wealth, reminds us of how we too may have at times, taken God’s blessings and Mercy for granted. Let us ponder on this truth. Fr…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 21:33-38, 42-43 Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. ‘When vintage…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Ingratitude – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus preaches on the Parable of the “Ungrateful Tenants”. Ingratitude is a form of blindness, hard heartedness or pride that is so self-absorbed that one is willing to destroy the lives of others, and renounce his faith in God. Pray for the gift of gratitude…
Lord, let me experience blessings and hope in my life2nd Week of Lent: Friday, 13th March 2020Gen. 37:3-4,12-13,17-28; Ps. 105(104):16-17,18-19,20-21; Mt. 21:33-43,45-46 (Ps Wk II) Jealousy spurs the brothers of Joseph to plan his death. They see that their father has a deep love for Joseph. Perhaps they are afraid that their father now has…