Daily Word Of GodJohn15:12-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I shall no longer call you servants, because…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – “Friends”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I shall no longer call you servants . . . but friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have learnt from My Father.” Jesus’ love for us is personal and totally selfless. In our…
St Matthias, ApostleSaint Matthias, Apostle : Thursday 14th May 2020Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 113(112):1-2,3-4, 5-6,7-8; Jn. 15:9-17 (Ps Wk I) Much as God reverences our freedom in decision making, it is the Lord who chooses us when it comes to discipleship. In today’s gospel, we hear Jesus say: “You did not choose me, but I chose…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:9-12, 15-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this…
Lord, draw me close that I may glorify You and bear fruit for Your Kingdom5th Week of Easter : Wednesday 13th May 2020Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 122(121):1-2,3-5; Jn. 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Jesus offers true life, the abundant life which comes from God and which results in great fruitfulness. The vinedresser must carefully prune the vine…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Vine and Branches”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I am the True Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. . . you are the branches.” For us to grow in our faith, Jesus says, that we will be “pruned”; we will face challenges that God allows.…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:1-5, 7-8 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more. You are clean already, by means of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Peace: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I bequeath to you a Peace that the world cannot give.” If we reflect on the way we live and relate to our family and others, we will see that unless we are at “peace with God” in our…
Ss. Nereus & Achilleus, martyrs5th Week of Easter : Tuesday 12th May 2020Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 145(144):10-11,12-13, 21; Jn. 14:27-31 (Ps Wk I) Today’s gospel passage is part of a discourse by Jesus to his disciples at the Last Supper. He senses their uncertainty as they become anxious with the possibility that he is going away.…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:27-31a Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace which the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me say: I am going away and shall return. If…