Lord, help us to discern your will in our life1st Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th January 20201 Sam. 3:1-10,19-20; Ps. 40(39):2,5,7-9,10; Mk. 1:29-39 (Ps Wk I) In the cure of Simon’s mother-in-law, Jesus took her hand and helped her up, which symbolizes Jesus ‘raising’ a paralyzed humanity from their sins. As ‘she began…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus Cures: In today’s Gospel, the crowd brought all who were sick, diseased and possessed by devils to Jesus. Jesus cured them all and the evil spirits were terrified of Him. Is our trust for God strong enough to surrender all our worries, trials and helplessness…
Christmas DayIsaiah 52:7-10; Ps. 97:1-6; Hebrews 1:1-6; Gospel of John 1:1-18 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 25th December 2019 In today’s Gospel, St John proclaims, “In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the…
Do you know Jesus well enough? 1st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th January 20201 Sam. 1:9-20; (R. Ps.)1 Sam. 2:1,4-5,6-7,8 Mk. 1:21-28 (Ps Wk I) We may have heard many false stereotypes about Jesus. Sometimes what we think about Him does not corroborate fully with what is written in the New Testament. Some…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Teaching: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught in the synagogue with great authority, newness, and power to drive out unclean spirits. Are we open to being touched and transformed by the Words of Jesus when the Gospel is proclaimed? Are we lukewarm in our receptivity, and…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:21b-27 On the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because, unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority. In their synagogue there was a man with an unclean spirit, and he shouted, ‘What do you want with us,…
The Feast of the Baptism of the LordIsaiah 42:1-4,6-7; Ps. 28: 1-2, 3-4,9-10; Gospel of Matthew 3: 13-17 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 12th January 2020 At Christmas, we celebrate the Coming of the Messiah, the Light that dispel the darkness of sin, and offers us the…
Lord, I want to follow you. Help me!1st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 13th January 20201 Sam. 1:1-8; Ps. 116(115):12-13, 14, 17, 18-19; Mk. 1:14-20 (Ps Wk I) Follow Me: words that changed the life of the disciples and through them our life as well. The disciples accepted to follow Jesus all the way:…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fishers of Men” – Faith: Jesus calls His disciples, “Come, I will make you fishers of men”. At once, they left their nets and followed Him. Are we open or reluctant and resistant to follow God’s Will? Are there any attachments that are preventing us from…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:14-20 After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the gospel from God saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the gospel.’ As he was walking along by the Lake of Galilee he saw Simon and Simon's…