Eternal rest and everlasting life and joy grant unto all, O Lord,ALL SOULS : Saturday 2nd November 2019Is. 25:6-9; Ps. 27(26):1,4,7-9,13-14; Rom 5:5-11; Lk. 7:11-17 (Ps Wk II) All cultures have faced the inevitable mystery of death with various rites of remembrance and reverence for the dead. Thus, the Second Book of Maccabees, which we…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:2b-12a This is what Jesus taught his disciples: ‘How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance. Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they…
Blessed Rupert Mayer, SJBorn : January 23, 1876 Died : November 1, 1945 Beatified : November 3, 1987 Rupert Mayer was born in Stuttgart, Germany. When he was eighteen and had completed his secondary education, he told his father of his desire to become a Jesuit but was advised that he should get himself ordained…
Jesuit Fathers Peter Paul Navarro, Peter Onizuka and Dennis FujishimaBl Peter Paul Navarro, SJ Born : December, 1560 Died : November 1, 1622 Beatified : May 7, 1867 Bl Peter Onizuka , SJ Born : December, 1560 Died : November 1, 1622 Beatified : May 7, 1867 Bl Dennis Fujishima, SJ Born : December, 1560…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Beatitudes”: In Jesus’ “Beatitudes”, He identifies those who have the values of being “poor in spirit, gentleness, mourn, uprightness, mercy, purity in heart, peacemakers, even if they are persecuted for their faith. They are to rejoice, as God “sees” everything. Endure out of love for…
Our calling is to be like Jesus as much as we can each dayALL SAINTS : Friday 1st November 2019Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps.24(23): 1-2, 3-4ab,5-6; 1 Jn.3:1-3; Mt.5:1-12a (Psalter proper) How many are going to heaven? Revelation hints not many - 144,000 - but this should not be taken literally. It is a symbolic number…
30th Sunday in Ord. TimeEccles 35:12-14.16-19; Ps. 32: 2-3. 17-19. 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8.16-18; Gospel of Luke 18:9-14 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 27 October 2019 In today’s Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, Jesus spoke to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised…
Nothing can separate us from the love of God30th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 31st October 2019Rom. 8:31b-39; Ps. 109(108):21-22,26-27,30-31; Lk. 13:31-35 (Ps Wk II) We live in uncertainty; economic, political and social conflicts leave us scrambling for some guarantee, or at least some lessened risk of disaster and failure. But our faith gives…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:31-35 Some Pharisees came up. ‘Go away,’ they said. ‘Leave this place, because Herod means to kill you. He replied, ‘You may go and give that fox this message: Look! Today and tomorrow I drive out devils and heal, and on the third day I attain my end. But for today…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – Divine Power: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees warned Jesus to flee from king Herod’s plan to kill Him. Jesus responds that He cures all kinds of diseases and drives out devils. Yet, people are determined to destroy Him. Ponder on, “When people hurt us in…