Lord, let me not take Your gifts for granted but use them for Your Kingdom30th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 30th October 2019Rom. 8:26-30; Ps. 13(12):4-5,6; Lk. 12:22-30 (Ps Wk II) In the first reading, Paul gives us one of the most important passages on prayer: “the Spirit helps us in our weakness …”…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:22-25a, 29-30 Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your hardest to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Vigilance – Faith: We are very blessed with the gift of faith that offers Eternal Life of Happiness. However, this precious gift cannot be taken for granted, but must be nurtured to grow and harvest. Fidelity in faith demands much self-sacrifice and single-minded commitment in our…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:18-21 Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Again he said, ‘What…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of God”: Jesus in today’s Gospel proclaims that the “Kingdom of God is like a “dot size” mustard seed, that can grow into a huge tree to shelter birds of the air with its great branches. Likewise, if we are obedient to God’s Will, our…
Lord, help me to place my hope and trust in You30th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 29th October 2019Rom. 8:18-25; Ps. 126(125):1-3,4-5,6; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) Paul recognized the tension between the suffering that people were enduring and the great hope that they had in Christ. He encouraged the Church at Rome to…
Daily Word Of GodSS. Simon and Jude, Apostles Luke 6:12-13, 17-19 Jesus went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’. He then came down with them and stopped at a…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prayer Life: In today’s Gospel, Jesus went to the mountain and prayed the whole night, before choosing His Twelve apostles. Do we pray from the depth of our hearts, with sincerity, reverence and humility to God? If we pray superficially then, our hearts would not be…
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles30th Week in Ordinary Time :Monday 28th October 2019Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 19(18):2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Ps Wk II) The feast of the lesser known apostles, such as Simon and Jude, reminds us of St Paul’s teaching that God has chosen the less important people to be the channels of his…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Christ-like Views: It is a blessing to have a faith that is alive and fervent. However, the strength and depth of our faith is shown by the compassion and non-judgmental views we have of sinners and non-believers. Pray for the wisdom to have a more Christ-like…