DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Second Coming”: Jesus cautions His disciples that the “Second Coming” of the Son of Man at the end of the world, would be “sudden” and unexpected. Do we live in the wisdom of the Gospel that offers Eternal Happiness? Are the superficial and materialistic living of…
Saint Joseph Pignatelli , SJBorn: December 27, 1737 Died: November 15, 1811 Beatified: May 21, 1933 Canonized: June 12, 1954 St Joseph Pignatelli was born in Saragossa, Spain, of noble descent. His mother died when he was six, and his father moved with the younger children to Naples but within four years his father also…
32nd Sunday in Ord. Time2nd Macc. 7:1-2,9-14; Ps. 16: 1,5-6,15; 2 Thess. 2:16-3:5; Gospel of Luke 20:27-38 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 10 November 2019 Today’s Gospel invites us to reflect on the quality of the daily living of our faith. Jesus explains to the Sadducees that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Vigilance: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the “Kingdom of God” comes at a time when we least expect. Let us never take each day for granted. Instead, thank God for all the daily opportunities to love Him more fully, as Jesus has shown…
Jesus says: the kingdom of God is among you.32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 14th November 2019Wis 7:22-8:1; Ps. 119(118):89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s Gospel encourages us to ask a very important question: What is the kingdom of God? Some people would like to think of the kingdom of God as…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look, it is here! Look, it is there!” For look, the kingdom of…
Saint Stanislaus Kotska, SJBorn : October 1550 Died : August 15, 1568 Beatified : Oct 19, 1605 Canonised : Dec 31,1726 Feast : 13 November Stanislaus of Polish nobility was born in Rostkow, Mazovia, Poland. Though born into a distinguished family and destined for public life, his parents carefully educated him in the Catholic faith…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gratitude: If we reflect on our daily living with greater gratitude, we will realise that our existence and all the good that is happening to us is because of God’s abundant blessings. Our family, friends, domestic helpers, bus drivers, clean air and water are all “blessings”…
What about us? Do we acknowledge that who we are and what we have comes from God?32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 13th November 2019Wis 6:1-11; Ps. 82(81):3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) Those who have authority and power bestowed on them on earth must know and understand that they are subject to God’s…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:12-18 As Jesus entered one of the villages, ten men suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ Now as they were…