Be prepared for the Lord's coming... We know not the day or the hour21st Week in Ordinary Time: Friday 30th August 20191 Thess. 4:1-8; Ps. 97(96):1,2,5-6,10,11-12; Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps Wk I) Paul always urged his followers to conduct themselves with holiness in all things, especially human relationships. Our good conduct is an offering we make…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:1-6, 8-9, 13 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Then the kingdom of Heaven will be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took no oil with them,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Evil of Revenge: In today’s Gospel, Herodias preferred to have John the Baptist beheaded for telling the truth about her adulteress living with king Herod than to have half the wealth of his kingdom. Revenge has no bounds and can destroy our lives. The beginning of…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:22-28a When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she delighted Herod and his guests; so the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me anything you like and I will give it you.’ And he swore her an oath, ‘I will give you anything you ask, even half my kingdom.’…
Lord, help me to stand firm in my faith and to always do what is rightThe Passion of St John the Baptist: Thursday 29th August 2019Jer. 1:17-19; Ps. 71(70):1-2,3-4,5-6,15,17; Mk. 6:17-29 (Ps Wk I) Paul wrote to the Christians in Thessalonica to encourage them. The tone of the letter is warm and affectionate. Timothy had…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:27-32 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of corruption. In just the same way, from the outside you look upright, but inside you…
"Our hearts are restless, O God, until they rest in you"St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor: Wednesday 28th August 20191 Thess. 2:9-13; Ps. 139(138):7-8,9-10,11-12; Mt. 23:27-32 (Ps Wk I) Saint Augustine is rightly regarded as one of the greatest Doctors or teachers of the Western Church. His mother, Saint Monica, whose feast we celebrated yesterday was…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Authenticity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenged the scribes and Pharisees to see that their display of external piety of their faith that hides the inner injustice and corruption is an insult to God’s Justice and Truth. Ponder on, “Do I live an authentic faith…
Mary, the perfect disciple of Christ21st Week in Ordinary Time: Tuesday 27th August 20191 Thess. 2:1-8; Ps. 139(138):1-3,4-6; Mt. 23:23-26 (Ps Wk I) Pronouncing a ‘woe’ on someone or some group is an expression of grief at their sorry state and warning of the bad consequences that will follow. In today’s gospel passage, Jesus’ continues…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:23-26 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay your tithe of mint and dill and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law - justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practiced, those not neglected. You blind guides, straining out gnats and swallowing…