DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discipleship: When God give us gifts and blessings to live our lives for God’s Greater Glory, many of us tend to allow our faith to drift into the background of our lives. As such, our faith does not grow or produce the “harvest” of fulfilment, and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:6-9 Jesus told this parable, ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none. He said to his vinedresser, “For three years now I have been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut…
Pay attention — walk in God’s ways — stay spiritually awake29th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 26th October 2019Rom. 8:1-11; Ps. 24(23):1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk I) Do you live according to the Spirit or the flesh? Most people are not entirely sure what this means. When we live in a selfish manner, we…
Lord, help me to distinguish right from wrong29th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 25th October 2019Rom. 7:18-25a; Ps. 119(118):66,68,76,77,93,94; Lk. 12:54-59 (Ps Wk I) Paul addressed the conflict that we all face in our daily lives. He said that he wanted to do good but, instead, he found himself doing evil things. Paul set…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Human Gifts: In today’s Gospel, Jesus affirms that every person has ingenuity, intelligence and creativity. However, He advises us to use all these God-given talents and blessings to deepen our faith, hope and love for God, and for one another. “Do we follow Jesus’ advise?” Fr…
Daily Word Of GodLuke12:54-59 Jesus said to the crowds, ‘When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rain is coming, and so it does. And when the wind is from the south you say it's going to be hot, and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret…
Be watchful and faithful to Christ's teachings29th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 24th October 2019Rom. 6:19-23; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 12:49-53 (Ps Wk I) At first sight the words used by Jesus in today’s gospel seem strange coming from the mouth of the one who is called the “Prince of Peace”. It is necessary then…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 12:49-53 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! ‘Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Commitment: In today’s Gospel Jesus proclaims the demands and the cost of following Him as a disciple. We are called to have the courage to face the challenges of living our faith with opposition, ridicule and rejection; including from our loved ones. Pray for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Sincerity: We are deeply grateful to God for the gift of faith that offers us a ‘meaningful and fulfilling life’; one that leads us to Eternal Life. Will we love, serve and live for Jesus more sincerely, generously and humbly? If our love for…