ST LAWRENCE, DEACON & MARTYR, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 10th August 20232 Cor. 9:6-10; Ps. 111:1-2,5-6,7-8,9; Jn. 12:24-26 (Ps. Wk. II) Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), a German philosopher, explains that we do not choose death; instead, we are thrown into it. Each of us must face death; we must accept the…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 12:24-26 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I tell you, most solemnly, unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest. Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who hates his life in this world…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Dying to self” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that if we want to “yield a rich harvest” in our service of God’s people, like the “grain of wheat”, we need to “die to ourself”. Ponder on, “Do we willingly serve God’s people with selflessness…
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin & martyr, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 9th August 2023Num 13:1-2,25 —14:1,26-29,34-35; Ps.105:6-7,13-14,21-23; Mt. 15:21-28; (Ps. Wk. II) The unnamed Canaanite woman in today’s Gospel teaches us that with faith, trust, humility and fortitude, all things are possible with God. She, a pagan and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:21-28 Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a word in answer to her.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the Canaanite widow begged Jesus to cure her daughter who is “tormented by a devil”. Jesus responded to her pleas, as she was deeply humble in her request. Ponder on, “Like the ‘widow,’ do we seek Jesus with humility when…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenged the scribes’ and Pharisees’ hypocritical practice of their faith. They observe the “external rituals” but “internally” they are “unclean”, unjust and immoral. Ponder on, “Is our faith, hope and love for God, authentic and deep? Are we…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:1-2, 10-14 Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said, ‘Why do your disciples break away from the tradition of the elders? They eat without washing their hands.’ He called the people to him and said, ‘Listen, and understand. What goes into the mouth does not make anyone unclean;…
St Dominic, priest, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 8th August 2023Num 12:1-13; Ps. 50:3-7,12-13; Mt. 14:22-36 (or 15:1-2,10-14) (Ps. Wk. II) Due to their jealousy and pride, Aaron and Mariam make a complaint against Moses on two counts. Firstly, they accuse Moses of marrying a Cushite woman, a foreigner. Secondly, they…
St Sixtus II, Pope & Companions and St Cajetan, priest, pray for us 18th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 7th August 2023Num. 11:4-15; Ps. 80:12-17; Mt. 14:13-21 (Ps. Wk. II) People live in the past, and in the future, and both seem far better than the present. God came to the rescue of the…