"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…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Essence of Faith: As sinners and weak disciples of Jesus, we do not witness to Jesus’ Gospel as wholeheartedly as God Wills of us. God understands our weakness. What truly matters is that we do as best and as sincerely as we can to love God,…
Lord, deepen my faith in You21st Week in Ordinary Time: Monday 26th August 20191 Th. 1:1-5,8-10; Ps. 150(149):1-2,3-4,5-6,9; Mt. 23:13-22 (Ps Wk I) The opening words of this first letter of St. Paul are almost a summary of what it means to grow in faith and spirituality. They point to the ways to achieve that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Hypocrisy in Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the scribes and Pharisees for living their faith hypocritically. Jesus asserts that without sincerity, our faith becomes a scandal to others and will drive them further from God’s Truth and Love. Ponder on, “Is my faith wholesome and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23: 13-17, 22 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut up the kingdom of Heaven in people's faces, neither going in yourselves nor allowing others to go who want to. ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over sea and land to make…
Lord, deepen my relationship with You21st Week in Ordinary Time: Sunday 25th August 2019Is. 66:18-21; Ps. 117(116):1,2,; Heb. 12:5-7,11-13; Lk. 13:22-30 (Ps Wk I) Jerusalem was in ruins after the Babylonian captivity. Some Jews had remained, but many had been taken to Babylon. The returning captives were like refugees. The Jews were devastated as there…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:23-25, 28-30 Someone said to Jesus, ‘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 succeed. ‘Once the master of the house has got up and locked…