Lord, may I always listen to Your voice19th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 18th August 2023Josh. 24:1-13; Ps. 135:1-3,16-18,21-22,24; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps. Wk. III) The central part of Joshua’s address to all the tribes gathered at Shechem is a recitation of Israel’s history from the time of the patriarchs to the period of the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:23-25a, 27-29a, 30b, 32-35 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘And so the kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; he had no means of paying. And…
Lord, help me to forgive others as You have forgiven me19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 17th August 2023Josh 3:7-11,13-17; Ps. 113A:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 18:21 —19:1 (Ps .Wk. III) Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt and then through the wilderness for forty years, but he died before entering the promised land. God chose Joshua to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Merciful Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the “Kingdom of Heaven” is God’s Merciful Love for all who have sinned, and who repents with sincerity. However, to receive God’s Mercy, we are expected to be merciful towards others. Ponder on, “If we take God’s…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour,…
St Stephen of Hungary, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 16th August 2023Deut. 34:1-12; Ps. 65:1-3,5,16-17; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps .Wk. III ) Jesus is addressing a sensitive problem in the life of the Church. Certain members simply do not belong to the community because they show, by what they say or do,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Community Living – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urges His disciples to try their best to win members of the community back, when they are deviant. Ponder on, “We need to be Christ-like, and should not be judgmental. In order to win someone back into living…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:39-47 Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was…
Mother Mary, pray for usTHE ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. MARY : Tuesday 15th August 2023Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab; Ps. 44:10,11,12, 15b-16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter proper) Today we celebrate the Assumption of Mary. In 1950 Pope Pius XII declared: Mary, at the end of her life on earth, was assumed body and soul…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Assumption of Mary: In today’s Gospel, Elizabeth proclaims Mary as, “the most blessed” and feels deeply honoured by Her visit as “the Mother of my Lord!” Ponder on, “Mary’s Assumption into heaven is perfectly deserving as she is pure and sinless. More importantly, She fulfils God’s…