Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:23-27 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make a home in him. Anyone who does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Keeping Jesus’ Word”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus says to His disciples, “Anyone who loves Me will keep My Word, and My Father will love him, and we shall make a home in him.” To be faithful to this Truth of Jesus, pray for the grace to…
6th Week of Easter: Sunday6th Week of Easter: Sunday, 26th May 2019Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Ps. 67(66):2-3,5,6,8; Rev. 21:10-14,22-23; John. 14:23-29 (Ps Wk II) Chapters14-16 of John’s Gospel, from which today's Gospel reading is taken are bracketed by the opening and closing verses: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in God and trust in me”…
5th Week of Easter: Saturday5th Week of Easter: Saturday, 25th May 2019Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 100(99):2,3,5; John. 15:18 -21 (Ps Wk I) Timothy, a faithful believer and the son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, had not been circumcised. Since Paul wanted to take Timothy on his missionary journeys where there would be many…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:18-21 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If the world hates you, you must realize that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you do not belong to the world, because my choice of you has…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Persecution – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions His disciples, “If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you too.” Ponder on, “Do I unite my pain and persecution for the faith, to Jesus’ Sufferings?” If we “offer” these “sufferings” for the good of someone’s faith, they…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “I Chose You”: In today’s Gospel, with deep affection Jesus says to His disciples, “You did not choose Me; no I chose you, and I commission you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last.” It is a divine gift and great honour…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:12-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I shall no longer call you servants,…
5th Week of Easter: Friday5th Week of Easter: Friday, 24th May 2019Acts 15:22-31; Ps. 57(56):8-9,10-12; John. 15:12-17 (Ps Wk I) Jesus, speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper, talks about the centrality of love among his followers. He expresses it in a central commandment: perhaps surprisingly to some, this commandment is not to love…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Your Joy be Complete”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love, . . . and your joy be complete.” The fullest, deepest, and most lasting joy in our hearts and home are when…