Lord, Your words are eternal. Let it be done to me according to Your will.ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD : Tuesday 25th March 2025Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 39 (40):7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah’s prophecy was initially intended for King Ahaz, who reigned seven centuries before the birth of Jesus. King Ahaz rejected the…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:26-31, 34-35, 38 The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! The…
Are we hesitant to obey God?3rd Week of Lent (C) : Monday 24th March 20252 Kgs 5:1-15; Ps 41 (42):2-3, 42:3-4 Lk 4:24-30 (Ps Wk III) Our primary catechesis taught that the fall of Adam and Eve was due to disobedience. Compared with Jesus, as Paul described in His letter to the Philippians, “Jesus was obedient…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:24-30 Jesus came to Nazara and spoke to the people in the synagogue: ‘In truth I tell you, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country. ‘There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah's day, when heaven remained shut for three years and six months and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Prejudice” in Faith: In today’s Gospel, the villagers of Jesus’ hometown of Nazara, were prejudiced against Him as the Messiah, because they knew Him and his family. Thus, they rejected and even wanted to kill Him, for the Truth He proclaimed to them. Ponder on, “Do…
Lord, heal us from our biased view of Your compassion and love3rd Sunday in Lent (C) : Sunday 23rd March 2025Ex 3:1-8, 13-15; Ps 102 (103):1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 (Ps Wk III) The burning bush quashed away the notion that God is punitive. Moses’ crime was not mentioned. Yahweh redirects Moses…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Repentance – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Fig Tree” to the Jews and cautioned them about their obstinate refusal to repent from their sins. Ponder on, “God is full of Mercy, but if we take His Merciful Love for granted and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:1-3, 6-9 It was just about this time that some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than any others, that this should have happened…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Merciful Love”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” to tax collectors and sinners. Ponder on, “God’s Merciful and Forgiving Love is unconditional. But, our human experiences of love and mercy, especially when we are hurt and angry, are often conditional. …
Father, I am a sinner. I gratefully accept Your mercy! Help me to share Your mercy.2nd Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 22nd March 2025Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 102 (103):1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (Ps Wk II) The Prodigal Son is a story of sin, repentance and God’s surprising mercy. Let us explore three short verses.…