Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:1-9 It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. ‘They…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Easter Sunday: In today’s Gospel, Jesus is Risen! The great joy of discovering that Jesus has destroyed the darkness of sin and death. Ponder on the contrast of: a death that promises eternal happiness with God and one that plunges us into a bottomless abyss. Fr Philip…
EASTER SUNDAY (C)Easter Sunday, 21st April 2019Acts 10:34,37-43; PS. 118(117):1-2,16-17,22-23; Col. 3-1-4 or 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Jn. 20:1-9 or Lk. 24:1-12 (Psalter proper) The core of Peter’s speech in the first reading is a message about Christ — God gave the good news through Jesus Christ; Jesus is the Lord of all; Jesus died, rose…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 24:1-12 On the first day of the week, at the first sign of dawn, the women went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, but on entering they could not find the body of the Lord Jesus.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Tomb’s Day: Let us spend today in solemn silence. Ponder on the Death of Jesus the Messiah. He had done immense Good, showed unconditional Love and served Selflessly to the point of laying down His Life; for our sake and Salvation. He now lies in a…
HOLY SATURDAYHoly Saturday, 20th April 2019Gen. 1:1-2:2; Gen. 22:1-18; Ex. 14:15-15:1; Ps. 118(117):1-2,16,17,22-23; Lk. 24:1-12 (Psalter proper) Yesterday on Good Friday Jesus ended His earthly life in slow agony on the cross. Today on Holy Saturday, especially during the night, in the words of St Augustine we celebrate the “Mother of all vigils”. For tonight…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Good Friday: In today’s Gospel, Jesus embraces His most cruel torments that threatened to kill Him even before He is Crucified. The Romans have “perfected” their evil forms of torture that inflict the most painful and prolonged suffering before the criminal dies. Do we treat people…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 18:1, 19:1, 4-6, 16-17a, 18-19, 25, 28-30 Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron valley where there was a garden into which he went with his disciples. Pilate then had Jesus taken away and scourged. Pilate came outside again and said to them, ‘Look, I am going to bring…
GOOD FRIDAYGood Friday, 19th April 2019Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 31(30):2,6,12-13,15-16,17,25; Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1-19:42 (Psalter proper) God’s salvation project began with his Son taking the flesh of a human being born into a Jewish family, a family belonging to those called in the Old Testament “the Poor of Yahweh” — unconditionally faithful to God in…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 13:4-9, 12-15 Jesus got up from table, removed his outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. He came to Simon Peter, who said…