St Charbel Makhluf, priest, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 24th July 2023Ex. 14:5-18; (R.Ps.) Ex.15:1bc-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 12:38-42 (Ps. Wk. IV) Pharoah was angry when he learned that the Israelites had fled. He and his army pursued them. When the Israelites realised that Pharoah’s army was behind them, they panicked and accused…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:24-30 Jesus put a parable before the crowds, ‘The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When the new wheat sprouted and ripened, then the darnel…
World Day for Grandparents & Elderly - Lord, Bless all Grandparents & the Elderly16th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 23rd July 2023Wis. 12:13,16-19; Ps. 85:5-6,9-10,15-16a; Rom. 8:26-27; Mt. 13:24-43 (or 13:24-30) (Ps. Wk. IV) With this parable of the weeds, Jesus answered those scandalised at seeing evil everywhere. Good and bad will be mixed…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discernment – Life: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded the crowds to discern God’s Will at all times. Ponder on, “When we have hurts, anger, guilt, fears, shame etc and react emotionally, we are not discerning God’s Will. Jesus is inviting us to reflect on and wait…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:11-16, 18 Mary was standing outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, as she wept, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ ‘They have…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary Magdalene: In today’s Gospel, Mary Magdalene was weeping in great sorrow when she could not find the Body of Jesus, at the tomb. But, she was instantly overjoyed when Jesus called her by her name, “Mary”. Ponder on, “Is our love for Jesus as deep…
ST MARY MAGDALENE, pray for usST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles : Saturday 22nd July 2023Songs 3:1-4a or 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,8-9; Jn. 20:1-2,11-18 (Ps. Wk. III) Aren’t we all too familiar with “searching”? All our lives, we are always searching for a love of one kind or another – someone to love…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:1-4, 6-8 Jesus took a walk through the cornfields one Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath.’ But he said to them,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mercy, not Sacrifice: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees when He said, “What I want is mercy and not sacrifice”. Ponder on, “If we follow rituals and say prayers, but do not have compassion for the poor and needy, then our faith is superficial and…
St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor, pray for us15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 21st July 2023Ex. 11:10 — 12:4; Ps. 115:12-13,15-18; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps. Wk. III) When Moses came upon the burning bush, he removed his sandals and spoke with God. He asked God for His name, to which God responded, “I…