DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Depth of our Desires – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the paralytic had a great desire to be cured by Jesus. But, he was not able to get to Jesus because of the great crowds. However, they found a creative solution. Ponder on, “When we have deep…
St Anthony, Abbot, pray for us1st Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 17th January 2025Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 77:3-4, 6-8; Mk 2:1-12 (Ps Wk I) Jesus has keen attention to affirm everyone on their level of faith. To us, we usually think of faith as a personal thing and we would not be wrong.…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:1-5, 10-12a When Jesus returned to Capernaum, sometime later word went round that he was in the house; and so many people collected that there was no room left, even in front of the door. He was preaching the word to them when some people came bringing him a paralytic carried…
We are not lepers externally but what about an unclean heart and wounded image?1st Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 16th January 2025Heb 3:7-14; Ps 94:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 (Ps Wk I) Mark's Gospel reading today illustrates two necessary attitudes for healing. One is the courageous confidence of the leper and the other is the…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:40-45 A man suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees saying, ‘If you are willing, you can cleanse me.’ Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said to him, ‘I am willing. Be cleansed.’ And at once the skin-disease left…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Compassionate Love”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured a man with a skin-disease, even though His Time to reveal Himself as the Messiah, had not yet come. Jesus’ Compassionate Love, moved Him to make the exception. Ponder on, “God’s Compassionate Love for us, is infinite. But,…
St Paul the Hermit, Confessor, pray for us1st Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Wednesday 15th January 2025Heb 2:14-18; Ps 104:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 (Ps Wk I) Christ Jesus is made like us in every way (Heb 2:17), strangely we are unlike Him in many ways. He is compassionate and prays in solitude, whereas we…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:32-39 At evening, after sunset, they brought to Jesus all who were sick and those who were possessed by devils. The whole town came crowding round the door, and he cured many who were sick with diseases of one kind or another; he also drove out many devils, but he would…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Will-Discernment” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, great crowds with great needs were looking for Jesus. However, “Jesus left them and went to all of Galilee, for He came to serve all peoples.” Ponder on, “Do we serve God’s Will, or do we serve only the…
Lord, help me to recognise and acknowledge You as the author of holiness in my life1st Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 14th January 2025Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2, 5:6-9; Mk 1:21-28 (Ps Wk I) The Letter to the Hebrews had been warning the people to pay attention to what they had heard and not…