DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Dying for Christ” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “Anyone who loves his life loses it; any who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” Ponder on, “Are we willing to be detached from the secular temptations…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Cross of Christ” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples the radical faith, that they have to accept His Cross and be willing to die for Him, if they want to follow Him. Ponder on, “Only with the power of the Holy Spirit,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Who is Jesus?” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus is inviting us to know Him personally. Peter’s faith in Jesus was so deep and personal that God the Father, was able to reveal to him, that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. …
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith with Humility”: In today’s Gospel, the Canaanite woman pleaded with humility for Jesus to expel the devil that was tormenting her daughter. Ponder on, “Do we live and practice our faith with humility? Or, do we make “demands on Jesus” with arrogance and pride, as…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Transfiguration of the Lord” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Transfiguration, revealed His Divinity, as the Son of God; to Peter, James and John. Ponder on, “Many people have and are willing to die for their faith in Jesus as our Saviour! However, many too take…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Multiplication of loaves” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ miracle of the ‘multiplication of five loaves’ to feed five thousand men, reaffirms Jesus’ Divine Mercy and Compassion, to “feed” all believers with His Body and Blood, in the Eucharist. Ponder on, “Do we value Jesus’ Precious…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith in Jesus?”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the crowd for looking for Him with insincere and superficial desires. He then proclaimed,“. . .work for food that endures for Eternal Life, which the Son of Man will give you.” Ponder on, “Do we pray to God,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Evil – Faith” John the Baptist condemned Herodias’ adulterous relationship with King Herod. As such, Herodias demanded that John the Baptist be beheaded. Even King Herod’s offer of great riches could not pacify her evil need for vengeance. Ponder on, “Pray that our painful emotions do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Rejection – Familiarity” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was saddened by His town folks’ prejudice and rejection of Him as the Messiah. To them, the Messiah cannot come from such humble social status. Moreover, they know Him and His family. Ponder on, “Have we lost…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of Heaven” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to the crowds, that at “the end of time” every person will be Judged by God. God is infinitely Merciful and Just. Ponder on, “In reality, we can die at any time; and then be judged…