DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Vigilance: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautioned His disciples about the temptations of “debauchery, drunkenness, and the false-glories of the materialistic world. Ponder on, “If we live by the “secular world’s fantasies, we will regret, as they are superficial and passing. Our lives and families…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith – Wisdom”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus presented the “Parable of the Fig Tree” to proclaim the Truth of the Presence of the “Kingdom of God” in our midst. Ponder on, “Jesus reminds us that with the gift of faith, we also have the gift of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus Call – Vocation” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called the apostles; who were to be His “Foundational” group to continue His Mission of the Good News of Salvation, after His Death and Resurrection. Ponder on, “We are each also ‘called’ to “continue Jesus’ Mission’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Price of a Believer” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “You will be persecuted and imprisoned but, that will be your opportunity to bear witness. . . and I Myself, will give you an eloquence and wisdom” that cannot be matched.” Ponder…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Prophesy” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prophesized that the great beauty of the Temple of Jerusalem, will be destroyed in time to come. Ponder on, “’The many wars, floods, fires that destroy cities remind us that all material things can be “destroyed”; and our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Charity” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised the ‘poor widow’ for putting in her two coins; which was all that she had to live on; whereas, the “rich” had only given “their spare” change. Ponder on, “Our generosity for the poor and needy, can only…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Final Judgment” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples that on Judgment Day, God will judge every person on how much love, compassion and care we have shown to others. Ponder on, “If we love God humbly, we will be filled with Jesus’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Reality of Heaven” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection, that in heaven we are all “children of the resurrection”, and are like angels. Ponder on “the infinite Happiness of being in heaven, as a child…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Divine Power” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the money changers who were cheating the worshippers in the Temple; which was meant solely for the worship of God. Ponder on, “Do we ‘show our irreverence to God, when we attend Mass, by our inappropriate…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blindness in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was filled with sadness for the Jews as He approached Jerusalem, because many of them chose obstinately to remain blind and reject His Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Which areas in our lives are ‘blinding us’ and preventing…