DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus exclaims, “I bless You Father for hiding these things from the learned and the clever, and revealing them to mere children.” Ponder on, “With humility, we will be more open to God’s Truth, Love and Mercy. Do we take…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Offerings to God – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that in our worship/Mass we offer our whole “self and life” to God. Ponder on, “Do our offerings at Mass represent the sincerity of our hearts; in spite of our sins and imperfections? …
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Commandments: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that those who teach others not to keep the Commandments are ‘least in His Kingdom.” However, those who teach others to keep them, are “great in the Kingdom of heaven. Ponder on, “Do we faithfully witness…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Purpose of Life: In today’s Gospel, Jesus uses the images of “salt and ‘lamp’ to remind His disciples that every person has a God-given purpose in life; in one’s hearts. Ponder on, “If our lives do not praise, reverence and serve God, regardless of who we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Beatitudes” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the “Beatitudes” of those who are spiritually fulfilled’ in God. The secular world would not comprehend such Divine Truths. Ponder on, “When we love God humbly and faithfully, we will discover the Truth in the “Beatitudes”. Pride…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Body and Blood: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims clearly to the Jews, “I am the Bread from heaven; anyone who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood has eternal life.” Ponder on, “Only with faith in Jesus, and not through secular thinking can we accept…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authentic Living: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions the crowd to beware of the scribes, who look for honour and glory from people, but are corrupt and deceptive. However, ponder on, “Genuine honour is to have a generosity that shares sincerely, selflessly and unconditionally; with dignity and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus as Saviour: In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches in the Temple that Christ is our Messiah, Lord and Saviour. Ponder on, “The gift of faith is beyond our human logical thinking. However, our faith will enlighten us to live our daily lives with greater meaning, direction…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Greatest Commandments: In today’s Gospel, the scribes agreed with Jesus that the first and the greatest Commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, and then inseparable from this is; to love our neighbour through our deeds. Ponder on, “Do we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Resurrection – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Sadducees’ earthly thinking about marriage after death creates confusion. Ponder on Jesus’ response, “When we rise from the dead, (after we die) we do not marry; we are like angels in heaven. Ponder on and pray for the insights…