Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 30th August 2022

Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean devil, and Continue Reading

The Passion of St John the Baptist : Monday, 29th August 2022

When the daughter of this same Herodias came in and danced, she delighted Herod and his guests; so the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me anything you like and I will give it you.’ And he swore her an oath, ‘I will give you Continue Reading

22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday, 28th August 2022

On a Sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said Continue Reading

21st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday, 27th August 2022

Jesus told his disciples this parable: ‘A man on his way abroad summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in proportion to his Continue Reading

21st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday, 26th August 2022

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven will be like this: Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did take their lamps, but they brought Continue Reading

21st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday, 25th August 2022

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, he would have Continue Reading