Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
31st Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday, 6th November 2023
Jesus said to his host, one of the leading Pharisees, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relations or rich neighbours, in case they invite you back and so repay you. No; when you Continue Reading
Dorothy Kay31st Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday, 5th November 2023
Then addressing the crowds and his disciples Jesus said, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do and observe what they tell you; but do not be guided by what they do, since they do not practise what Continue Reading
30th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday, 4th November 2023
Now on a Sabbath day Jesus had gone to share a meal in 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 Continue Reading
30th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday, 3rd November 2023
On a Sabbath day Jesus had gone to share a meal in the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. Now there in front of him was a man with dropsy, and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees with the Continue Reading
All Souls – Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed : Tuesday, 2nd November 2023
Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me Continue Reading
Solemnity of All Saints Day : Wednesday, 1st November 2023
This is what Jesus taught his disciples: ‘How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance. Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Blessed are those who hunger Continue Reading