Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
Most Holy Name of Jesus : Wednesday, 3rd January 2024
When the eighth day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception. And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, Continue Reading
Dorothy KayWeekday of Christmas Time : Tuesday, 2nd January 2024
This was the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He declared, he did not deny but declared, ‘I am not the Christ.’ He said, ‘I am, as Isaiah prophesied: A Continue Reading
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God : Monday, 1st January 2024
The shepherds hurried away to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds said to Continue Reading
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph : Sunday, 31st December 2023
When the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went Continue Reading
Sixth Day within Christmas Octave : Saturday, 30th December 2023
There was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never left Continue Reading
Fifth Day within Christmas Octave : Friday, 29th December 2023
Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to the restoration of Israel and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would Continue Reading