Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

Weekday of Christmas Time : Saturday, 2nd January 2021

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 : Friday, 1st January 2021

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 Continue Reading

Seventh Day within Octave of Christmas : Thursday, 31st December 2020

In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was the real light that gives light to everyone; he was coming into the world. He was in the world that had come into being Continue Reading

Sixth Day within Christmas Octave : Wednesday, 30th December 2020

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 : Tuesday, 29th December 2020

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

Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs : Monday, 28th December 2020

After the wise men had left, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search Continue Reading