Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time : 16th August 2020

Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a word in answer Continue Reading

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary : Saturday, 15th August 2020

Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in Continue Reading

19th Week in Ordinary Time :Friday, 14th August 2020

Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to put him to the test they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and Continue Reading

19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday, 13th August 2020

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; he had no means Continue Reading

19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday, 12th August 2020

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along Continue Reading

19th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 11th August 2020

The disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like Continue Reading