Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

14th Week, Ordinary Time : Monday, 6th July 2020

While Jesus was speaking, suddenly one of the officials came up, who bowed low in front of him and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.’ Jesus rose and, with his Continue Reading

Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time : 5th July 2020

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

13th Week, Ordinary Time : Saturday, 4th July 2020

John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when Continue Reading

St Thomas, Apostle : Friday, 3rd July 2020

Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. Thomas answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless Continue Reading

13th Week, Ordinary Time : Thursday, 2nd July 2020

Jesus got in the boat, crossed the water and came to his home town. And suddenly some people brought him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Take comfort, my child, your sins are forgiven.’ And now Continue Reading

13th Week, Ordinary Time : Wednesday, 1st July 2020

When Jesus reached the territory of the Gadarenes on the other side, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs - they were so dangerously violent that nobody could use that path. Suddenly they shouted, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Continue Reading