Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

14th Week, Ordinary Time: Monday, 8th July 2019

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 disciples, Continue Reading

14th Week, Ordinary Time: Sunday, 7th July 2019

The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the Continue Reading

13th Week, Ordinary Time: Saturday, 6th July 2019

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 the Continue Reading

13th Week, Ordinary Time: Friday, 5th July 2019

As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. Now while he was at table in the house it happened that a Continue Reading

13th Week, Ordinary Time: Thursday, 4th July 2019

Some people brought Jesus 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 some scribes said to themselves, ‘This man is being blasphemous.’ Knowing what was in their minds Continue Reading

13th Week, Ordinary Time, St Thomas, Apostle: Wednesday, 3rd July 2019

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