Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
18th Week, Ordinary Time : Sunday, 4th August 2024
When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered: Continue Reading
Dorothy Kay17th Week, Ordinary Time : Saturday, 3rd August 2024
It was Herod who had arrested John, chained him up and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For John had told him, ‘It is against the Law for you to have her.’ He had wanted to kill him but was Continue Reading
17th Week, Ordinary Time : Friday, 2nd August 2024
Coming to his home town, Jesus taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did the man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? This is the carpenter's son, surely? Is not his mother the woman Continue Reading
17th Week, Ordinary Time : Thursday, 1st August 2024
Jesus said to the crowds: ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that is cast in the sea and brings in a haul of all kinds of fish. When it is full, the fishermen bring it ashore; then, sitting down, they collect the good Continue Reading
St Ignatius of Loyola, Priest : Wednesday, 31st July 2024
Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. ‘Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, cannot be my disciple. No one who does not carry his Continue Reading
17th Week, Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 30th July 2024
Leaving the crowds, Jesus went to the house; and his disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain to us the parable about the darnel in the field.’ He said in reply, ‘The sower of the good seed is the Son of man. The field is Continue Reading