Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
St Luke, Evangelist : Saturday, 18th October 2025
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
Dorothy Kay28th Week, Ordinary Time : Friday, 17th October 2025
The people had gathered in their thousands so that they were treading on one another. And Jesus began to speak, first of all to his disciples. ‘Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees – that is, their hypocrisy. Everything that is now Continue Reading
28th Week, Ordinary Time : Thursday, 16th October 2025
Jesus said: ‘Alas for you because you build tombs for the prophets, the people your ancestors killed! In this way you both witness to what your ancestors did and approve it; they did the killing, you do the building. ‘And that is why the Wisdom Continue Reading
28th Week, Ordinary Time : Wednesday, 15th October 2025
The Lord said to the Pharisees: ‘Alas for you Pharisees, because you pay your tithe of mint and rue and all sorts of garden herbs and neglect justice and the love of God! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. Alas for you Continue Reading
28th Week, Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 14th October 2025
Jesus had just finished speaking when a Pharisee invited him to dine at his house. He went in and sat down at table. The Pharisee saw this and was surprised that he had not first washed before the meal. But the Lord said to him, Continue Reading
28th Week, Ordinary Time : Monday, 13th October 2025
The crowds got even bigger and he addressed them, ‘This is an evil generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so Continue Reading