DGEMs – Daily Gospel E-Messages

The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus, and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. For the Pharisees, and the Jews in general, follow the tradition of the elders and never eat without washing their arms as

Having made the crossing, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up. No sooner had they steppedout of the boat than people recognised him, and started hurrying all through the countryside and brought the sick on stretchers to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, to village or town

Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. He got into one of the boats -- it was Simon's -- and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. Then he said to them, ‘You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that the apostles had no time even to eat. So they went off

John had told Herod, ‘It is against the law for you to have your brother's wife.’ As for Herodias, she was furious with him and wanted to kill him, but she was not able to do so, because Herod was afraid of John, knowing him to be a good and holy man, and gave him

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs, giving them authority over unclean spirits. And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff -- no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses. They were to wear sandals but, he added, ‘Don't take a spare tunic.’  And