DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Tests of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, with the Holy Spirit, Jesus withdrew into the desert for forty days. There He will be tested. In the Spirit, He remains focused and faithful in preparing for His Mission of His Father. Ponder on, “Do we discern the…
To receive God’s grace, we only need to be humble and poor in spirit First Sunday of Lent (B) : 18th February 2024Gen. 9:8-15; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; 1 Pt. 3:18-22; Mk. 1:12-15 (Ps. Wk. I) Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Do we earnestly seek God’s guidance? The psalmist pleads with God “make me know…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blindness of our Sins” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees complained to the disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” They were “blind to their own sins. Ponder on, “Do we judge and get angry with the sins of others? …
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:27-32 Jesus noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything Levi got up and followed him. In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house and with them at table was a large gathering of tax…
Dear Lord, help us not to allow ourselves to be misled by the worldSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 17th February 2024Is. 58:9-14; Ps. 85:12,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps. Wk. IV) The response to the Responsorial Psalm of today states – “Show me, Lord, Your way so that I may walk in Your truth.” In our present…
Dear Lord, place me with Jesus, assisting Jesus in carrying His crossFriday after Ash Wednesday : 16th February 2024Is. 58:1-9a; Ps. 50:3-4,5-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps. Wk. IV) Fasting is never meant to be a selfish act or gain. The fruit of fasting is that one’s space for God is enlarged in one’s interior life. When…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:14-15 Then John's disciples came to him 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 bridegroom is taken away…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah’s Presence” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to John the Baptist’s disciples that when the “Messiah is Present” with us, we are to focus our “joys” on Him, and not be distracted by any other rituals and deeds. Ponder on, “Is our faith in…
Dear Lord, place me with Jesus, assisting Jesus in carrying His crossThursday after Ash Wednesday : 15th February 2024Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) St Ignatius Loyola begged Mother Mary for many years that he be ‘placed with Jesus.’ It was important for St Ignatius to experience the closeness of God not…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:22-25 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’ Then, speaking to all, he said, ‘If anyone wants to…