DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Persecutions – Crosses of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that they are to expect persecutions. However, He will send the Holy Spirit to empower them to persevere in their faith. Ponder on, “The evils and enemies of Jesus’ Good News of Salvation,…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:26-16:4a Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Paraclete comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who issues from the Father, he will be my witness. And you too will be witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. ‘I have told…
Lord, help us to put aside our anger and intolerance, in our daily word, thought, and deedSixth Week of Easter : Monday, 6th May 2024Acts 16:11-15; Ps. 149:1-6, 9; Jn 15:26 — 16:4 (Ps Wk II) St Paul went to a stream outside the city of Philippi, and there he found many ‘God-fearers’ gathered to…
Lord, help us to remain in Christ as a true disciple and produce lasting fruitsSixth Week of Easter : Sunday, 5th May 2024Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps. 97:1-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-11 (Ps Wk II) The turning point in the Church’s mission to the pagans came when Peter, as head of the Apostles, acknowledged…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Commandments” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love . . . I no longer call you servants; I call you friends.” Ponder on, “To know and love God our Father personally, and to serve…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:9-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so…
You are the Lord’s choice and that the best is yet to come!Fifth Week of Easter : Saturday, 4th May 2024Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 99:1-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 (Ps Wk I) That Jesus had to warn us about the possibility of the world hating us shows how much we do not belong to this world but…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Union with Jesus as His disciple”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “If the world hates you, you must realise that it hated Me, before it hated you.” Ponder on, “To be a disciple of Jesus is to witness to His Gospel, with courageous commitment; regardless of…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:18-21 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If the world hates you, you must realise that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you do not belong to the world, because my choice of you has…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:6-14 Jesus said: “I am the Way; I am Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.” Philip said, ‘Lord, show us the Father and then…