St Agatha, Virgin & Martyr, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 5th February 20241 Kgs. 8:1-7,9-13; Ps. 131:6-10; Mt. 6:53-56 (Ps. Wk. I) Solomon, the King of Israel, and the whole community gathers in Jerusalem to dedicate the newly constructed temple to God. The Ark of the Covenant is then…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Power in Prayer”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus always spent His early mornings in “personal prayer” of deep intimate union with His Father in the Holy Spirit. He draws upon this “Divine Union” to proclaim, heal and expel demons. Ponder on, “How much priority do we…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:32-39 At evening, after sunset, they brought to Jesus all who were sick and those who were possessed by devils. The whole town came crowding round the door, and he cured many who were sick with diseases of one kind or another; he also drove out many devils, but he would…
St Blaise, bishop & martyr, pray for us5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 4th February 2024Job. 7:1-4,6-7; Ps. 146:1-2,3-4,5-6; 1 Cor. 9:16-19,22-23; Mk. 1:29-39 (Ps. Wk. I) Four responses towards one’s mission in life are described in the readings this Sunday. They range from despair to enthusiasm, obligation to freedom. Job was…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Longings for God”: In today’s Gospel, great crowds were clamouring for Jesus. The deepest longings of our lives are for God to fill our hearts with His Love, Peace and Joy. These “longings” are found in every person’s heart. Ponder on, “Do we search deeply for…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:30-34 The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. And he said to them, ‘Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that there was no time for them even to eat.…
St Blaise, bishop & martyr, pray for us4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 3rd February 20241 Kgs. 3:4-13; Ps. 118:9,-14; Mk.6:30-34 (Ps. Wk. IV) God appointed Solomon as king when his father, David, died. Solomon loved God and wanted to serve Him well. When he went to Gibeon to make a sacrifice…
Dear Lord, help me to be open to the movements of Your Spirit in my lifeTHE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD : Friday 2nd February 2024Mal. 3:1-4 or Hebr. 2:14-18; Ps.23:7,8, 9,10; Lk. 2:22-40 (or 22-32) (Ps. Wk. IV) Simeon and Anna, in spite of their advanced age, waited with hope for the appearance of the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Personal Love”: In today’s Gospel, God promised prophet Simeon, that he will not die before he sees Christ the Lord, the Messiah.” Prophet Simeon’s deep faith and trust in God, gave him a deep longing for God’s Promise to be fulfilled. Ponder on, “God’s love…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:22-25a, 26-32 When the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord - observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to…