Our Lady of Guadalupe , pray for us2nd Week of Advent (B) : Tuesday 12th December 2023Is. 40:1-11; Ps. 95:1-2,3 and 10ac,11-12a,12b-13; Mt. 18:12-14 (Ps. Wk. II) Zechariah answers a longing that people have had for centuries: to experience God deeply and personally. The prophecy assures the people that the Lord is coming to dwell…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Precious Sinners of God”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples of how God, the “Good Shepherd” would leave the ninety-nine sheep to search for the one lost sheep. Ponder on, “Every human person’s salvation is precious to God, and His Mercy is infinite and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:12-14 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Tell me. Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the stray? ‘In truth I tell you, if he finds it, it gives him more joy than…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Total Helplessness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, great crowds came to see Jesus. He cured a paralytic to prove to them that He is the Messiah that Forgives the sins of humanity and offers Eternal Salvation. Ponder on, “We are finite, fragile and sinful. It is…
St Damasus I, pope , pray for us2nd Week of Advent (B) : Monday 11th December 2023Is. 35:1-6,10; Ps. 84:9ab-10,11-12,13-14; Lk. 5:17-26 (Ps. Wk. II) Jesus, on seeing the determination of the friends of the paralysed man, declares, “My friend, your sins are forgiven you.” The paralysed man is often the situation of many caught…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:17a, 18-22a. 23-25 Jesus was teaching one day, and Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village in Galilee, from Judaea and from Jerusalem, were sitting there. Then some men appeared, bringing on a bed a paralysed man whom they were trying to bring in and lay…
Lord, help me to clear the obstacles and distractions that block You from coming quickly to me2nd Sunday of Advent (B) : 10th December 2023Is. 40:1-5,9-11; Ps. 84:9ab and 10,11-12,13-14; 2 Pt. 3:8-14; Mk. 1:1-8 (Ps. Wk. II) John the Baptist goes ahead of the Lord. He prepares in the wilderness a way for the…
Daily Word Of GodMark 1:2-8 It is written in the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going to send my messenger in front of you to prepare your way before you. A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight. John the Baptist was in the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “John the Baptist – Mission”: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist’s mission to “Prepare” for the Coming of the Messiah, was prophesised by the prophets and proclaimed by him personally through his message of urging people to repent of their sins. Ponder on, “How does God…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Harvest is Rich” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus felt sorry for the crowds; they were like sheep without a shepherd. . . the harvest is rich, but the labourers are few.” Ponder on, “Are our hearts filled with Jesus’ Compassionate Love for the billions of…