Lord, strengthen our hearts to carry out Your loving commands2nd Week of Lent (B) : Monday 26th February 2024Dan. 9:4b-10; Ps. 78:8,9,11,13; Lk. 6:36-38 (Ps. Wk. II) Our hearts are a battleground for good and evil; the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. Due to our concupiscent nature,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 9:2-9 Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain on their own by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his clothes became brilliantly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Transfiguration of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel account, Peter, James and John, were specially privileged to be able to “witness Jesus’ Transfiguration.” Such an experience of the divinity of Jesus must have been a very deep spiritual transformation about Jesus. Ponder on, “Recall and reflect on the…
Lord, help me to trust in You completely2nd Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 25th February 2024Gen. 22:1-2,9,10-13,15-18; Ps. 115:10,15,16-17,18-19; Rom. 8:31b-34; Mk. 9:2-10 (Ps. Wk. II) Sacrificing our children is something that would horrify people, and we could not imagine God asking this of us. But as the story goes, God asked Abraham to…
Lord, help me to transform myself to become a blessing for the people around me1st Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 24th February 2024Deut. 26:16-19; Ps. 118:1-2,4-5,7-8; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps. Wk. I) Jesus says, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” To guide the disciples to a deeper understanding of the law,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Faith Expectations”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims His expectations of the faith of His disciples and believers. They are to love their enemies, pray for their persecutors, and love “as perfectly as His Father is perfect.” Ponder on, “While Jesus’ expectations of the faith are…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:43-48 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have heard how it was said, You will love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he…
God is not in favour of ritual sacrifice and pious practices but in true renunciation and integrity to reconciliation1st Week of Lent (B) : Friday 23rd February 2024Ez. 18:21-28; Ps. 129:1-23-4,5-8; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps. Wk. I) In the early passage of today’s Gospel, Jesus stresses to His disciples the need to have a deeper virtue…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:20-24 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘For I tell you, if your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of Heaven. ‘You have heard how it was said to our ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and if anyone does kill he…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Integrity of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that the integrity of their faith must be in great contrast to the general goodness of people. Such a faith reflects the quality of our “worship-offerings to God”. Ponder on, “Do we live Jesus’ faith…