Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:16-18a, 21-24 Jesus said to those gathered round the table, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, “Come along: everything is ready…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Reward”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees that when they “throw a party, invite those who are not able to repay us, like the poor, crippled, blind . . . This is so that God can see our pure intentions, and “reward us…
Lord, help us be doers of Your Word31st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 6th November 2023Rom. 11:29-36; Ps. 68:30-31,33-34,36-37; Lk. 14:12-14 (Ps. Wk. III) In human relationships, it is customary to invite those who have invited us back for meals. Friends, siblings, relatives, and neighbours do that all the time! However, today, Jesus told…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:12-14 Jesus said to his host, one of the leading Pharisees, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relations or rich neighbours, in case they invite you back and so repay you. No; when you have a party, invite the…
Nothing should stand between us and our relationship with the Lord Jesus31st Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 5th November 2023Mal. 1:14b—2:2b,8-10; Ps. 130:1,2,3; 1 Thess. 2:7b-9,13; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. III) Some people mistakenly believe that they can manipulate God or manoeuvre around Him. They might use a lot of ‘God-talk’ but without real…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Pharisaic Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded the crowds to follow the teachings of the scribes and Pharisees, but not to follow the way they live, because they do not live what they preach. Ponder on, “When we do not live what we preach about God,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:1-3, 8-12 Then addressing the crowds and his disciples Jesus said, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do and observe what they tell you; but do not be guided by what they do, since they do not practise what they preach. ‘You, however, must…
St Charles Borromeo, bishop, religious, pray for us30th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 4th November 2023Rom. 11:1-2a,11-12,25-29; Ps. 93:12-13a,14-15,17-18; Lk. 14:1,7-11 (Ps. Wk. II) Social behaviours reveal a lot about a person’s true nature and self-worth. As with today’s Gospel reading, Jesus observes that people with an exaggerated sense of self are the ones…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees, who were full of pride and self-glory, that we are all called to be humble, as their: riches, power and glory all come from God. Ponder on, “Are we grateful to God for all our…
Daily Word Of GodLuke14:1, 7-11 Now on a Sabbath day Jesus had gone to share a meal in the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, ‘When someone invites…