Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:57-62 As Jesus and his disciples travelled along they met a man on the road who said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus answered, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.’ Another…
St Francis of Assisi, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 4th October 2023Neh. 2:1-8; Ps. 136:1-2,3,4-5,6; Lk. 9:57-62 (Ps. Wk. II) Christian discipleship means having no permanent place to call home on this earth. However, it is not about being materially poor; one cannot afford a modest dwelling. The whole idea behind…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discipleship – Commitment: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that those who want to be His disciple, need to have a selfless and unconditional commitment, as He has proclaimed and witnessed; even to be willing to die for the faith. Ponder on, “Do we often desire to…
Lord, help me to be open and accept everyone, regardless of their background26th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 3rd October 2023Zec. 8:20-23; Ps. 86:1-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 9:51-56 (Ps. Wk. II) In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus, an observant Jew, is always portrayed as setting his goal towards Jerusalem. In today’s passage, He uses the shorter…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Rejection of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, the Gentile villagers refused to accept Jesus, as He was heading towards Jerusalem. They were “obstructing” Jesus’ desires to fulfil His Father’s Plan of Salvation. Ponder on, “Many people, are “obstructing’ God’s Will to live the committed married, priesthood and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:51-56 As the time drew near for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely turned his face towards Jerusalem and sent messengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:1-5, 10 The disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter…
The Holy Guardian Angels, watch over us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 2nd October 2023Ex. 23:20-23; Ps. 90:1-2,3-4,5-6,10-11; Mt. 18:1-5,10 (Ps. Wk. II) “Whoever welcomes a little child welcomes me,” Jesus said. To the question, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of God?’ Jesus’ answer focused on the child and the characteristics that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Children – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the qualities in a child are those of the “Kingdom of Heaven.” Jesus is referring to a child’s “innocence and purity of heart that has no malice, no hatred and no manipulations”. Ponder on, “God created the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Obedience to God”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed through a parable, that true obedience to God’s Will, is not just saying “yes” but, in the doing of God’s Will. Ponder on, “If our love for God is sincere and deep, then we will obey God’s Will…