Our life is a precious gift – let us be a good and faithful servant33rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 19th November 2023Prov. 31:10-13,19-20,30-31; Ps. 127:1-2,3,4-5; 1 Thess. 5:1-6; Mt. 25:14-30 (or 25:14-15,19-21) (Ps. Wk. I) Much is said in Proverbs of the capable and good wife. Women would probably have a few things…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town,’ he said, ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for anyone. In the same town there was also a widow who kept on coming to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Pray Continually” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged His disciples to “pray continually” as God who is full of Compassion would never turn away from their prayers and needs. Ponder on, “All prayers are directed to God our Father, through Jesus and Mary, and through…
Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter & Paul32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th November 2023Wis. 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps. 104:1,2-3,36-37,42-43; Lk. 18:1-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) The passage from the Book of Wisdom recalls the punishment God inflicted on Egypt during the time of Moses. It was a terrible punishment – the death of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Second Coming of Christ” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the “End of the world” would come unexpectedly. Ponder on, “We are all called to live our lives with a sincere faith that loves God deeply and has great hopes in Him. When we…
St Elizabeth of Hungary, religious, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th November 2023Wis. 13:1-9; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps. Wk. IV) The author of the Book of Wisdom was writing about people who worshipped nature rather than worshipping the Creator. People were amazed by the beauty and power of natural things…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:31b-35, 37 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When that Day comes, no one on the housetop, with his possessions in the house, must come down to collect them, nor must anyone in the fields turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Anyone who tries to preserve his life will lose it; and anyone…
St Margaret of Scotland and St Gertrude, virgin, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th November 2023Wis. 7:22—8:1; Ps. 118:89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) Usually, when we go into a dark place, whether in a room or somewhere outside our house, switching on the light or our torch lets us…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:12-18 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, 'The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look, it is here! Look, it is there!” For look, the kingdom of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Living the Faith Daily”: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God was to come, He answered that “It is Coming . . . but, it does not admit of observation.” Ponder on, “We are called to live our faith with a…