Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:13-15 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut up the kingdom of Heaven in people's faces, neither going in yourselves nor allowing others to go in who want to. These are the men who devour the property of widows and for show offer long prayers. The…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocritical Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus exposed the evil ways in which the scribes and Pharisees live their faith. Their hypocrisy had destroyed the faith and lives of many people. Ponder on, “Are we aware of the heavy responsibilities that come from God’s abundant blessings of…
St Augustine, bishop & doctor, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 28th August 20231Thess. 1:1-5,8-10; Ps. 149:1-6,9; Mt. 23:13-22 (Ps. Wk. I) The most convincing proof of the power of the Holy Spirit is how it transforms lives and builds community. Paul was delighted with the Thessalonian community – they had turned…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Mercy – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Peter filled with the Holy Spirit, proclaimed Jesus as, “the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Jesus appointed him, as the head of the apostles, and empowered them to forgive sins, in His Name. Ponder on, “Is our…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who do you…
O Lord, You are my Lord and my God!21st Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 27th August 2023Is. 22:19-23; Ps. 137:1-3,6,8; Rom. 11:33-36; Mt. 16:13-20 (Ps. Wk. I) Quite often in life, when our opinion is sought, we tend to give an answer that reflects the popular sentiment. We do this for two main reasons.…
Lord, help us to be humble and live in harmony with people and nature20th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 26th August 2023Ruth 2:1-3,8-11; 4:13-17; Ps. 127:1-5; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. IV) “Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled; Anyone who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Mt.23: 12) Humility is the fruit of our response…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Superficial Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocritical faith that does not live what they proclaim as the Truth and Law of God. Jesus proclaimed further that “the greatest among you must be your servant.” Ponder on, “Do we put…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:1-3, 8-12 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 not…
St Joseph Calasanz, priest, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 25th August 2023Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22; Ps. 145:5-10; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps. Wk. IV) The passage from the Book of Ruth sets the scene for the story’s main action that will unfold later. A famine disrupts the lives of three widows – Naomi, Ruth and…