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…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:1-6 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. Now there in front of him was a man with dropsy, and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees with the words, ‘Is it against the…
St Martin de Porres, religious, pray for us30th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 3rd November 2023Rom. 9:1-5; Ps. 147:12-15,19-20; Lk. 14:1-6 (Ps. Wk. II) Which is more important - the person or the rules for the person, especially religious rules? In today’s Gospel, for Jesus, it is the person who is more important than…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Essence of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenged the Pharisees to see the truth that in observing the Sabbath Laws our lives must also witness God’s: mercy, compassion, love and service for the good of others; unlike their lives of self-righteousness and injustice. Ponder on, “Does…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:25-30 Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no…