DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Daily Living: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Sower” to remind the crowds that each believer has different depths of commitment in God. Ponder on, “Do we obey God’s Voice in our conscience, and produce the ‘rich harvest’ that God expects…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Glory – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the mother of James and John tried to persuade Jesus to place her sons, in the highest places in God’s Kingdom, in heaven. Ponder on, “When we love and serve God, and His people, we are called to become…
St Martha, Mary and Lazarus, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 29th July 20231 Jn. 4:7-16; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 11:19-27 or Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Lectionary for the Memorial of St Martha offers us a choice of two Gospel readings: one concerning a visit Jesus made to the home of…
Lord, may Your Word bear fruit in my heart16th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 28th July 2023Ex. 20:1-17; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Mt. 13:18-23 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Ten Commandments are not ‘ten suggestions.’ They were given by God as the basic foundation of a society that is both humane and divine. They express reverence for…
Lord, help us to live in this world but not be attached to this world16th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 27th July 2023Ex. 19:1-2,9-11,16-20; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:52,53,54,55,56; Mt. 13:10-17 (Ps. Wk. IV) Ever get the feeling that increasingly, in this Wifi-social media-gadget-saturated world of ours, people look, but they do not see; they…
SS Joachim and Anne, parents of the BVM, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 26th July 2023Ex. 16:1-18,35; (R.Ps.) 77:18-19,23-28 Mt. 13:1-9 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Parable of the Sower teaches us what a farmer goes through to produce fruits from the seeds. In analogy, this means we need to have confidence…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 20:20a, 21b-23, 25-28 The mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus and said to him, ‘Promise that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and the other at your left in your kingdom.’ Jesus answered, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink…
St James the Apostle, pray for usFEAST OF ST JAMES, APOSTLE : Tuesday 25th July 20232 Cor. 4:7-15; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps. Wk. IV) The mother of James and John comes to Jesus and, on behalf of her sons, asks for the two best seats at the banquet “in your kingdom”. Jesus responds by…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:38-42 Some of the scribes and Pharisees spoke up. ‘Master,’ they said, ‘we should like to see a sign from you.’ He replied, ‘It is an evil and unfaithful generation that asks for a sign! The only sign it will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Repentance – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the scribes and Pharisees of their need for genuine repentance. The ‘signs’ they ask for are not genuine desires for repentance. Ponder on, “Are we genuinely open to and sincere in our intentions for repentance, to live…