DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Painful Challenges – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His Apostles, “I am sending you out like sheep amongst wolves; so be cunning as snakes, and yet innocent as doves.” Ponder on, “In living and serving Jesus and His Church, are we selfless, humble and…
St Henry, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 13th July 2023Gen. 44:18-21,23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps. 104:16-17,18-19-20-21; Mt. 10:7-15 (Ps. Wk. II ) It is hard to believe that the first missionaries of the Gospel, untutored except in the Torah, following rudimentary instructions could possibly have been the beginning of what we call the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Serving God’s Mission: In today’s Gospel, Jesus instructed His Apostles to proclaim the Good News of Salvation to all peoples; and empowered them to perform miracles and to witness what they preach. They are also to follow His life of simplicity, sincerity and humility. Ponder on,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 10:7-14 Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘As you go, proclaim that the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those suffering from virulent skin-diseases, drive out devils. You received without charge, give without charge. Provide yourselves with no gold or silver, not even…
Lord, help me to be aware of Your presence with me at all times14th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 12th July 2023Gen. 41:55-57; 42:5-7a,17-24a; Ps. 32:2-3,10-11,18-19; Mt. 10:1-7 (Ps. Wk. II) Joseph had every good reason to hate his brothers and to seek revenge. They had sold him to slavery, and here they were,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 10:1, 5-7 Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to drive them out and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness. These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them as follows: ‘Do not make your way to gentile territory, and do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Empowerment – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus commissioned His Apostles to proclaim the Gospel to the Chosen race; the Israelites. He also gave them the divine power to expel evil spirits and cure illnesses. Ponder on, “Have you also experienced Jesus’ Spirit urging and empowering you…
St Benedict, abbot, pray for us14th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 11th July 2023Gen. 32:23-33; Ps. 16:1,2-3,6-7,8 and 15; Mt. 9:32-38 (Ps. Wk. II) The Psalmist proclaims, “Lord, I shall see your face in my justice.” He exudes the confident trust he has in the Lord. He marvels in gratitude for the wonders the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Harvest is Rich” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, great crowds were hungering for the Truth of Salvation. Jesus proclaims, “The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few. . .” Ponder on, “Do we hunger for Jesus’ Good News in our daily living? And, if we…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:35-37 Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness. And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like…