DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Openness in Faith: In todays Gospel, Jesus praised Nathanael that he is an Israelite in whom there is no deception. Ponder on, Nathanaels openness, reminds us that when we wish to deepen our commitment in our faith; openness, integrity and a purity of heartare qualities that will help us live a more discerning life for God. Fr…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Come and See - Faith: In todays Gospel, Jesus invited Andrew, Come and see. He immediately followed Jesus to where He lived, and got to know Him better. Ponder on, When we want to develop a personal relationship with Jesus, we need to develop a daily prayer life that helps us connect with Him more deeply. Fr Philip Heng,…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:35-42 As John stood there with two of his disciples, Jesus went past, and John looked towards him and said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God.’ And the two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned round, saw them following and said, ‘What do you want?’ They…
Have you found the Messiah? Who is He to you?Weekday of Christmas : Wednesday 4th January 20231 Jn. 3:7-10; Ps. 97:1,7-8,9; Jn. 1:35-42 (Ps. Wk. II) “We have found the Messiah.” What an astonishing thing to say! It’s what Andrew said to his brother Simon the morning after he’d met Jesus and gone and stayed…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “He is the Chosen One Faith: In todays Gospel, John the Baptist proclaimed that Jesus is the Messiah; the Chosen one of God. Ponder on, John was a great prophet, and lived Gods Mission with great fidelity. What mission has God chosen for you personally? To help your family, friends, colleagues know and love Jesus more? Fr Philip Heng, S.J. John1:29-34 The next day, seeing…
The Holy Name of JesusWeekday of Christmas : Tuesday 3rd January 20231 Jn. 2:29—3:6; Ps. 97:1,3cd-4,5-6; Jn. 1:29-34 (Ps. Wk. II) John says two times today, “I did not know Him myself.” Yet, he did recognise Jesus upon meeting Him based on what was revealed to him by God – the man on whom he…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:29-34 The next day, seeing Jesus coming towards him, John said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. It was of him that I said, “Behind me comes one who has passed ahead of me because he existed before me.” I did not…
Ss. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops & doctorsWeekday of Christmas : Monday 2nd January 20231 Jn. 2:22-28; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab,3cd-4; Jn. 1:19-28 (Ps. Wk. II) In the Gospel reading, John the Baptist was questioned on his identity. Here there was a delegation sent by Sanhedrin to look into the activities of ‘an authorised teacher’.…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:19-20,23-27 This was the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He declared, he did not deny but declared, ‘I am not the Christ.’ He said, ‘I am, as Isaiah prophesied: A voice of one that cries in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mission Faith: In todays Gospel, John the Baptist declared very clearly, I am not the Christ! . . . but a voice to prepare the way for the Lord! Ponder on, When we serve God and the Church or do good deeds, do we get upset, when other people have the limelight instead of us? If so, are we serving Gods Glory or our self-glory? Fr…