DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Martyrs of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautioned His apostles on the violence of people who will persecute and kill them, when they proclaim the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “St Stephen was the first of thousands of martyrs who died for the faith courageously. …
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Children of God” – Faith: Today’s Gospel captures the meaning of Christmas: God transforms us into becoming “His children”, if we believe that the “Child Jesus” is the “Messiah”. Ponder on, “Christmas is the most precious historical moment of mankind; let us rejoice, glorify and serve…
Lord, help me to show mercy to others and to walk the path of peaceNATIVITY OF THE LORD (Day Mass) : Sunday 25th December 2022Is. 52:7-10; Ps. 97:1,2-4,5-6; Heb. 1:1-6; Jn. 1:1-18 (or 1-5,9-14) (Psalter proper) The Gospel of John uses poetry to describe Christmas. Poetry has a great capacity to convey layers of meaning…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:1, 9-14 In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was the real light that gives light to everyone; he was coming into the world. He was in the world that had come into being through him, and the world did…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:6-14 Now it happened that, while Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to have her child, and she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the…
Lord, help me to show mercy to others and to walk the path of peace4th Week of Advent (A) : Saturday 24th December 20222 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps. 88:2-5,27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 (Ps. Wk. IV) Often people want to do favours for God without really consulting Him. David wanted to build a ‘house’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God-is-with Us! In today’s celebration of Christmas, we rejoice because God has Chosen to be Born as a human person. The Child Jesus is to be begin living physically in our world in order to offer us the Divine Gift of Eternal Life. Ponder on, “Our…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:57-65 The time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and when her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had lavished on her his faithful love, they shared her joy. Now it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the…
St John of Kanty, priest4th Week of Advent (A) : Friday 23rd December 2022Mal. 3:1-4,23-24; Ps. 24:4-5,8-9,10,14; Lk. 1:57-66 (Ps. Wk. IV) Malachi prophesied that God would send a special messenger. This messenger would arrive before the Lord’s return to Hs temple. But this would not be easy for the people, for there was refining…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Fulfilling God’s Will: In today’s Gospel, when Zechariah fulfilled God’s Will by naming his son, “John” his speech returned. Ponder on, “Reflect on your life and recall the times in which you received great blessings and joys from God, when you ‘obeyed’ His Will. But, experienced…