DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Deception – Fidelity in Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples that they will face many challenges of deceptions from the “enemies of God” who will also persecute them for their faith, but they are to remain faithful at all times. Ponder on, “Have you…
SIXTH WORLD DAY of the POOR33rd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Sunday 13th November 2022Mal. 3:19-20a; Ps. 97:5-6,7-8,9; 2 Th. 3:7-12; Lk. 21:5-19 (Ps. Wk. I) Jesus’ teaching in today’s Gospel is occasioned by people who were deeply impressed by the magnificence of the Temple in Jerusalem. It must have been a shock to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town,’ he said, ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for men. In the same town there was a widow who kept on coming to him…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Perseverance – Prayer: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains to His disciples that when we pray to God for our deep and desperate needs, we can be sure that He, like a good parent, will give us what is “best” for our life and salvation. Ponder on,…
St Josaphat, bishop & martyr32nd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 12th November 20223 Jn. 5-8; Ps. 111:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 18:1-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) John refers to “strangers” who visit the local community to which he writes this very short Letter. However, the fact that he calls them “brothers” shows they are already Christians. John…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop32nd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 11th November 20222 Jn. 4-9; Ps. 118:1-2,10-11,17-18; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps. Wk. IV) “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord” (Ps 119.1b). Today we hear God’s law to love one another. When others see our mutual love, they proclaim, “See how…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Providence – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that the time of the “Second Coming” depends on God’s Providence and Wisdom. Ponder on, “Our lives will be filled with worries, that will develop into fears, superstitions and the loss of our faith,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:30b, 31b-35, 37 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the day comes for the Son of Man to be revealed, anyone on the housetop, with his possessions in the house, must not come down to collect them, nor must anyone in the fields turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Anyone who tries…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For you must know, the kingdom of God is…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 10th November 2022Phm 7-20; Ps. 145:6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10; Lk.17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) The “Kingdom of God” is in our world – in the person of Christ, alive and active in our history. We need to be open to it … it…