St Agnes, virgin & Martyr2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 21st January 2023Heb. 9:2-3,11-14; Ps. 46:2-3,6-7.8-9; Mk. 3:20-21 (Ps. Wk. II) As we enter the scene of today’s Gospel reading of Mark, we may experience the feelings and thoughts that come from Jesus, His family members, and the crowd that gathered around…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:20-21 Jesus went home, and such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal. When his relations heard of this, they set out to take charge of him; they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’ Today's Pointers on God's WordAs you read the passage what words, phases…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Relationships – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ relations were preventing Him from meeting the crowds, as they did not recognise that He is the Messiah. Ponder on, “Do we find certain close relationships hindering us from living and witnessing our Catholic faith? If so, have courage…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Call of Apostles”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called the Twelve “apostles”. They are to serve as His closest companions and leaders of His Mission of the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “As Catholic Christians, are we ‘fulfilling’ our responsibilities of building communities centred on Christ,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:13-19 Jesus went up onto the mountain and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message, with power to drive out devils. And so he appointed the Twelve, Simon to whom…
St Fabian, Pope & martyr, and St Sebastian martyr 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 20th January 2023Heb. 8:6-13; Ps. 84:8 and 10,11-12,13-14; Mk. 3:13-19 (Ps. Wk. II) The Letter to the Hebrews sees Jesus as fulfilling the promise in Jeremiah 32. God was going to establish a new covenant and write…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Pastoral Ministry: In today’s Gospel, great crowds were clamouring for Jesus who proclaimed the Good News of Salvation. He cured all kinds of sicknesses, and expelled evil spirits from the possessed. Ponder on, “When we go to Jesus for our needs, His Mercy and Compassion…
Lord, bless our priests. Grant them your grace to be You to your people2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 19th January 2023Heb. 7:25—8:6; Ps. 39:7-8a,8b-9,10,17; Mk. 3:7.12 (Ps. Wk. II) We’re listening to these days’ readings from the Letter to the Hebrews, one of the most important books of the New Testament.…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:7-12 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and Transjordan and the region of Tyre and Sidon, great numbers who had heard of all he was doing came to him. And he asked his disciples…
Jesus, help me to do good at all times2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 18th January 2023Heb. 7:1-3,15-17; Ps. 109:1,2,3,4; Mk. 3:1-6 (Ps. Wk. II) The passage from Hebrews describes the three main types of the priesthood as found in the Sacred Scriptures. First, there is the priesthood of Melchizedek, an ancient…