St Callistus I, Pope & martyr28th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 14th October 2022Eph. 1:11-14; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,12-13; Lk. 12:1-7 (Ps Wk IV) We have been chosen to be God’s special people because of our faith in Jesus Christ. In today’s passage of the Letter to the Ephesians, St Paul says, “It is in…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 12:1-5 The people had gathered in their thousands so that they were treading on one another. And Jesus began to speak, first of all to his disciples. ‘Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees – that is, their hypocrisy. Everything that is now covered will be uncovered, and…
Lord, give me an open mind and heart28th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 13th October 2022Eph. 1:1-10; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6; Lk. 11:47-54 (Ps Wk IV) From the very beginning of the world, God has planned our salvation. We have already been chosen to be holy and blameless in His sight, and God has provided…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:47-53 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you who build tombs of the prophets, the men your ancestors killed! In this way you both witness to what your ancestors did and approve it; they did the killing, you do the building. ‘And that is why the Wisdom of God said, “I will send…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Anti-Christ Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus denounced the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocritical practice of their faith; they even murder the prophets and apostles that were sent by God to proclaim the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Do we live a ‘hypocritical’ faith that supports…
Guide us, Lord, in the pathways of truth and love, justice and peace28th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Wednesday 12th October 2022Gal. 5:18-25; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4 and 6; Lk. 11:42-46 (Ps Wk IV) “Guided by the spirit”. These words from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians are a succinct definition of the ideal Christian life and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:42-46 The Lord said to the Pharisees: ‘Alas for you Pharisees! You who pay your tithe of mint and rue and all sorts of garden herbs and overlook justice and the love of God! These you should have practised, without leaving the others undone. Alas for you Pharisees who like taking…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Gospel Truth – Painful”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus denounced the Pharisees and the lawyers of the Law for their hypocritical and “self-glorifying practice of their faith. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith with great sincerity where God is the centre, foundation and goal and where…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “External Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for observing the rituals of washing externally, but internally filled with corruption and injustice. Ponder on, “Are we also sometimes similarly guilty? We ‘show’ others that we are ‘holy’ but, we do not live the fullness of our…
St John Pope XXIII, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 11th October 2022Gal. 5:1-6; Ps. 118:41,43,44,45,47,48; Lk. 11:37-41 (Ps Wk IV) We should be encouraged by Paul’s proclamation, “For freedom Christ set us free.” It calls us to authentic living. Honestly speaking, everyone wants to be free. Some want to get…