Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:19-21a, 22-25 Jesus said to the Pharisees: ‘There was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and feast magnificently everyday. And at his gate there lay a poor man called Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to fill himself with the scraps that fell from the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Commitment in Faith: In today’s Gospel, even as everyone admired Jesus for all He did, He knew of His impending Suffering and Death because of His Fidelity to His Father’s Will. Ponder on, “Are we distracted by the praises we receive in our services of God’s…
Lord, help me to be patient and trust in You25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 24th September 2022Eccl. 11:9—12:8; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13, 14 and 17; Lk. 9:43b-45 (Ps Wk I) The writer of our first reading lived around 200 BC, too early for him to have had a clear belief in life after death.…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:43b-45 At a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For your part, you must have these words constantly in your mind: The Son of man is going to be handed over into the power of men.’ But they did not understand…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Who is Jesus?” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus wanted His disciples to know and believe in the Truth that He is “Christ, the Son of God.” Ponder on, “Do we live our faith and pray superficially? And, do we make the needed efforts and sacrifices…
St Pius of Pietrelcina, priest - pray for us25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 23rd September 2022Eccl. 3:1-11; Ps. 143:1a et 2abc,3-4; Lk. 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The writer of Ecclesiastes recognized that there is a time for everything. God was the one who determined the time for events to occur. For some…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:18-22 One day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples he put this question to them, ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ And they answered, ‘John the Baptist; others Elijah; and others say one of the ancient prophets come back to life.’ ‘But you,’ he said…
Lord, may I be renewed by You each day25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 22nd September 2022Eccl. 1:2-11; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13,14 and 17; Lk. 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) The first reading is taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes. Most biblical scholars conclude that its author is someone known as Qoheleth, a Hebrew word meaning…
St Matthew, pray for usST MATTHEW, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST : Wednesday 21st September 2022Eph. 4:1-7,11-13; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) Who would you consider a “sinner”? Someone who was into erroneous teachings, with a common-law wife and an illegitimate son, like Augustine of Hippo? Someone who was a slave-ship captain (human trafficking) and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:7-9 Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was being done by Jesus; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said,…