DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fears – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, King Herod was filled with guilt and fears for having beheaded John the Baptist, as he could have come back to life. Ponder on, “When we sin; more so when they are serious sins, our guilt can haunt us. However,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mercy, not Sacrifice”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called Matthew the tax collector to be His apostle, while the Pharisees, ‘condemned’ him as a ‘public sinner’. Jesus proclaimed, “Mercy pleases Me; not sacrifice.” Ponder on, “When we condemn sinners, are we not being self-righteous, like the Pharisees?…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:9-13 As Jesus was walking on he saw a man named Matthew sitting by the customs house, he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. While he was at dinner in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 8:19-21 The mother and brothers of Jesus came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd. He was told, ‘Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.’ But he said in answer, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear…
SS Laurent Imbert, bishop, Jaques Chastan, priest (of College General), Andrew Kim Tae-gon, priest, & Paul Chong Ha sang, & Comps. martyrs 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 20th September 2022Prov. 21:1-6,10-13; Ps. 118:1,27,30,34,35,44; Lk. 8:19-21 (Ps Wk I) Over the past few days, we read in Luke how Jesus gives His disciples…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Word – Unites: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the greatest importance in life and the deepest of all relationships is to obey and live God’s Will. Ponder on, “Do we treat God as of secondary importance to our family? If we love God fully,…
St Januarius, Bishop & martyr25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Monday 19th September 2022Prov. 3:27-34; Ps. 14:2-3ab,3cd-4ab,5; Lk. 8:16-18 (Ps Wk I) The Book of Proverbs contains many short statements that advise how to live. In today’s reading, there is advice concerning relations with one’s neighbour. A person should pay their neighbour what is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Truth – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that the Good News of Salvation must be witnessed through bringing transformation to people’s lives, and not be kept private. Ponder on, “Is our faith focussed on building our ‘own private holiness with God’? …
Daily Word Of GodLuke 8:16-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in. For nothing is hidden but it will be made…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:10-13 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches?…