DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Vigilance – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples the “Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids”, to remind them of the importance of living our faith in the Good News of Salvation with greater vigilance. Ponder on, “When we meet God at the ‘gate of…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:1-6, 8-9, 13 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven will be like this: Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did take their lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the sensible…
Faith needs patience and perseverance21st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 26th August 20221 Cor. 1:17-25; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,10-11; Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps Wk I) “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” –Thomas Aquinas Faith is a gift from God, and we receive it freely. And most…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Fidelity in our Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “You must stand ready because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Ponder on, “Do we live with the presumption that we will live a long life? Jesus…
St Joseph Calasanz, priest21st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 25th August 20221 Cor. 1:1-9; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5,6-7; Mt. 24:42-51 (Ps Wk I) Today’s Gospel is clear and challenging: be ready for the end of all things, the second coming of Christ. Jesus describes two servants. One servant is hard-working, responsible, wise, faithful and cares for…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 24:42-47 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, he would have stayed awake and would not…
ST BARTHOLOMEW, PRAY FOR USST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE : Wednesday 24th August 2022Rev. 21:9b-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab,17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps Wk I) The Book of Revelation or Apocalypse was written in a style that is different from that of the other books of the New Testament. Although we may find it difficult to understand, this literary style…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Nathanael’s Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised Nathanael for his simple faith that is open to Jesus and filled with a zeal that seeks God’s Salvation. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith with openness to Jesus’ Truth or are we justifying our lack of faith…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:45-51 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth,’ ‘From Nazareth?’ said Nathanael. ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and see’ replied Philip. When…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:23-26 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law - justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats…