Lord, help me to experience your love and bring it to othersSOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS : Friday 24th June 2022Ez. 34:11-16; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Rom. 5:5b-11; Lk. 15:3-7 (Ps Wk ) Today is the Feast of God’s love for us. This love has been shown to us by the life of God’s…
Risen Christ, risen Christian! Scripture: We can ponder on any of the appearances of the risen Christ in this time, perhaps particularly the Emmaus Road encounter (Luke 24:13-35) and how, for the two former disciples trudging wearily homewards, their great adventure apparently having failed, something unmistakably marvellous happened in their hearts. This sudden moment of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Love – Human and Divine: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the scribes and Pharisees, about the Parable of the “lost sheep” and the “Good Shepherd”. Jesus as Saviour, Lord and Mercy reaches out to all who are lost and suffering. Ponder on, “Divine Love transcends…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:57-64, 80 Jesus spoke this parable to the scribes and Pharisees: ‘Which one of you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:57-64, 80 The time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and when her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had shown her so great a kindness, they shared her joy. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; they…
Jesus as He continues to His cross Scripture: These things occurred so that Scripture might be fulfilled, 'None of his bones shall be broken.’ And again, another passage of Scripture says, ‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced.’ (John 19:34). Reflection: One of the soldiers, we hear, pierced the side of Jesus…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mystery of John the Baptist: In God’s Providence, the miraculous child of Elizabeth and Zechariah is to be named “John” even though it is against Jewish cultural practices. Ponder on, “God’s Mystery, Will and Ways, are beyond cultural practices. Let us obey God’s Truth, Love and…
Lord, help me to grow in humility and total reliance on YouNATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST : Thursday 23rd June 2022Is. 49:1-6; Ps. 138:1-3,13-14ab,14c-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk. 1:57-66,80 (Ps Wk IV) Cyrus had defeated the Babylonians and allowed the Israelites to return to Jerusalem. These verses are referred to as a servant song. Here…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fruitful Living” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “A sound tree produces good fruit, but a rotten tree, bad fruit. You will be able to tell them by their fruits.” Ponder on, “What ‘good fruits of the faith’ are you bearing in…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 7:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Beware of false prophets who come to you disguised as sheep but underneath are ravenous wolves. You will be able to tell them by their fruits. Can people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ‘In the same way, a sound tree produces good…