DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Joy in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love. . . and your joy will be complete.” Ponder on: The ‘Joy of Jesus’ is to experience the graces that in our obedience to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus the ‘True Vine’: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I am the True Vine; remain in Me and bear much fruit; cut off from me you can do nothing.” Ponder on: When we are ‘depressed’ or ‘addicted’ to certain needs, we tend to turn away from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Gift of Peace: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “I will give you a Peace that the world cannot give.” Ponder on: Everyone longs to have deep peace in one’s hearts. The ‘Peace’ that Jesus promises to give us, is the most fulfilling…
Father God Almighty, help us to acknowledge Jesus and so acknowledge You who sent Him5th Week of Easter : Saturday 21st May 2022Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 99:2,3,5; Jn. 15:18-21 (Ps Wk I) In the Gospel reading, in the face of His imminent arrest, trial, suffering and crucifixion, Jesus highlighted to His disciples the world’s hatred of…
St Bernardine of Siena, priest5th Week of Easter : Friday 20th May 2022 Acts 15:22-31; Ps. 56:8-9,10-12; Jn. 15:12-17 (Ps Wk I) There is always joy in doing the right thing. We Christians, like the rest of humanity, are sinners, but we are redeemed sinners, and therein lies our joy. The Gospel today reminds us…
Lord, help me abide in Your love and follow Your way5th Week of Easter : Thursday 19th May 2022Acts 15:7-21; Ps. 95:1-2a,2b-3,10; Jn. 15:9-11 (Ps Wk I) God welcomes everyone, but we also need to follow God’s way. In this passage from Acts, the question is whether Gentile converts must become Jews. Previously, most followers…
Lord, help me to remain close to you5th Week of Easter : Wednesday 18th May 2022Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 121:1-2,3-4a,4b-5; Jn. 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Chapter 15 of John’s Gospel presents a beautiful theology of mutual divine indwelling: God in us and us in God. This is further deepened in the image of the vine, which…
Lord, help me to always trust You and seek to do Your will5th Week of Easter : Tuesday 17th May 2022Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab,21; Jn. 14:27-31a (Ps Wk I) At the instigation of some Jews from Antioch and Iconium, Paul and Barnabas are attacked with stones by the people. Thinking he was dead, the people…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:21, 23-26 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Anybody who receives my commandments and keeps them will be the one who loves me; and anybody who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him and show myself to him. ‘If anyone loves me he will keep my…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Holy Spirit of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assures His disciples, “The Holy Spirit will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you.” Ponder on, “When we obey God’s Commandments, it is the Holy Spirit’s Light and Truth that makes them…