Lord, may You be Blessed5th Week of Easter : Monday 16th May 2022Act 14:5-18; Ps. 113b,1-2,3-4,15-16; Jn. 14:21-26 (Ps Wk I) Today’s Gospel text continues Jesus’ ‘farewell discourse’ to His disciples after He washed their feet at the last supper. They have lived intimately with Jesus for months, and they will soon need to discover…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 13:31-33a, 34-35 When Judas had gone, Jesus said: ‘Now has the Son of Man been glorified, and in him God has been glorified. If God has been glorified in him, God will in turn glorify him in himself, and will glorify him very soon. My little children, I shall not be…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Farewell Command”: In today’s Gospel, as Jesus bids “farewell” to His closest disciples who will continue His Mission of proclaiming the Good News of Salvation to all peoples. He gives them a new Commandment to love one another as He has loved them. Ponder on, “Do…
Lord, help me to lay aside my own concerns and comforts for the sake of others i.e. die to self5th Sunday of Easter (C) : 15th May 2022Acts 14:21b-27; Ps. 144:8-9,10-11, 12-13ab; Rev. 21:1-5a; Jn. 13:31-33a, 34-35 (Ps Wk I) We all long for the time when God will dwell with us and when there…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:9-12, 15-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this…
Lord, guide me to discern the truthST MATTHIAS, APOSTLE : Saturday, 14th May 2022Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4, 5-6,7-8; Jn. 15:9-17 (Ps Wk IV) St Matthias was chosen to be the replacement of Judas Iscariot based on the double agency of the human and divine. The election was a close collaboration between the disciples of Jesus…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Love – Commandments”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love.” Ponder on, “When you love Jesus, your deep desires would draw you to live the Gospels. And, loving Jesus is truly a great joy…
Lord, teach us to be respectful to all Your children4th Week of Easter : Friday, 13th May 2022Acts 13:26-33; Ps. 2:6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) Apart from his Letters, we have other examples of St Paul’s teaching, such as today’s first reading. It is, of course, doubtful that we have here a verbatim report…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Heavenly Home”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus says to His disciples, ‘I am the Way, the Truth and Life”. He also assured them, “I will prepare you a place in heaven. Ponder on, “How have you experienced Jesus as the Way, the Truth and the Life, that…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:1-6 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house; if there were not I should have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I…