St Jerome, Priest & Doctor, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 30th September 2024Job 1:6-22; Ps 16:1-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 (Ps Wk II) It is unavoidable that arguments arise when we allow our ego and pride to enter the arena of dialogue. What is the deepest desire in our hearts? To…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:46-50 An argument started between the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus knew what thoughts were going through their minds, and he took a little child and set him by his side and then said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me;…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus embraced a child and proclaimed, “Anyone who welcomes a child in My Name, welcomes Me. He adds, “The least amongst you, is the one who is great.” Ponder on, “To be ‘great’, Jesus expects us to respect and love…
Daily Word Of GodMark 9:38-42 John said to Jesus, ‘Master, we saw someone who is not one of us driving out devils in your name, and because he was not one of us we tried to stop him.’ But Jesus said, ‘You must not stop him; no one who works a miracle in my name…
WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS & REFUGEES26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 29th September 2024Num 11:25-29; Ps 18:8, 10, 12-14 Jm 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 (Ps Wk II) “Anyone who is not against us is for us” Jesus tells the disciples. Our inclination to form cliques inevitably gives rise to a situation of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Unity or Division in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to John, the apostle, “Anyone who is not against us, is for us.” Ponder on, “Are we tempted to divide instead of uniting, with people who do not have the same beliefs as us? Or, do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Suffering and Death” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.” Ponder on, “In God’s mystery of His infinite Power He created everything. In His Divine Mercy, He…
St. Wenceslaus, Martyr & Sts. Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 28th September 2024Eccl 11:9—12:8; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Today’s passage in Luke follows upon the episode of Jesus’ healing the epileptic boy. The people were amazed by the miracle. The…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:43b-45 At a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For your part, you must have these words constantly in mind: The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.’ But they did not understand what…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:18-22 One day Jesus was praying alone, and his disciples came to him and he put this question to them, ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ And they answered, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others Elijah; others again one of the ancient prophets come back to life. ‘But you,’ he…