St. Vincent de Paul, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 27th September 2024Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 143:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The name of St. Vincent de Paul is synonymous with works of charity. But is charity all there is to this saint? Out of his many quotes, this particular…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Who is Jesus to you? – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus asked His disciple, and us, “Who do you say that I am?” Ponder on, “This is the central and foundational question of our faith. If we hesitate and cannot answer with clarity and conviction, then…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:7-9 Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was going on; and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod said, ‘John? I…
Sts. Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) :Thursday 26th September 2024Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) In Ecclesiastes, the preacher takes a long hard look at life. He judges everything to be vanity - fleeting, empty and meaningless. The temporal goods he acquires are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fear of God’s Divine Power”: In today’s Gospel, King Herod was fearful, when he heard that John the Baptist could have risen from the dead. “He knew that John was a man of God, who spoke fearlessly and truthfully about his sinful living. Ponder on, “When…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Vocation of the Apostles”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called and missioned His apostles to proclaim the Good News to all peoples. Ponder on, “They were “called” - a special blessing; “sent” – a great responsibility of service; “empowered” – to preach and perform miracles; “surrendered”– to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:1-6 Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. He said to them, ‘Take nothing for the journey: neither staff, nor haversack, nor bread, nor money; and…
Lord, help me to put my total trust in You25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 25th September 2024Prov 30:5-9; Ps 118:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163 Lk 9:1-6 (Ps Wk I) After insisting that the Word of God is true, the author of Proverbs warned the reader not to add to God’s words.…
Dear Lord, help us to place You in the centre of all our relationships25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 24th September 2024Prov 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 118:1, 27, 30, 34-35, 44 Lk 8:19-21 (Ps Wk I) “He who shuts his ear to the poor man’s cry shall himself plead and not be heard” (Proverb…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Word – Faith”: In today’s Gospel episode, Jesus proclaimed and praised His Mother who “hears the Word of God and puts it into practice”. Ponder on, “There are no believers who obey as fully as Mary. Her obedience was so perfect and discerning that she…