Daily Word Of GodMark 6:30-34 The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. Then he said to them, ‘You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that the apostles had no time even to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Excessive and Impulsive”: In today’s Gospel, Herodias’ daughter so delighted King Herod by her dance that he promised to give her anything she asked, even half of his kingdom. Ponder on, “When we live excessively and impulsively, we are clearly not living a discerned life of…
St Blaise, bishop & martyr; St Ansgar, bishop4th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 4th February 2022Sir. 47:2-13; Ps. 17:31,47,50,51; Mk. 6:14-29 (Ps Wk IV) God chose King David while he was still a youth. David killed Goliath, not by his own strength but by the power given to him by God after he had…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:18-20a, 21-25a, 26-27 John had told Herod, ‘It is against the law for you to have your brother's wife.’ As for Herodias, she was furious with him and wanted to kill him, but she was not able to do so, because Herod was afraid of John, knowing him to be a…
St Blaise, bishop & martyr; St Ansgar, bishop4th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 3rd February 20221 Kgs. 2:1-4,10-12; (R. Ps.) 1 Chr. 29:10,11-12; Mk.6:7-13 (Ps Wk IV) In today's first reading from the Book of Kings, we have the touching story of David as his life draws to a close, giving his last instructions…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:7-13 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs, giving them authority over unclean spirits. And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff -- no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses. They were to wear sandals but, he added, ‘Don't…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Disciples of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus commissioned His disciples to proclaim the Good News of Salvation, in the Ways that He has shown and taught them, in His ministries. Ponder on, “Do we wish to serve and witness to the Good News, on our own…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Providence: In today’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph, being Jewish followed the ritual of Consecrating their child to the Lord in the Temple. Ponder on, “Our faith, hope and love for God, presumes that we value the Traditions of the Church that is handed down to…
Lord, may we respond fully to the call to be renewed as God’s peopleTHE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD : Wednesday 2nd February 2022Mal. 3:1-4 or Hebr. 2:14-18; Ps.23:7,8,9,10; Lk. 2:22-40 (or 22-32) (Ps Wk IV) Malachi prophesies in the first reading that the Lord is going to appear suddenly in the Temple of Jerusalem, to…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 2:22-24, 39-40 When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord - observing what stands written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated…