Daily Word Of GodLuke 10:1-7, 9 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was visit. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to…
Daily Word Of GodMark 16:15-18 Jesus showed himself to the Eleven and said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned. ‘These are the signs that will be associated with believers:…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Good News – Proclaim: In today’s Gospel, Jesus commissioned His Eleven Apostles to proclaim the Good News of Salvation to all peoples. Ponder on, “The most effective way of ‘proclaiming the Good News is to be Christ-like in the way we live and relate to others, especially…
THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE 3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 25th January 2022Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Mk. 16:15-18 (Ps Wk III) Today we celebrate the conversion of St Paul. What is conversion? Whether in Hebrew (shubh) or Greek (epistrophe), ‘conversion’ relates to ‘turning’ —turning towards God. Conversion begins…
St Francis de Sales, Bishop and doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 24th January 20222 Sam. 5:1-7,10; Ps. 88:20,21-22,25-26; Mk. 3:22-30 (Ps Wk III) David united the twelve tribes of Israel under his kingship, a role carved and intimately prepared by God. The succession of David was the unfolding of the divine plan of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – Condemned: In today’s Gospel, Jesus is condemned by the scribes who profess that His power of healing comes from Beelzebul, the prince of the devil. Ponder on, “In today’s secular world, many continue to condemn Jesus and the Good News. Do we defend and witness…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:22-30 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him,’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he casts devils out.’ So Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:14-21 Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him, returned to Galilee; and his reputation spread throughout the countryside. He taught in their synagogues and everyone praised him. He came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day as he usually…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Good News: In today’s Gospel, Jesus returned to His hometown of Nazareth and proclaimed in the synagogue that He is the fulfilment of the Scriptural texts that He read. Ponder on, “When God’s Spirit and His Word touch our hearts, do we respond positively and with…
Lord, help me to reveal Christ to others and to the world3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 23rd January 2022Neh. 8:2-4,5-6,8-10; Ps. 18:8,9,10,15; 1 Cor. 12:12-30 (or 12-14,27) Lk. 1:1-4; 4:14-21 (Ps Wk III) The Israelites had been in Babylonian exile for fifty years. They had forgotten the laws and traditions of their religion.…