Lord, help us to stay faithful to You32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 13th November 2021Wis. 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps. 104:2-3,36-37, 42-43; Lk. 18:1-8 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Wisdom of Solomon contrasted the evil of the Egyptians, who had killed the infants of the Israelites in the Nile River, with the miraculous rescue of…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:31b-35, 37 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When that day comes, anyone on the housetop, with his possessions in the house, must not come down to collect them, nor must anyone in the fields turn back either. Remember Lot's wife. Anyone who tries to preserve his life will lose it; and…
St Josaphat, bishop & martyr32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 12th November 2021Wis. 7:22—8:1; Ps. 118:89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Book of Wisdom may seem a little unfair when it declares that “all men were foolish who were ignorant of God”. And St Paul, in Chapter 1 of Romans, says…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Vigilance and Fidelity - Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that they need to live their faith with great vigilance and deep fidelity. The Second Coming of Christ can come at any time. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith superficially or with vigilance…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 11th November 2021Wis. 7:22—8:1; Ps. 118:89,90,91,130, 135,175; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the passage from the first reading, we see the author laying out the personified qualities of Wisdom. Like individual colours that make up a painting, the twenty-one qualities described give…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Coming of the Kingdom”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions the Pharisees that the time of the “Coming of God’s Kingdom” will be unexpected. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith daily with vigilance, authenticity, asking God for His Mercy for our sins, and renewing our love…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For you must know, the kingdom of God is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Gratitude to God”: In today’s Gospel episode, Jesus cured ten lepers, but only the Samaritan, a non-Jew returned to thank Jesus; the others took the healing for granted. Ponder on, “Do we thank God each day? How do we show our gratitude to God for His Merciful…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:12-18 As Jesus entered one of the villages, ten men lepers came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them he said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ Now as they were going away they were…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 10th November 2021Wis. 6:1-11; Ps. 81:3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps. Wk. IV) More will be required from those to whom much has been entrusted. Wisdom is very blunt: the leaders of nations and societies will be called by God to account for…