DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Integrity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples to have “integrity” in all “small and big” things in life. For this Jesus cautioned that the attractions of “money” can develop into greed and eventually becoming a slave to it. Sadly, this can destroy…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:9-13 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity. The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in…
Lord, grant me the grace to love You without any motive of self-interest 31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 6th November 2021Rom. 16:3-9; 16:22-27; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5, 10-11; Lk. 16:9-15 (Ps. Wk. III) “… it appears to me, that a soul which, though not in a state of mortal sin, is worldly and preoccupied…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:1-6, 8 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Living the Faith”: In today’s Gospel, using the Parable of the “Astute Steward” Jesus reminds His disciples to live our faith with “astuteness”, but always with a sincerity of doing God’s Will. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith authentically or do we justify our evil…
Lord, help me to grow in generosity31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 5th November 2021Rom. 15:14-21; Ps. 97:1,2-4; Lk. 16:1-8 (Ps. Wk. III) Paul recognised that the only way he could effectively proclaim the Gospel was to use his own life as an example. Actions speak far louder than words. There is a…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:1-7 The tax collectors and sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This man’ they said ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told this parable to them: ‘What man among you with a hundred…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sinners – “lost sheep”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that every sinner or “lost sheep” is precious to God, who is the “Good Shepherd.” Ponder on, “Do we keep our ‘distance’ and judge ‘sinners’ negatively? If so, are we being self-righteous? How is the Spirit prompting…
St Charles Borromeo, bishop31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 4th November 2021Rom. 14:7-12; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; Lk. 15:1-10 (Ps. Wk. III) The context of the Roman passage is the early Christians’ struggle with two issues – food and the observance of some religious days. On these two issues, the “weak’’ and the “strong’’ have…
St Martin de Porres, religious31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 3rd November 2021Rom. 13:8-10; Ps. 111:1-2,4-5,9; Lk. 14:25-33 (Ps. Wk. III) For the last few weeks, we have followed Jesus “resolutely on the way to Jerusalem” (cf. Luke 9:51). We have seen Jesus dealing with various questions on the Kingdom of God, its…