Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:20-26 Fixing his eyes on his disciples Jesus said: How blessed are you who are poor: the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are hungry now: you shall have your fill. Blessed are you who are weeping now: you shall laugh. ‘Blessed are you when people hate you,…
Lord, shape our attitudes according to Yours 23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 11th September 20241 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 44:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 (Ps Wk III) With regard to conduct and performing duties, St Paul cautions the Corinthians not to be oblivious, only taken with mere earthly pleasures. He urges them to consider…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Beatitudes of Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Beatitudes” that invite us to live a “deeper and more personal relationship with Him; especially in situations of painful challenges, of living our faith. Ponder on, “Do we live the ‘Beatitudes’ of Jesus with peace,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:12-19 Jesus went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus in deep Prayer”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus “spent the whole night praying to God His Father”. The next morning, He chose the Twelve apostles, and began to cure those who were sick. Ponder on, “Jesus spent much time relating to His Father in prayer. Have…
St. Peter Claver, Priest, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 10th September 20241 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1-6, 9; Lk 6:12-19 (Ps Wk III) Paul reprimanded those in the Corinthian community who readily betrayed their own brothers and sisters by bringing their disputes to pagan courts. Paul chastised them – how can…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:9-13 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; everyone who searches finds; everyone who knocks will have the door opened. ‘What…
St. Peter Claver, Priest, pray for us23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 9th September 20241 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11 (Ps Wk III) The synagogue incident in which the Jewish leaders try to catch Jesus in violation of the Jewish Law, offers us a deeper comprehension of Jesus’ mission. A man…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Enemies” of Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the scribes and Pharisees were “finding for something against Jesus.” So, when Jesus cured the man with a withered hand, on the Sabbath, they began to plot against Jesus. Ponder on, “Today’s Church too is facing much oppositions:…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:6-11 On the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was present, and his right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure somebody on the Sabbath, hoping to find something to charge him with. But…