SS Laurent Imbert, bishop, Jacques Chastan, priest (Penang College General Fathers) SS Andrew Kim Tae-gon, priest and Paul ChongHa-sang & Comps. martyrs 25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 20th September 2021Ezr. 1:1-6; Ps. 125:1-3,4-5,6; Lk. 8:16-18 (Ps Wk I) The Jews had been conquered and were in exile in Babylon. But the fall…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 8:16-18 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, he puts it on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in. For nothing is hidden but it will be made…
Lord Jesus, help us to unite our sufferings with yours on the cross25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 19th September 2021Wis. 2:12a, 17-20; Ps. 53:3-4,5,6,8; James 3:16 – 4:3; Mk. 9:30-37 (Ps Wk I) The Accounts of Jesus foretelling his death are central to understanding Jesus’ self-consciousness: death on a cross did not…
Daily Word Of GodMark 9:33-37 Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ They said nothing, because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discipleship: In todays Gospel, Jesus disciples were arguing about who amongst them would be the greatest. Jesus responded, If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all. Ponder on, Am I willing to be humble enough to serve…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 8:4-15 With a large crowd gathering and people from every town finding their way to him, Jesus told this parable: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell on the edge of the path and was trampled on; and the birds of the air ate it…
Lord, help us to be receptive to the graces You give us24th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 18th September 20211 Tim. 6:13-16; Ps. 99:2,3,4,5; Lk. 8:4-15 (Ps Wk IV) The parable of the Sower and the soil is perhaps the best known of all Jesus’ parables. There are different types of soils in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Willingness to do God’s Will: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Sower and Seeds” to remind us of the many temptations and traps that can lure us away from God. Ponder on the parable, “Which type of soil describes our faith well? Pray…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gratitude – Faith: In today’s Gospel, several women who were cured of evil spirits and ailments, followed and provided for Jesus and his apostles, and His ministry out of their own resources. Ponder on, “Are we grateful and generous with our resources for the Church’s and…
Ss Cornelius, Pope & Cyprian, bishop24th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 17th September 20211 Tim. 6:2c-12; Ps. 48:6-7,8-10,17-18,19-20; Lk. 8:1-3 (Ps Wk IV) Among the several women mentioned by Luke in this short passage (Lk.8:1-3), we may feel that Mary Magdalene is the one best known to us. Though her name is very…