St John Chrysostom, bishop & doctor24th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 13th September 20211 Tim. 2:1-8; Ps. 27:2.7.8-9; LK. 7:1-10 (Ps Wk IV) Being in authority has never been easy, and that is even more true today. We should certainly pray for those in authority – prayers for wisdom, guidance, and courage are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith and Humility: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised the Roman centurion for his deep and humble faith in Him, to cure his servant. Ponder on, “Do we relate to God our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit with deep faith, reverence and humility? We are weak,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 7:1b-4, 5b-8a, 9-10 Jesus went into Capernaum. A centurion there had a servant, a favourite of his, who was sick and near death. Having heard about Jesus he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus they pleaded earnestly…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Will – our will: In today’s Gospel, Peter’s love for Jesus “blinded” him from allowing Jesus to suffer and die. Ponder on, “We have good intentions; especially for the people we love and care about. However, our intentions are not always in accordance to God’s…
Lord, grant me grace to carry my cross and follow you24th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 12th September 2021Is. 50:5-9; Ps. 114:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; James 2:14-18; Mk. 8:27-35 (Ps Wk IV) They say that the streets of hell are paved with good intentions. The author of James would agree: good intentions and nice words are…
Daily Word Of GodMark 8:27-33 Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say I am?’ And they told him, ‘John the Baptist,’ they said ‘others Elijah, others again, one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he asked ‘who do…
Lord, help my faith be founded on Your Word and Commandments23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 11th September 20211 Tim. 1:15-17; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5,6-7; Lk. 6:43-49 (Ps Wk III) In his letter to Timothy, Paul mentions his former sins and his call and repentance and ministry. The point he is trying to make is…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Depth of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that when we feel the Holy Spirit’s promptings, we are to ponder and act on them, with fidelity to God. This will be like building a house on rock and not on sand. Ponder on, “Is my faith…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:46-49 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Why do you call me, “Lord, Lord” and not do what I say? ‘Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and acts on them - I will show you what he is like. He is like the man who, when he built…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Judging Others: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples not to be judgmental about others because we may have greater faults ourselves. Otherwise, we will become hypocritical. Ponder on, “Do we judge others harshly, especially those who have hurt us, dislike us; or are prejudiced against…