Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:13-15 People brought little children to Jesus, for him to lay his hands on them and say a prayer. The disciples turned them away, but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children alone, and do not stop them from coming to me; for it is to such as these that the kingdom…
St Maximilian Kolbe, priest & martyr19th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 14th August 2021Josh. 24:14-29; Ps. 15:1-2a,5,7-8,11; Mt. 19:13-15 (Ps Wk III) Joshua paints a grim picture of God: “If after the good he has done for you, you forsake the Lord and serve strange gods, he will do evil to you and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Children’s Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus showed His preferential love and affectionate compassion for children. He reminded His disciples not the turn them away, but bring them to Him for special blessings. Ponder on, “Are we protective of the vulnerability, innocence and purity of children’s faith…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Marriage – indissoluble: In today’s Gospel, Jesus, quoting God’s Creation of man and woman and that marriage is indissoluble. Ponder on, “When marriages face painful challenges, all the more, we need to beg for God’s strength, mercy and wisdom to persevere, without condemning any person.” Fr…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:3-6 Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to test him they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said: This is why…
Ss Pontian, pope and Hippolytus, priest19th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 13th August 2021Josh. 24:1-13; Ps. 135:1,2,3,16,17,18,21,22,24; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) Joshua was getting old. He wanted to make sure that Israel remained faithful to the covenant with God, so he gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem. He reminded the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Forgiving Love: In todays Gospel, Jesus proclaims the Parable of the Merciful king who forgave the great debt of one of his servants. This is to reveal the infinite Forgiving Love of God our Father for all sinners who repent. Ponder on, True repentance is when…
St Jane Frances de Chantal, religious19th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 12th August 2021Josh. 3:7-10,11,13-17; Ps. 113:1-2,3-4,5-6; Mt. 18:21—19:1 (Ps Wk III) As Joshua led the people across the Jordan on their journey to the Promised Land, so Jesus left Galilee (19:1) and went across the Jordan on his way to Jerusalem so…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:23-25a, 27-29a, 30b, 32-35 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; he had no means of paying. And the servant's…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: the evidence of…