DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Good News of Salvation”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus used the Wedding celebration image to proclaims that His Good News of Salvation, is a time of celebration; not like the time of “preparation and fasting” of John’s disciples. Ponder on, “Jesus’ Good News offers Eternal Life. Unlike…
Lord, help me to see things and people as You wants me to see them22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 6th September 20241 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 36:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 (Ps Wk II) The earlier chapter of Paul’s first epistle to the Church in Corinth is about their lack of unity. He…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith in Jesus”: In today’s Gospel Simon Peter “obeyed” Jesus wholeheartedly; and “casted his nets again”; even though he had fished all night and did not catch any fish. Ponder on, “Like Peter, if we obey Jesus, with wholehearted faith and trust, we will reap rewards…
St Teresa of Kolkata, Religious, pray for us22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thurday 5th September 20241 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 32:1-6; Lk 5:1-11 (Ps Wk II) The first letter to the Corinthians continues the theme on the difference between worldly wisdom and divine wisdom. Since the believers in Corinth were tempted by many forms…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:4b-11 Jesus said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’ Simon replied, ‘Master, we worked hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus Heals – Mission”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law and others who had diseases; including those possessed by devils. The crowds urged Jesus to remain, but Jesus had to proclaim the Good News to other towns. Ponder on, “Do we love Jesus sincerely, or…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:38-42a, 43 Leaving the synagogue he went to Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a high fever and they asked him to do something for her. Standing over her he rebuked the fever and it left her. And she immediately got up and began to serve them.…
Lord, guide us to remember the immediacy of service, importance of prayer and to guard against self-popularity22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 4th September 20241 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 32:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 (Ps Wk II) It may sound odd that Jesus’ ministering starts at sunset rather than at sunrise. Actually, the Sabbath had…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:31-37 Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because his word carried authority. In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean devil, and he shouted at the top…
St. Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor, pray for us22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 3rd September 20241 Cor 2:10-16; Ps 144:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 (Ps Wk II) There are two sources of knowledge concerning humans, the world, and God. The first consists of books, academies, and culture – and they are often contradictory…