Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:18-19, 23-26 While Jesus was speaking, up came one of the officials, who bowed low in front of him and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.’ Jesus rose and, with his disciples, followed him. When Jesus reached…
St Paul says: “It is when I am weak that I am strong.” 14th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 4th July 2021Ez. 2:2-5; Ps. 122:1-2,3-4; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Mk. 6:1-6 (Ps Wk II) What do we do when there is a thorn in our finger? We seek to remove it immediately. Why? Because…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Familiarity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ revealed His divinity through His Words of Wisdom and miracles. However, His town folks rejected them because they knew Him as their neighbour. Ponder on, “Does our familiarity with our family and close friends cause us to take them…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:1-6 Jesus went to his home town, and his disciples accompanied him. With the coming of the Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and most of them were astonished when they heard him. They said, ‘Where did the man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been granted…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Depth: In today’s Gospel, Thomas the apostle demanded to see and feel the wounds of Jesus before he would believe that He has Risen. Ponder on, “Understandably, when we are in darkness and depression, we are also tempted to doubt God’s Care and Love…
Lord, thank You for making me part of YouFeast of St Thomas, Apostle : Saturday 3rd July 2021Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Jn. 20:24-29 (Ps Wk I) (Ps Wk I) With Christ, there are no ‘outsiders’. Whoever professes Christ as their Lord and God are specially linked to him. This seems to be the key message…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:24, 25b-29 Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with the diaciples when Jesus came. Thomas answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Self-Righteousness”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees for being self-righteous and hypocritical, in criticising Him for dining with tax-collectors and sinners. Ponder on, “Do we have such Pharisaic attitudes? Could we be blind to our own graver sins?” Fr Philip Heng, S.J. Matthew 9:9-13 As…
Lord, help me reach out to all13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 2nd July 2021Gen. 23:1-4; 19:1-8,24,62-67 Ps. 105:1-2,3-5; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) Following the custom of the times, Abraham has to arrange for Isaac, his son, to marry. Therefore, he entrusts the task of finding a suitable wife for Isaac to…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:9-13 As Jesus was walking he saw a man named Matthew sitting by the customs house, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. Now while he was at dinner in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to…