Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:1-8 Jesus got in the boat, crossed the water and came to his home town. Then some people appeared bringing him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Courage, my child, your sins are forgiven.’ And at this some scribes said to themselves,…
Lord, deepen my trust in You13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 1st July 2021Gen 22:1b-19; Ps. 114:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Mt 9:1-8 (Ps Wk I) The story of the sacrifice of Isaac should upset and disturb us. What sort of God asks someone to kill their own child, and what sort of parent is willing to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith and Doubts in God: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the paralytic to prove to the crowd that He is the Son of God and thus has the authority to forgive sins. Many believers doubted God in spite of the miracles that God has done in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith - Evil Spirits: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled a legion of evil spirits from two demoniacs into a herd of pigs that drowned themselves. Ponder on, “Evil spirits are powerful compared to human powers; never temper with them. However, they are powerless in the face…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 8:28-34 When Jesus reached the country of the Gadarenes on the other side of the lake, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs - creatures so fierce that nobody could pass that way. They stood there shouting, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come…
Lord, thank you for your power and protection13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 30th June 2021Gen. 21:5,8-20; Ps. 33:7-8,10-11,12-13; Mt. 8:28-34 (Ps Wk I) Before Isaac was born to Sarah and Abraham in their old age, Abraham had fathered Hagar’s son, Ishmael. This had come about because Abraham and Sarah had been concerned…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 16:13-19 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Church - God’s Salvific Plan: In today’s celebration, we have St Peter the first of 266 popes of Rome to date. St Paul, the greatest evangelist of the Apostles. The Holy Spirit empowers, enlightens and enlists them for the growth of the Church founded by Jesus. …
Saints Peter and Paul, pray for usFeast of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles : Tuesday 29th June 2021Acts 12:1-11; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; 2 Tim. 4:6-8,17-18; Mt. 16:13-19 (Psalter proper) Peter had no reason to be hopeful when he was thrown into prison — very few people left the prison alive. But he had his fervent faith…
Lord, help me to be your true disciple of the Lord but give of myself totally to you13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 28th June 2021Gen. 18:16-33; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,8-9,10-11; Mt. 8:18-22 (Ps Wk I) This reading from Matthew’s Gospel on discipleship is always very difficult to understand and even to accept. Why is…