Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:12-19 Jesus went onto the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James…
Lord, help me to be like Pope Francis – A Man for Others! 23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 7th September 2021Col. 2:6-15; Ps. 144:1-2,8-9,10-11; Lk. 6:12-19 (Ps Wk III) The time Jesus spent in prayer – in communion with Father God prepared him to choose the Twelve. This intimate relationship with His…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Call of Apostles” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus spent the night in prayer, to discern whom to choose to be His Apostles. Jesus has also “chosen” us personally, to draw more people closer to God, through our daily witness of the Gospel. Ponder on, “Are…
Lord, be with me in my moments of withdrawal, isolation and aloneness23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 6th September 2021Col. 1:24 —2:3; Ps. 61:6-7,9; Lk. 6:6-11 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s letter was written to support the founder of the Church at Colossae in dealing with some problems that had arisen in that new…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:6-11 On the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure a man on the sabbath, hoping to find something to use against him. But…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus healed a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees were furious with Him for “breaking the Sabbath Laws”. Ponder on, “Are we spiritually blind to the divine Truth of God’s Compassionate care for our…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:31-37 Returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside…
Lord, grant me patience, trust, and total faith in you23rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 5th September 2021Is. 35:4-7a; Ps. 145:6-7,8-10; James 2:1-5; Mk. 7:31-37 (Ps Wk III) So much of our lives are governed by fear, especially in recent times by so many challenges. But Isaiah challenges us not to be afraid,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Miracles – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the deaf man, and the crowd was filled with awe. Ponder on, “Do we praise and thank God for the many miracles He has done and continues to do for us: protecting us from harm, healing us of…
God is our help. God upholds our cause and our lives (Ps 54:1, 4)22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 4th September 2021Col. 1:21-23; Ps. 53:3-4,6,8; Lk. 6:1-5 (Ps Wk II) If the letter St Paul wrote to the Colossians (about AD 60) is written to us today, would it still be applicable? Can…