DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Divine Power” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the devil from a possessed man. The crowds were astonished. Ponder on, “Do we have a deep faith in Jesus’ divine power or are we ‘fearful’ of evil spirits? Are we superstitious and look to other spiritual…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:16-22a Jesus came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read, and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written: The…
Lord, Jesus, put Your Spirit in us so that we may bring the Good News to the whole22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 2nd September 20241 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 118:97-102; Lk 4:16-30 (Ps Wk II) The people of Nazara, the hometown of Jesus, were initially so impressed by His preaching in the local…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus – Saviour: Faith” In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that Prophet Isaiah’s prophesy is fulfilled in Him. The crowd in Nazara, were filled with awe. Ponder on, “When the Gospel Truth touches our hearts, do we act on the inspirations or do we shy away from…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:1-2a, 5, 8, 14-15, 21-23 The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus, and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands. So they asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not respect the tradition of the elders but eat their…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jewish Rituals – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees, “You observe human traditions, but put aside God’s Commandments. Thus, evil intentions like: fornication, theft, murder, adultery. . . emerge from the heart.” Ponder on, “Do we observe our Church’s rituals, but fail to…
Lord, guide us to sow seeds of appreciation and not devastation22nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 1st September 2024Deut 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 14:2-5; Jm 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (Ps Wk II) To care for the earth implies that all creation be given equal treatment. This unbiased care is underlined in…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25: 14-15, 19-20, 22-23a, 24a, 25-26a, 28b-29 Jesus told his disciples this parable: ‘A man on his way abroad summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one, each in proportion to his ability. Then he set out.…
The key to happiness is very simple – serving God21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 31st August 20241 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 32:12-13, 18-21; Mt 25:14-30 (Ps Wk I) “For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance.” (Mt 25:29) Jesus’ saying in the Parable of the Talents…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Responsibility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples the “Parable of the Talents” to challenge us to live our faith with greater responsibilities. Ponder on, “God Loves and Trusts us. So, He blesses us with graces, talents and good opportunities in order for…