Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:27-32 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of corruption. In the same way, you appear to people from the outside like good and honest men,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Hypocrisy – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was furious with the scribes and Pharisees for the hypocrisy of their devout external religious observances and display of good social behaviours, but are filled with evil within their hearts. Ponder on, “We are all sinners. To live our…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:45-51 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ ‘From Nazareth?’ said Nathanael, ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and see’ replied Philip. When…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity - Faith: In today’s Gospel, when Philip told Nathanael that they have found the Messiah from Nazareth, he responded authentically. Ponder on, “If we love God authentically, then like Nathanael, God will bless us abundantly and beyond our human expectations. Do we want this to…
Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 24th August 2021Rev. 21:9-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13,17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps Wk I) The beautiful image of the holy city of Jerusalem coming down from heaven does not describe a place or a thing. It is a symbol of the human soul that lives in…
Lord, help us listen to Your voice, follow You ...21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 23rd August 20211 Thess. 1:1-5,8-10; Ps. 149:1-2,3-4,5-6,9; Mt. 23:13-22 (Ps Wk I) First Thessalonians was a letter St Paul wrote to the Christians in Thessalonica, (modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece). He had shared the good news with them during his…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:13-15 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who shut up the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces, neither going in yourselves nor allowing others to go in who want to. ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who travel over sea and land to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Hypocrisy – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimands the scribes and Pharisees for the hypocrisy of their faith that confuses and drives people away from the “Kingdom of Heaven.” Ponder on, “Do our daily living with our family and people, witness to the Gospel of Christ…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Betrayal” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was saddened that one of His apostles would betray Him, and many others would not believe in the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “God continues to show us His Merciful and Compassionate Love for us at all times. …
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:64-69 Jesus said to his followers: ‘There are some of you who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the outset who did not believe and who it was that would betray him. He went on, ‘This is why I told you that no one could come to me unless the…