DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Deception – Truth: In today’s Gospel, the chief priests, scribes and elders questioned Jesus about His authority to chase the money changers out of the Temple for worship. Ponder on, “Do I question Jesus’ and the Church’s Teaching and Moral Authority, in order to justify my…
Daily Word Of GodMark 11:27-33 Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem, and as Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, ‘What authority have you for acting like this? Or who gave you authority to do these things?’ Jesus…
Daily Word Of GodMark 11:15-18 When Jesus reached Jerusalem, he went into the Temple and began driving out those who were selling and buying there; he upset the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling pigeons. Nor would he allow anyone to carry anything through the Temple. And he…
Our faith is about loving and serving God and other people8th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 28th May 2021Sir. 44:1.9-13; Ps. 149:1-2,3-4,5-6,9; Mk. 11:11-26 (Ps Wk IV) We will probably never be famous — perhaps our lives will pass in quiet and hidden ordinary living. But Sirach assures us that our lives are no…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fear of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, the chief priests and scribes were afraid of Jesus’ , passionate Teachings and Actions, which were attracting large crowds away from them. So, they began a scheme to kill Jesus. Ponder on, “Do we rationalise and justify our attitudes, behaviours…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – “Blindness”: In today’s Gospel, Bartimaeus the blind beggar, transcended the discouragement of the crowd and shouted all the louder, “Son of David, have pity on me . . . Master, let me see again. . .” All of us are “blind” emotionally and spiritually,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 10:46-52 As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting at the side of the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and to say, ‘Son of David, Jesus,…
St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 8th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 27th May 2021Sir. 42:15-26; Ps. 32:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mk. 10:46-52 (Ps Wk IV) This Gospel story about the blind beggar Bartimaeus is a fine example of how one type of story may contain other essential levels of meaning. The story is a miracle story: Jesus…
Saint Philip Neri, Priest8th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 26th May 2021Sir. 36:1,4-5,10-17; Ps. 78:8-9,11,13; Mk. 10:32-45 (Ps Wk IV) ‘To love and to serve.’ This is a teaching of Jesus that we may learn from today’s Gospel reading. On their way going up to Jerusalem, when everybody is preoccupied with their own thoughts…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Service of God: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds James and John, His apostles, “Anyone who wants to become great among you, must be your servant. . .” Ponder on, “Is our motive of the service of God’s people, sincerely for His Greater Glory, or our own…