St Rita of Cascia, religious7th Week of Easter (B) : Saturday 22nd May 2021Acts. 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 10:4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-25 (Ps Wk III) The “follow Jesus” faithfully is what it means to be a disciple. The Gospel has shown us what is involved in following Jesus, which consists in carrying our own cross. However, each of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, John – Beloved Disciple: Today’s Gospel tells us that John was the beloved disciple of Jesus. Ponder on, “John was Jesus’ beloved disciple, because he had a way of relating to Jesus personally, that endeared him to Jesus. Do we love Jesus daily, that in times…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 21:20-24 Peter turned and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them - the one who had leaned on his breast at the supper and had said to him, ‘Lord, who is it that will betray you?’ Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘What about him, Lord?’ Jesus answered, ‘If I…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 21:15-17, 19b Jesus showed himself to his disciples, and after they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Do you love Jesus?”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus the Risen Lord asked Peter three times, “Do you love Me?”, presumably to “undo” the three denials of Peter that he knew Jesus, when his life was threatened. Similarly, “Do we compromise our faith, and put our needs…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:20-24 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, ‘Holy Father, I pray not only for these but also for those also who through their words will believe in me. May they all be one. , Father, may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am…
Ss Christopher Magallanes, priest & Comps. martyrs7th Week of Easter (B) : Friday 21st May 2021Acts 26:13-21; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; Jn. 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) Forgiveness has in the past been very much a religious matter, perhaps even a specifically Christian concept. It was part of Jesus' teaching and entered into the Our Father, that prayer…
Lord, help me to love You and others with the love that You and the Father share7th Week of Easter (B) : Thursday 20th May 2021Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) Paul had been arrested. When the commander learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, he decided to bring him to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Church – Unity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays to His Father for the unity amongst all His disciples and believers. Unity is much needed in our local parish, archdiocese and universal Church, and between Catholics and Protestant Christians. Pray for greater unity and peace, that all…
Father in Heaven brings all of us, Your scattered children, to a true unity grounded in Your justice and peace7th Week of Easter (B) : Wednesday 19th May 2021Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 67:29-30,33-35; 36; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) At the Last Supper (Jn. 17), Jesus prayed that “all be one.” While this is often used…