Lord, help me to be ready when You come and call me home to paradise21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 30th August 20241 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 32:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 (Ps Wk I) Reading the Parable of the Ten Virgins with lamps, a religious nun remarked once that waiting is not suffering,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fidelity in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples the “Parable of the Ten Bridesmaid”. Ponder on, “The ‘sensible’ bridesmaids were those who lived their faith with sincerity, focus and wisdom. However, the ‘foolish’ bridesmaids, were superficial in their faith and took God for…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 25:1-6, 8-9, 13 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven will be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took no oil with them, whereas…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “John the Baptist” – Truth: In today’s Gospel episode, John the Baptist was beheaded for upholding God’s Truth, against adultery. Ponder on, “Do we have the courage to speak the Truth about: the Church’s Teachings on moral living; sanctity of the Sacrament of Marriage, abortion, pre-marital…
Daily Word Of GodMark 6:22-28 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she delighted Herod and his guests; so the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me anything you like and I will give it you.’ And he swore her an oath, ‘I will give you anything you ask, even half my kingdom.’…
The Passion of St John the Baptist - St John the Baptist, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 29th August 2024Jer 1:17-19; Ps 70:1-6, 15, 17; Mk 6:17-29 (Ps Wk I) The Passion of John the Baptist is celebrated to recognize his martyrdom ahead of Jesus’. Just as John heralded Jesus’…
St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 28th August 20242 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 127:1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 (Ps Wk I) Jesus exposed the “woes” of the scribes and Pharisees. In this instance, Jesus likens them to “whitewashed tombs”. He uses the term in reference to the…
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…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus condemned the scribes and Pharisees for their evil deeds. He says, “You look handsome on the outside, but inside, you are full of every kind of corruption.” Ponder on, “Do we trust ‘hypocrites’ in…
St Monica, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 27th August 20242 Thes 2:1-3, 14-17; Ps 95:10-13 Mt 23:23-26 (Ps Wk I) St. Monica endured a difficult life but she devoted herself to a life of prayer and virtuous living. She persevered, overcame her difficulties and first won over her husband and…