DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith in the Messiah: In todays Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees that He is the Messiah, sent by God His Father. Many could not believe, but others accepted the Truth. Ponder on, Do we have deep faith in Jesus as our Messiah? Do we live…
“It is profoundly unhealthy to concentrate upon Jesus’ sufferings while ignoring the cruelty and torture which are endemic in our world” (Sheila Cassidy)5th Week of Lent (C) : Tuesday 5th April 2022Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 101:2-3,16-18,19-21; Jn. 8:21-30 (Ps Wk I) Are we any different from the Israelites during the time of Moses or the Pharisees…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:12-19 Jesus said to the people: ‘I am the light of the world; anyone who follows me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the light of life. At this the Pharisees said to him, ‘You are testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not valid.’ Jesus…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Condemning Others Faith: In todays Gospel, the scribes and Pharisees, wanted to stone the adulteress to death according the Law of Moses. However, Jesus challenged them to cast their stones only if, they themselves have no sins. Ponder on, Are we often guilty of the…
Lord, help me not to judge by outward appearances but with the heart and the spirit5th Week of Lent (C) : Monday 4th April 2022Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Jn. 8:12-20 (Ps Wk I) To be unjustly and wrongly accused is a terrible experience. We can wonder if there is any justice in the world. Susannah…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:3-7, 9-11 The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman along who had been caught committing adultery; and making her stand there in full view of everybody, they said to Jesus, ‘Master, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery, and Moses has ordered us in the Law to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Condemning Others Faith: In todays Gospel, the scribes and Pharisees, wanted to stone the adulteress to death according the Law of Moses. However, Jesus challenged them to cast their stones only if, they themselves have no sins. Ponder on, Are we often guilty of the…
Lord, as You have forgiven me, help me not judge others5th Sunday of Lent (C) : 3rd April 2022Is. 43:16-21; Ps. 125:1-3,4-5,6; Phil. 3:8-14; Jn. 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) As we move towards the Holy Week Celebration, the readings of this 5th Sunday of Lent bring us hope and assurance of new life rooted in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gospel Truths: In today’s Gospel, the police did not arrest Jesus because they were struck by the great Wisdom of Jesus. Ponder on, “The Gospel Truths that Jesus proclaims will fill our hearts with great Peace and Joy if we accept them with sincere openness. Have we…
Am I blinded by my own sense of righteousness that I do not see the need for conversion? 4th Week of Lent : Saturday 2nd April 2022Jer. 11:18-20; Ps. 7:2-3,9-10,11-12; Jn. 7:40-53 (Ps Wk IV) Today we have a continuation of yesterday’s confusion about the identity of Jesus. In yesterday’s Gospel Reading, Jesus only spoke…