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…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Love – Disciples: In today’s Gospel, Jesus pleads His Father to “. . . consecrate them (His disciples) in the Truth; Your Word is Truth.” All of us are disciples of Jesus in today’s world; consecrated during our Sacrament of Confirmation. Do we live the…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:11b, 15-19 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. ‘I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to protect them from the evil one. They do…
St John I, Pope and martyr7th Week of Easter (B) : Tuesday 18th May 2021Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 67:10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s words to the elders of the Church of Ephesus contain an excellent principle for preaching the Gospel. “I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable and teaching…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Prayer: In today’s Gospel, as Jesus’ Death was impending, He prays to His Father about the fulfilment of His Mission. . . and thanked Him for the fidelity of His disciples. Let us pray that our faith will grow to become stronger and wiser, in…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:1-7 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; and, through the power over all mankind that you may have given him, let him give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 16:29-33 His disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly and not using metaphors! Now we see that you know everything, and do not have to wait for questions to be put into words; because of this we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them: ‘Do you believe…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Fears: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples, “The time will come when you will be scattered . . . leaving Me alone . . .” All of us have different fears: when in pain and danger; about the uncertain future, etc. However, if…