DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Miracles of the Loaves”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus fed four thousand people with a few loaves of bread and small fishes. Jesus “took what was offered, blessed, broke, distributed and collected seven baskets full of scraps.” Do we offer God our abundant graces, wealth, time, talents…
Lord, remove all fear and doubt from my heart5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 13th February 2021Gen. 3:9-24; Ps. 89:2,3-4,5-6,12-13; MK. 8:1-10 (Ps Wk I) ‘Where are you?’ This is the question God has asked humans for thousands of years. We avoid him. We hide from God because we are frightened or ashamed.…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:31-37 Returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went by way of Sidon towards the Lake of Galilee, right through the Decapolis region. And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside…
Lord, Open my eyes and my ears... to hear and see You .. in people, in events, everywhere!5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 12th February 2021Gen. 3:1-8; Ps. 31:1-2,5,6,7; Mk. 7:31-37 (Ps Wk I) Jesus' mission, which began in Galilea, now brings him into Gentile territory. Gentiles are allowed to experience the saving…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Ephphatha” – Be Healed: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed “Ephphatha” to cure the deaf and dumb man. Ponder on, “Are there areas in our minds and hearts that we need Jesus to cure so that we will be more open to hearing His Father’s Will, and…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 2:1-5, 7-9a, 11 There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. When they ran out of wine provided for the wedding was all finished, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ Jesus…
Our Lady of Lourdes5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 11th February 2021Gen. 2:18-25; Ps 127:1-2,3,4-5; Mk 7:24-30 (Ps Wk I) The first reading contains the story of the creation of woman, or rather the motive given by God for creating woman, that is, “It is not good that man should be alone.” As…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary and Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Mary who knew and loved Her Son intimately, was able to influence Him to perform His first miracle of turning water into wine, for the wedding feast. The wisdom of our faith would urge us to seek Mary to intercede…
St Scholastica, Virgin5th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 10th February 2021Gen. 2:4-9,15-17; Ps. 103:1-2,27-28,29-30; Mk. 7:14-23 (Ps Wk I) The account of the garden of Eden is a teaching story of a type well known in the ancient near east. It is not literal, but symbolic, and it has a profound message for…
Daily Word Of GodMark 7:14-23 Jesus called the people to him again and said, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out a man that make him unclean. If anyone as ears to hear, let him…