DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Zacchaeus’ Faith and Zeal”: In today’s Gospel, Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector had great zeal to see Jesus passing by. And, when Jesus wanted to stay at his house, he publicly welcomed Him warmly to his home. Ponder on, “Unlike Zacchaeus, do we often feel hesitant…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 19:1-5, 7, 9-10 Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the town when a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man. He was anxious to see what kind of man Jesus was, but he was too short and…
Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts Peter & Paul 33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 18th November 2024Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18: 35-43 (Ps Wk I) The blind man “sitting at the side of the road’’ – is an outcast, at the edge of society’s happenings. He is considered ‘useless’…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 18:35-43 As Jesus drew near to Jericho there was a blind man sitting at the side of the road begging. When he heard the crowd going past he asked what it was all about, and they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. So he called out, ‘Jesus, Son…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blind man of Deep Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the blind man pleaded for Jesus to cure him, in spite of the crowd’s scolding. Jesus granted his pleas because of his deep faith. Ponder on, “Are our pleas for Jesus to respond to our needs, our faith’s…
Daily Word Of GodMark 13:28-32 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell…
Lord, help me to stay focus on You, instead of being obsessed with the “when” and the “how”33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 17th November 2024 Dan 12:1-3; Ps 15:5, 8-11; Hebr 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 (Ps Wk I) As we approach the end of the liturgical year, our scriptural readings point towards…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Wisdom – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Fig tree”, to remind His disciples that while they are able to predict the seasons, through the signs of the growth of the fig tree, they would not be able to predict the Second…
St Margaret of Scotland; St Gertrude, Virgin pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturiday, 16th November 2024 3 Jn 1:5-8; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus teaches us to pray always without cease. This invites us to reflect our attitudes towards prayer and God. Do we allocate certain moments of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Praying Continually with Hope”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus advised His disciples to pray continually with hope. Ponder on, “All of us pray daily, but are our prayers as ‘persistent and fervent’ as with the widow in today’s Gospel? For such prayers, our faith and love for…