DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “A Child – Symbol of Humility” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, that a child is the symbol of the virtue of humility that is needed to enter “The Kingdom of Heaven.” Ponder on, “This virtue of humility in its fullest sense, is to be…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:13-15 The people brought little children to Jesus, for him to lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples scolded them, but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children alone, and do not stop them from coming to me; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of Heaven…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:3-6 Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to put him to the test they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said:…
St Stephen of Hungary, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 16th August 2024Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 (or 59-63); Ps Is 12:2-6; Mt 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) The convenient excuse for break-ups in a covenantal relationship treats everyone as a utility. It fails to tie responsibility and relationship as a call. Every…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Divorce in Marriage” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, “A man and his wife are no longer two; but one flesh. So then, what God has united, human beings must not divide.” Ponder on, “The Sacrament of Marriage, is a sacred bond between the married…
Mother Mary, pray for usASSUMPTION OF THE B.V. MARY : Thursday 15th August 2024Rev 11:19, 12:1-6, 10; Ps 44:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-26; Lk 1:39-56 (Psalter Proper) The Assumption reveals Mary’s devout life. Luke’s gospel depicts Mary’s experience of a human encounter with the divine - troubled when she hears the voice of the angel…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Assumption of Mary” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Elizabeth proclaimed to Mary, “Why should I be honoured with a visit from the Mother of my Lord?” Ponder on, “Mary conceived Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, through the Holy Spirit. She was pure and sinless throughout her…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 1:39-47 Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sin Destroys Community” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples on how they are to win back a member of the community who has gone astray because of his sins. Ponder on, “If the sin of a person, is grave, it may divide…
St Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 14th August 2024Ez 9:1-7, 10:18-22; Ps 112:1-6; Mt 18:15-20 (Ps Wk III) The prophet Ezekiel was a priest in the Temple in Jerusalem before the Israelites were exiled to Babylon. The Temple was the setting for Ezekiel’s vision. The…