DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – The Healer: In today’s Gospel, Jesus healed Peter’s mother in law, expelled devils and cured all kinds of diseases and illnesses. When we are ill or facing trials and challenges that are beyond us, do we seek Jesus’ divine power and compassionate Love? Do…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:38-42a Leaving the synagogue Jesus went to Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a high fever and they asked him to do something for her. Standing over her he rebuked the fever and it left her. And she immediately got up and began to serve them. At…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – Devil: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expels the devil from the possessed man. Are we fearful of the devils who exist and can be powerful and destructive? If we have Jesus in our hearts, and love Him through living our faith and receiving the Sacraments…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:31-37 Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because his word carried authority. In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean devil, and he shouted at the top…
Lord, deepen my understanding22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 1st September 20201 Cor. 2:10-16; Ps. 144:8-9,10-11,12-14; Lk. 4:31-37 (Ps Wk II) People are amusing and strange. We claim that God is infinite and beyond describing and limiting in any way. But we write many books that claim to have God all figured out, and…
Lord, open my mind and heart to serve You wholeheartedly in Your people22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 31st August 20201 Cor. 2:1-5; Ps. 118:97,98,99,100,101,102; Lk. 4:16-30 (Ps Wk II) Our faith is not something that can be sold by fancy speech, cleverness, or the latest media or technology fads. And it is undoubtedly…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 4:16-22a Jesus came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read, and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written: The…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Divine Truth: In today’s Gospel, when Jesus spoke with divine Wisdom in His home village in Nazara, everyone was astonished. There is much wisdom and divine Truth within our hearts. Do we put God at the centre of our lives, and love Him wholeheartedly, sincerely and…
Lord Jesus, help me to live as You did22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 30th August 2020Jer. 20:7-9; Ps. 62:2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Rom. 12:1-2; Mt. 16:21-27 (Ps Wk II) Jeremiah was complaining of having been tricked by God. He was torn between holding back and not speaking the words that God had for him to share…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Love – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Peter tried to persuade Jesus not to embrace the Cross and Death. Jesus responds, “Unless you renounce yourself and take up your cross,” you will not gain Eternal Salvation. In times of trials, is our “self-love” for comfort and glory,…