Lord, teach me to love You..and the people around me32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 13th November 20202 Jn. 4-9; Ps. 118:1,2,11,17,18; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps Wk IV) The author of 2 John insists that those who do not abide in the teaching of Christ or who go beyond it have cut themselves off from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “End of the World” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the reality that the day will come when everything on earth will end, and everyone will face the “Final Judgment”. Ponder on, “Have we loved God and others deeply? Will our outcome be living an…
St Josaphat, bishop & martyr32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 12th November 2020Phm. 7-20; Ps. 145:6-7,8-10; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps Wk IV) Paul’s writes to Philemon to persuade him to accept a person named Onesimus into his household. The problem here is that Onesimus was once a slave to Philemon, but had run away. No…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, 'The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look, it is here! Look, it is there!” For look, the kingdom of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discerning Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains to the Pharisees that the “Kingdom of God” is already present among us; so, we are to live a more discerning life. We are to live daily with greater consciousness of loving God and others, as God wills of…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was travelling in the borderlands of Samaria and Galilee. As he entered one of the villages, ten men suffering from a virulent skin-disease came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gratitude – God: In today’s Gospel of the “Parable of the Ten Lepers,” Jesus proclaims the importance of showing gratitude for the great Merciful Love that God showers on us daily. Ponder on, “Do I take God for granted? If ‘no’ then, how is this shown…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 11th November 2020Tit. 3:1-7; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) Titus was one of Paul’s convert. He had worked briefly with St Paul in Crete. The epistle, among other concerns, gave instructions to the Cretan believers, about faith and conduct. As they read…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 10th November 2020Tit. 2:1-8,11-14; Ps. 36:3-4,18,23,27,29; Lk. 17:7-10 (Ps Wk IV) The letter to Timothy is filled with descriptions of 'correct' behaviour. Some of it might not fit in with the way we think today. Wives are not necessarily submissive to their…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Disciples of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples and us that we are all called to “serve” God as selflessly, faithfully and vigilantly as He has shown us; even if we are to suffer and die for it. Ponder on, “How Christ-like are…