Do we love as Jesus loves or do we exclude others in our attempt to follow the rules?30th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 30th October 2020Phil. 1:1-11; Ps. 110:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk II) Paul loved the Church at Philippi and was grateful for their love towards him. They were generous in their love…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Double Standards” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus points out to the Pharisees of how they would bend the Sabbath Laws to suit their convenience and needs, but impose them on others rigidly, harshly and unjustly. Ponder on, “Are we also guilty of having such attitudes…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 14:1-6 On a Sabbath day Jesus had gone to share a meal in the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. Now there in front of him was a man with dropsy, and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees with the words, ‘Is it against the…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:31-35 Some Pharisees came up. ‘Go away,’ they said. ‘Leave this place, because Herod means to kill you. He replied, ‘You may go and give that fox this message: Look! Today and tomorrow I drive out devils and heal, and on the third day I attain my end. But for today…
Lord, strengthen us by Your Spirit in our struggle against the evils that afflict our world30th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 29th October 2020Eph. 6:10-20; Ps. 143:1,2,9-10; Lk. 13:31-35 (Ps Wk II) The Psalmist — in the Old Testament background of Israel’s fight for survival against its enemies — blesses God for training his…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Inner Conflicts” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees who hated Jesus, were also cautioning Jesus about King Herod’s plans to kill Him. Ponder on, “Do we have inner conflicts and struggles of wanting to live the Gospels of Christ and God’s Will, yet drawn to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Will – Prayer: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed the whole night to discern His Father’s Will before choosing His apostles the next morning. Ponder on, “In my daily prayer, do I try to sense God’s Will and seek His Light on how I can love…
Feast of Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles30th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 28th October 2020Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Ps Wk II) The early Church started celebrating the feasts of the Apostles by commemorating one apostle for each month of the year. Thus, the memory of the Twelve Apostles and their preaching…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:12-16 Jesus went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James…
Lord Jesus, help us to spend time with you and allow us to be nourished by you30th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 27th October 2020Eph. 5:21-33; Ps. 127:1-2,3,4-5; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) Amidst the busyness and challenges of everyday life, marriage can sometimes be viewed as mundane. The Letter to the Ephesians, however,…