Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:21-28 Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a word in answer to her.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Humility – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the devil from the Canaanite woman’s daughter, because of her great faith and humility. For God to answer our prayers we need to have a strong and humble faith. Such faith surrenders the outcome to God out of…
Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary18th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 5th August 2020Jer. 31:1-7; (R. Ps.) Jer. 31:10,11-12,13; Mt. 15:21-28 (Ps Wk II) Jeremiah was sharing the plan for the restoration of Israel’s homeland and relationship with God. God would be the God of all of Israel and would continue to be…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:1-2, 10-14 Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said, ‘Why do your disciples break away from the tradition of the elders? They eat without washing their hands.’ He called the people to him and said, ‘Listen, and understand. What goes into the mouth does not make anyone unclean;…
Lord, cleanse me of doubt and fear18th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 4th August 2020Jer. 30:1-2,12-15,18-22; Ps. 101:16-18, 19-21,28 and 22-23; Mt. 15:1-2,10-14 (Ps Wk II) Jeremiah was not the most cheerful or encouraging of prophets. He seemed to be always preaching 'doom and gloom.' His message to his fellow Israelites was that the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees for their spiritual blindness of their faith. They observed the external rituals, but not the spirit of the Law. Practise true faith reverence, worship and love God through our lives of justice, mercy and selfless sacrifices.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Trusting Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Peter got out of the boat and walked towards Jesus on the sea; trusting in Him. Do we also dare to get out of the “securities and comforts” of our routine lives, works and relationships, and trust Jesus more wholeheartedly, and…
In life we have many different paths to walk... Lord, help us to keep our eyes on you!18th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 3rd August 2020Jer. 28:1-17; Ps. 118:29,43,78,80,95,102; Mt. 14:22-36 (Ps Wk II) As Peter walked on the water towards Jesus, what made him afraid was not the water, not the actual walking…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 14:22-23a, 25-31 Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he sent the crowds away. After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. In the fourth watch of the night he came towards them, walking…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 14:14-21 As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and healed their sick. When evening came, the disciples went to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place, and time has slipped by; so send the people away, and they can go to the…