Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:18-21 Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Again he said, ‘What…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Kingdom: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that God’s Kingdom is like a mustard seed – small and almost invisible. However, it has a potential to grow immensely and infinitely. Ponder on, “God’s Kingdom is within our hearts”. How is God inviting us to build His…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus healed a woman who was possessed for eighteen years. The synagogue president objected to the healing because it was the Sabbath. Jesus reprimanded him for hypocrisy. Ponder on, “If our faith is deep and authentic, we would be compassionate…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:10-13, 14b-15a, 16 One Sabbath day Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and there before him was a woman who for eighteen years had been possessed by a spirit that crippled her; she was bent double and quite unable to stand upright. When Jesus saw her he called her…
Lord, free us from any darkness in our lives and help us to live like children of light30th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 26th October 2020Eph. 4:32—5:8; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 13:10-17 (Ps Wk II) St Paul reminds us today that through baptism, we became light in the Lord so we should live like children…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 22:34-40 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to put him to the test, one of them put a further question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Commandments – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks with great Wisdom that the “greatest commandment” is to love God wholeheartedly and express this love to all peoples. Ponder on, “The purpose of our lives is to love God in return because without His Love we are…
Help me, Lord, to love You and to love all those around me as You love them30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 25th October 2020Ex. 22:20-26; Ps. 17:2-4,47,51; 1 Thess. 1:5-10; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps Wk II) Jesus had just silenced the Sadducees who had tried to catch Him out with a problem to which…
St Anthony Mary Claret, bishop29th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 24th October 2020Eph. 4:7-16; Ps. 121:1-2,3-5; Lk. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk I) Paul was appealing to the people to change their ways. Christ had equipped each person with gifts that would enable them to minister and work together to build up the Church. As each…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:6-9 Jesus told this parable, ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none. He said to his vinedresser, “For three years now I have been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut…