Lord, teach me the gentleness of Your power!16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : Sunday 19th July 2020Wis. 12:13,16-19; Ps. 85:5-6,9-10,15-16; Mt. 13:24-43 (or 13:24-30) (Ps Wk IV) We are used to the idea of superpower nations exercising control, whether by the power of arms, money, control of media, or a multitude of other subtle…
Lord, make me grow in mercy and humility15th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th July 2020Mic. 2:1-5; Ps. 9:22-23,24-25,28-29,35; Mt. 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) The first reading from the Book of Micah describes the anger felt by the prophet at the way wealthy people covert and seize the fields owned by the poor. He…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Gentleness: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees began to plot to kill Jesus. Yet, there were many who followed Him. Jesus cured them and proclaimed that His Gospel of Salvation is filled with divine compassion, gentleness and inclusiveness; no one who seeks His Truth and Love…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:14-21 The Pharisees went out and began to plot against Jesus, discussing how to destroy him. Jesus knew this and withdrew from the district. Many followed him and he cured them all but warned them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:1-4, 6-8 Jesus took a walk through the cornfields one Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath.’ But he said to them,…
Have I felt God’s mercy in my life?15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th July 2020Is. 38:1-6,21-22,7-8; (R. Ps.) Is. 38:10,11,12,16; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) Have you ever faced serious illness? What happens when you or someone you love is faced with a terminal disease? How are we to make sense of this?…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Living the Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees rebuked Jesus and His disciples for picking corn on the Sabbath which is forbidden by Jewish Law. Ponder on, “Do I have the eyes and heart of the faith of Jesus to see and sense God’s daily Presence…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:28-30 Jesus exclaimed: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ‘Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus Compassion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the gift of Eternal Salvation that He offers is a Divine Compassionate Love that is inclusive of every person, especially those who are suffering. Ponder on, “Am I suffering because I am unjustly hurt, oppressed, ill, helpless in…
Our Lady of Mount CarmelOur Lady of Mount Carmel : Thursday 16th July 2020Is, 26:7-9,12,16-19; Ps. 101:13-14,15,16-18,19-21; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah consoled the people while they were in exile. He promised that if they walked in the Lord’s ways, the way home to Jerusalem would be open to them. The promise that the…