DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Childlike Humility: In today’s Gospel, Jesus said to His disciples that to be the “greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven,” we need to have the virtue of childlike humility. This virtue is to be totally trusting in our love for God. Do we “trust God” and…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:57-62 As Jesus and his disciples travelled along they met a man on the road who said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus answered, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.’ Another…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Living God’s Will: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples of the importance of having a single-minded commitment to follow Him regardless of the many concerns, attractions and temptations of life. Do we put God’s Will as our top priority, or do we justify our…
St Jerome, priest and doctor26th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 30th September 2020Job. 9:1-12,14-16; Ps. 87:10-11,12-13,14-15; Lk. 9:57-62 (Ps Wk II) Job wanted to argue with God. After all, he was innocent, so why should he suffer unjustly? Perhaps we have wanted to argue with God at times. The fact that the world is…
Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael - watch over usThe Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael : Tuesday 29th September 2020Dan. 7:9-10,13-14 or Rev. 12:7-12; Ps. 137:1-3,4-5; Jn. 1:47-51 (Ps Wk II) The role of the angels within God's creation can be seen in the names which the Bible gives them. Many names in the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sincerity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised Nathanael for being a person of great integrity and sincerity in his search for God. Pray to receive such virtues so that we too can grow in greater holiness in our relationship with Jesus. Through the archangels, we…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:47-51 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming he said of him, ‘There, truly, is an Israelite in whom there is no deception.’ Nathanael asked, ‘How do you know me?’ Jesus replied, ‘Before Philip came to call you, I saw you under the fig tree.’ Nathanael answered, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 9:46-50 An argument started between the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus knew what thoughts were going through their minds, and he took a little child whom he set by his side and then he said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes…
St Lawrence Ruiz and Comps. matyrs26th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 28th September 2020Job. 1:6-22; Ps. 16:1,2-3,6-7; Lk. 9:46-50 (Ps Wk II) The Psalmist is confident in the presence of God: there is no malice in him. In that, the Psalmist resembles Job. No matter what befell him, “Job did not sin nor did…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Greatest-Least” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taking a child as an example, proclaims that “the least amongst them is the greatest.” In doing so, Jesus is inviting His disciples to follow His example of living in humility, and be willing to trust God His Father…