DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage “Bread of Life”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He is the “Bread of Life” that has come down from heaven. Those who eat this “Bread” will live forever. Do we value the Eucharist as God’s most precious gift to us, to strengthen our soul? Do we take the gift of…
Lord, help me to believe what I cannot understand3rd Week of Easter : Thursday 30th April 2020Acts. 8:26-40; Ps. 66(65):8-9,16-17,20; Jn. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) Philip listened to the Holy Spirit and went to speak with the eunuch from Ethiopia. The eunuch was reading Isaiah, but he didn't understand what he was reading, so Philip…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Eternal Life – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that it is His Father’s Will that all people be saved from their sinfulness and be given the gift of Eternal Life through Him. Yet, “Do we live the faith in Jesus, with greater zeal, deeper commitment and joyous hope when we…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:35-40 Jesus said to the crowd: ‘I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst. But, as I have told you, you can see me and still you do not believe. ‘Everyone whom the Father gives…
Lord, strengthen the faith and hope of those who live under persecution3rd Week of Easter : Wednesday 29th April 2020Acts. 8:1-8; Ps. 66(65):1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) The opening words of the first reading from Acts, or similar ones, could well have been written for the history of the Church in many countries since…
Lord, Increase your gift of love in us3rd Week of Easter : Tuesday 28th April 2020Acts. 7:51--8:1; Ps. 31(30):3-4,6,7-8,17,21; Jn. 6:30-35 (Ps Wk III) It has been said that the Gospels are the story of our lives as well as the story of Jesus’ life: we can find ourselves among the crowds who heard Jesus…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage “Bread of Life” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that He is the “Bread of Life” that will fulfill our deepest desires. Nothing and no person in this world can give us such divine fulfillment. Yet, many believers prefer to seek material, secular and sensual gratification instead of Jesus whose…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 6:30-35 The people said to Jesus, ‘What sign will you yourself do, the sight of which will make us believe in you? What work will you do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ Jesus answered them: ‘In all truth…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Superficial Faith: In today’s Gospel, the crowd that was fed with the miracle of the multiplication of loaves, could not see that Jesus is the Saviour, who is offering them the gift of Eternal Life. Do we also get too caught up in materialism and secular values, at the expense of…
Lord, live in and through me! Nourish and sustain me!3rd Week of Easter : Monday 27th April 2020Acts. 6:8-15; Ps. 119(118):23-24,26-27,29-30; Jn. 6:22-29 (Ps Wk III) It must be a frightening thing to be persecuted for one’s faith or beliefs. Sometimes it seems more comfortable and less painful to remain silent and hidden. Stephen was…