St Maria Goretti, virgin & martyr14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : Monday 6th July 2020Hos. 2:16,17-18,21-22; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 9:18-26 (Ps Wk II) Hosea was a prophet during the 8th century B.C. His writings conveyed the message of God’s love for sinful people, particularly Israel, represented as an unfaithful wife. She had gone away…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:18-19, 23-26 While Jesus was speaking, suddenly one of the officials came up, who bowed low in front of him and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.’ Jesus rose and, with his disciples, followed him. When Jesus…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, one of the officials begged Jesus with great faith and humility, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her, and her life will be saved.” Have our faith in Jesus been deep or do we…
Lord, give me a humble and open heart14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 5th July 2020Zec. 9:9-10; Ps. 144:1-2,8-9,10-11, 13-14; Rom. 8:9,11-13; Mt. 11:25-30 (Ps Wk II) The image of the king entering Jerusalem on the donkey was intended to give hope. Everything would be put right; justice would reign, and people would rejoice…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Peace of Christ: In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites His disciples and every person, “Come to Me all you who labour and are overburdened. . .” Jesus’ Gospel as the Good News of Salvation is always inclusive and filled with hope for those who are suffering. Ponder…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:25-30 Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no…
Lord, help me to remain open and ready to receive the new wine of the Holy Spirit.13th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 4th July 2020Am. 9:11-15; Ps. 84:9,11-12,13-14; Mt. 9:14-17 (Ps Wk I) In today’s Gospel reading, we see how Jesus responded to John the Baptist’s disciples on ‘Fasting’. . For Jesus, fasting is…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 9:14-17 John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Challenges of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that “New wine is for fresh skins” and not old skins. This is to call us to be open to the new and radical challenges of the Gospel of Christ. If the practice of our faith is old…
"Blessed are those who have not seen me and yet believe” (Jn 20:39). Feast of St Thomas, Apostle : Friday 3rd July 2020Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Jn. 20:24-29 (Ps Wk I) We owe a debt of gratitude to St Thomas, for it was in response to him that Jesus made two of his very precious…