Lord, help me to take your words to heart and live by them 5th Week of Lent : Wednesday 1st April 2020Dan. 3:14-20,91-92,95; (R. Ps) Dan. 3;52, 53,54,55,56; Jn. 8:31-42 (Ps Wk I) What a terrible choice faced the three young men! The king had ordered them to worship the idols of Babylon, and if…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:31-36 To the Jews who believed in him Jesus said: ‘If you make my word your home you will indeed be my disciples; you will come to know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered, ‘We are descended from Abraham and we have never been the slaves…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:23-30 Jesus said to the Pharisees: ‘You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I have told you already: You will die in your sins. Yes, if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Belief in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees that if they do not believe that He is the Saviour and Lord, they will “die in their sins”, and will not gain eternal Salvation. However, there are many who profess their faith in Jesus, but do not follow His…
Lord, help me to feel your Holy Presence with me when we look at the Crucifix or the Eucharist5th Week of Lent : Tuesday 31st March 2020Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 102(101):2-3,16-18,19-21; Jn. 8:21-30 (Ps Wk I) God’s cue for those who were bitten by the snakes seems very simple: they were to look at the bronze…
Lord, help me to seek the truth and show mercy and grace to others5th Week of Lent : Monday 30th March 2020Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 (or 13:41-62); Ps. 23(22):1-4,5-6; Jn. 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) The story of Susanna affirms the ultimate justice of God. Susanna was an upright Jewish woman married to Joakim. Two Israelite judges desired…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Compassion – Gospel: In today’s Gospel, the scribes and Pharisees brought an adulteress to Jesus, and asked Him whether they should follow the Law of Moses, to stone her to death. Ponder on our lives. “Do we condemn others for their sins, without any compassion?” “Are we not sinners ourselves?” Fr…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:1-7, 9a Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At daybreak he appeared in the Temple again; and as all the people came to him, he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman along who had been caught committing adultery; and making her stand…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 11:3-7, 17, 20, 21-26 The sisters, Mary and Martha, sent this message to Jesus, ‘Lord, the man you love is ill.’ On receiving the message, Jesus said, ‘This sickness will not end in death, but it is for God's glory so that through it the Son of God may be glorified.’…
Lord Jesus, grant us the grace to carry whatever cross that life lays on our shoulder 5th Sunday of Lent (A) : 29th March 2020Ez. 37:12-14; Ps. 130(129):1-2,3-4,5-8; Rom. 8:8-11; Jn. 11:1-45 (or 3-7,17,20-27,33-45) (Ps Wk I) “Let us go, too, and die with him”. When Thomas said this in responding to Jesus’ suggestion that…