St Boniface, bishop & martyr9th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 5th June 20202 Tim. 3:10-17; Ps. 119(118):157,160,161, 165,166,168; Mk. 12:35-37 (Ps Wk I) As Paul neared the end of his life, he offered that life as a testimony to Timothy. All that he had accomplished and suffered was for the sake of the Gospel.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gospel Truth: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that being a descendent of David alone is not sufficient proof that He is the Messiah. He, the Son of God and Lord reveals the fullness of the Truth of the Gospel of Salvation. How do Jesus’ Words, Deeds…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:35-37 While teaching in the Temple, Jesus said, ‘How can the scribes maintain that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, moved by the Holy Spirit, said: The Lord declared to my Lord, take your seat at my right hand till I have made your enemies your footstool. David…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:28b-34a One of the scribes came up to Jesus put a question to him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authentic Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the greatest commandment is to love God totally and wholeheartedly, and love our neighbour as ourselves, as an inseparable condition. Loving God without loving our neighbour is not the Gospel that Jesus proclaimed. Loving neighbour without loving God…
Lord, make me know Your ways.9th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 4th June 20202 Tim. 2:8-15; Ps. 25(24):4-5,8-9,10,14; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps Wk I) Not all the Pharisees and Scribes were hostile to Jesus. Here today we have a scribe who approaches Jesus with a hostile motive. He comes to ask a question which was…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:18-20, 22-25 Some Sadducees - who deny that there is a resurrection - came to Jesus and they put this question to him, ‘Master, Moses prescribed for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, the man must marry the widow to raise up children for…
Ss Charles Lwanga & Companions, martyrs9th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 3rd June 20202 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps. 123(122) 1-2, 2 Mk 12:18-27 (Ps Wk I) Probably not many readers of SHALOM here in Asia have any devotion to Saint Charles Lwanga and his Companions or even any knowledge about them. Yet there are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Heaven – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Sadducees, did not believe in the Resurrection, questioned Jesus using the reality of human existence. When we do not have the gift of faith, we would challenge the Gospel and the Church’s Teachings sceptically. We are called to seek…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:13-17 The chief priests and the scribes and the elders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some Herodians to catch him out in what he said. These came and said to him, `Master, we know that you are an honest man, that you are not afraid of anyone, because human rank…