Jesus is constantly praying for us7th Week of Easter : Wednesday 27th May 2020Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 68(67):29-30,33-35,36; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) The Gospel readings for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for this 7th week of Easter are best taken together. They make up the seventeenth chapter of St John’s Gospel. They present us in prayer…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:11b, 15-19 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. ‘I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to protect them from the Evil One. They do…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:1-7 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; so that, just as you have given him power over all humanity, he may give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And eternal…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus, Messiah: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays to His Father with great Love and intimacy that His time has come to be glorified by Him. Jesus has fulfilled His Father’s Will of proclaiming His gift of Salvation to all peoples. Pray in thanksgiving to God for…
St Philip Neri, priest7th Week of Easter – St Philip Neri, priest : Tuesday 26th May 2020Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 68(67):10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps Wk III) The Gospel that we read today is what a sixteenth-century scholar called the “priestly prayer” of Christ. In the prayer, Christ, before he died, offered to sacrifice his own life…
In times of darkness, we can be assured that the Helper, the Holy Spirit, is with us7th Week of Easter : Monday 25th May 2020Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 68(67):2-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps Wk III) We have just celebrated the Feast of Jesus’ Ascension. After accomplishing his mission, Jesus has returned to his Father. His departure must…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 16:29-33 His disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly and not using veiled language. Now we see that you know everything and need not wait for questions to be put into words; because of this we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them: ‘Do you believe at…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Fidelity to God: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples that in the pains and trials of the faith, they would flee in fear for their lives. However, they should be courageous. The world will come to know and accept His Truth and Triumph over sin…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays in thanksgiving to His Father for all that He has been able to fulfill in His Pastoral ministry. He is now asking the Father to glorify Him so that the Father may be glorified. Let us pray that we…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:1-7 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; so that, just as you have given him power over all humanity, he may give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And eternal…