DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Heaven: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that He is to die and leave them physically. However, there is the greater blessings of the gift of Eternal Life that He will prepare for them. Let us pray for the wisdom to value the gift…
Lord, be the centre of my life5th Sunday of Easter (A) : 10th May 2020Acts 6:1-7; Ps. 33(32):1-2,4-5,18-19; 1 Pt. 2:4-9; Jn. 14:1-12 (Ps Wk I) Even in the early Church, there were conflicts. The Christian community was looking after the vulnerable, yet it seemed that the Greek-speaking widows were being neglected. Up to this…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:1-3, 6-7, 11-12 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father's house there are many places to live in; otherwise I would have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and…
Lord Jesus, bless us with the grace of the resurrection4th Week of Easter : Saturday 9th May 2020Acts 13:44-52; Ps. 98(97):1,2-4; Jn. 14:7-14 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus seems to make an extraordinary promise: “whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater than these, he will do”. On reading these…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:7-14 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe it on the evidence of these works. In all truth I tell you, whoever believes in me will perform the same works…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Trusting Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples, “Whatever you ask in My Name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” Yes, Jesus means this literally. So, we must glorify His Father and serve His Will at all times. When did you last experience…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Knowing Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I am the Way, the Truth and Life”. Do we know Jesus personally through our daily prayers and living of the faith? “How is Jesus challenging us to know Him as the Way, the Truth and the Life?” Are we also experiencing Jesus in…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 14:1-6 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father's house there are many places to live in; otherwise I would have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I…
Jesus prepares a place in heaven for each of us4th Week of Easter : Friday 8th May 2020Acts 13:26-33; Ps. 2:6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) Over a thousand years ago, Saint Augustine reflected on this passage of John’s Gospel to ask how Jesus would prepare a place for us in heaven (his Father’s house).…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 13:16-20 After he had washed the feet of his disciples, Jesus said to them: ‘In all truth I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, no messenger is greater than the one who sent him. ‘Now that you know this, blessed are you if you behave accordingly. I am…