Lord, increase my love for You6th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 17th February 2020James 1:1-11; Ps. 119(118):67-68,71-72, 75-76; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps Wk II) What do you need most in life at this moment: peace, wisdom, healing, affirmation? The letter of James encourages us to ask God for what we need or desire. “If any…
Servant of God - Richard Friedl, SJBorn: September 16, 1847 Died: February 27, 1917 Richard Friedl, the second of five children, was born in Spalato, Dalmatia (today’s Split, Croatia). In 1852 the family moved to Ragusa (today’s Dubrovnik) and there at the age of nine, Richard studied at the Jesuit school and became a member…
Blessed Roger Filcock, SJBorn: Circa 1570 Died: February 27, 1601 Beatified: November 22, 1987 Fr Roger Filcock was born in Sandwich, Kent, England. He studied at the English college in Rheims, France and was amongst the first students to go to St Alban’s seminary in Valladolid, Spain, where he was ordained in 1597. When he…
Venerable Francis Nevill, SJBorn: Circa 1595 Died: Sometime in February 1679 ???????????????????????????????????? Fr Francis Nevill’s family name was Cotton and he was born in Hampshire. He studied at the English College at Saint-Omer in Flanders and subsequently to the English College in Valladolid in Spain from 1613-1616. When he was twenty- one, he entered the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Lust – Respect: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges His disciples and us to live the radical and wholesome life of the Kingdom. Treat each human person with respect and dignity because God Created us in His Image and Likeness. Lust is sexual exploitation that needs a…
6th Sunday in Odinary Time (A)6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : Sunday 16th February 2020Sir (Ecc). 15:16-21; Ps. 119(118):1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34; 1 Cor. 2:6-10; Mt. 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 (Ps Wk II) People often blame others for their own mistakes and sins. It's the fault of society, my upbringing, the media, and so on.…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘For I tell you, if your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of Heaven. ‘You have heard how it was said to our ancestors, You shall not kill; and if anyone…
Blessed James Carvalho, SJBorn: Circa 1578 Died: February 22, 1624 Beatified: May 7, 1867 Fr Carvalho was born in Coimbra, Portugal. He entered the Coimbra Jesuit Novitiate in 1594. In 1600, he left Lisbon for Goa for his philosophy studies. A year later, he went to Macau to complete his philosophy and theology studies and…
Saint Robert Southwell, SJBorn: Between Oct & Dec 1561 Died : February 21, 1595 Beatified: December 15, 1929 Canonised: October 25, 1970 Fr Robert Southwell, a martyr of England, is one of the more illustrious English martyrs and one of its better poet. He was born of a well-to-do family at Horsham St Faith near…
Blessed John Sullivan, SJBorn: May 8, 1861 Died: February 19, 1933 Servant of God in September 1960 Venerable November 2014 Beatified 13 May 2017 John Sullivan was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Edward Sullivan was Ireland’s Lord Chancellor. Young John was brought up in his father’s Protestant faith. His mother, Elizabeth Baily, was a…