Lord, give me the gift of Your Spirit2nd Week of Easter : Tuesday 21st April 2020Acts 4:32-37; Ps. 93(92):1-2,5; Jn. 3:7-15 (Ps Wk II) Human strife begins when we say, ‘This is mine! You can’t have it!’ When there is gross inequality in society, we shouldn’t be surprised that there are crimes and unrest. The…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 3:7b-8, 11-15 Jesus said to Nicodemus: ‘Do not be surprised when I say: You must be born from above. The wind blows where it pleases; you can hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 3:1-8 There was one of the Pharisees called Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews, who came to Jesus by night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him.’ Jesus answered:…
Lord, help me to be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit2nd Week of Easter : Monday 20th April 2020Acts 4:23-31; Ps. 2:1-3,4-6,7-9; Jn. 3:1-8 (Ps Wk II) Peter and John had been arrested for preaching about Jesus and the resurrection. The authorities finally released Peter and John and warned them to stop talking…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Reality of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explained to Nicodemus that entry into God’s Kingdom is God’s gift of eternal life through Baptism of water in the Spirit. The human flesh without such divine gifts cannot gain eternal Salvation. Are we grateful to God for the gift of Eternal Salvation, won…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:24-29 Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord,’ but he answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Faith – Doubt: In today’s Gospel, Thomas the apostle refused to believe that Jesus has risen from His Death. He insisted on physical evidence before he believes. Many of us believers too, prefer to turn to material gain and glory, than to commit to living the sacrifices and mercy that Jesus’…
Jesus, I trust in youDivine Mercy Sunday (A) – 2nd Sunday of Easter : 19th April 2020Acts. 2:42-47; Ps. 118(117):2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Pt. 1:3-9; Jn. 20:19-31 (Ps Wk II) One of the apparent contradictions in the Gospels is the timing of the coming of the Holy Spirit. In the Gospel according to St John, when Jesus…
Lord, change me! Let the power of the Risen Christ transform meSaturday within Easter Octave : 18th April 2020Acts 4:13-21; Ps. 118(117):1,14-15,16,17-18,19-21; Mk. 16:9-15 (Psalter proper) Today’s scripture readings contrast the type of leadership exercised by the apostles before the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and after. The passage from Mark gives the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Resurrection – Unbelief: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Eleven apostles for their incredulity and obstinacy towards Mary of Magdala’s testimony that she He has Risen. Are we also guilty of over focusing our life on materialistic possessions and secular success, and not giving priority to the reality of Eternal Life?…