3rd Ord Sunday (Sunday of the Word of God)Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Ps. 26: 1.4.13-14; Gospel of Matthew 4:12-23 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 26 January 2020 There is a story of a very generous and wise king who one day came across a beggar Tom who looked very…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Reception of Faith: In the parable of “The Sower of Seeds” we are reminded to be more fully receptive to God’s Word that brings true peace, joy and fulfilment in our lives. Nothing and no person in this world can fulfil these deepest longings of our…
Daily Word Of GodMark 4:2-9 Jesus taught the crowd many things in parables, and in the course of his teaching he said to them, ‘Listen! Imagine a sower going out to sow. Now it happened that, as he sowed, some of the seed fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and…
God gives grace to those who hunger for his Word 3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 29th January 20202 Sam. 7:4-17; Ps. 89(88):4-5,27-28,29-30; Mk. 4:1-20 (Ps Wk III) In Samuel, God promises David that, from his seed, He will establish a kingdom that shall endure forever. In Mark, Christ tells the parable of the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Relationships – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus affirms that the greatest Truth and the deepest blessings are knowing that we are children of God our Father, who loves us totally and unconditionally. This love embraces God’s Compassion, Care, Protection and Guiding Light; and are beyond our…
St Thomas Aquinas, priest & doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 28th January 20202 Sam. 6:12-15,17-19; Ps. 24(23):7,8,9,10; Mk. 3:31-35 (Ps Wk III) This passage from Mark’s gospel is something of a puzzle and unfortunately and not infrequently gives rise to anti-Marian explanations and sentiments. As a fervent Jew and as the Son of…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:31-35 The mother and brothers of Jesus arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.’ He replied, ‘Who are my mother…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:22-30 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him,’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he drives devils out.’ So Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided…
Lord, help us to be faithful and loyal followers of you3rd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 27th January 20202 Sam. 5:1-7,10; Ps. 89(88):20,21-22,25-26; Mk. 3:22-30 (Ps Wk III) Psalm 89, one of the longer psalms, celebrates God's faithfulness, which one of the earlier verses describes as a “marvel”, a miracle. Throughout the Psalm, the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Condemnation” – Faith: The miracles and the great Wisdom of the Teachings of Jesus were condemned by His enemies as the work of the devil. Have you experienced being “condemned” for the good you do, especially in serving the Church? If so, bear the crosses and…