Lord, may I rejoice in Your presence2nd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 20th January 20201 Sam. 15:16-23; Ps. 50(49):8-9,16-17,21,23; Mk. 2:18-22 (Ps Wk II) Many people make a show of doing God’s will but insist on doing their own. Saul was one such man, and it brought about his downfall. Samuel had given him…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Good News of Salvation: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the Good News of Salvation brings Real Hope into our world of “darkness, sin, evil and destruction.” We experience human weaknesses in our “suffering”. But, the Good News will eventually triumph, in Eternal Life. Fr Philip…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 1:29-34 Seeing Jesus coming towards him, John said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. It was of him that I said, “Behind me comes one who has passed ahead of me because he existed before me.” I did not know him myself,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Proclaim Jesus: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist’s fidelity in his mission of preparing all his disciples to follow Jesus, as the Messiah is truly inspiring. Likewise, we are reminded that our mission in life is to witness to the Truth of Jesus in all that…
2nd Week in Ordinary Time (A)2nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 19th January 2020Is. 49:3, 5-6; Ps. 40(39):2, 4, 7-9, 10; 1 Cor. 1:1-3; Jn. 1:29-34 (Ps Wk II) God’s plans far surpass anything that we can dream or imagine. The redemption of Israel was not enough for God — he planned to send…
Servant of God Peter John Cayron, SJBorn: January 13, 1672 Died: January 31, 1754 Peter Cayron was born in Rodez, in southern France. He studied at the Jesuit school in his native city from the age of ten and decided to enter the Society when he was fifteen. To change his mind, his parents who…
Servant of God Thomas Esteban, SJBorn: September 23, 1879 Died: January 30 1934 (date when all hope to save him ended) Thomas Esteban was born in Sesma, a small village in Navarre, Spain. He studied at the local school but at twelve, he was sent to the school in Irache operated by the Piarist Fathers.…
Blessed Julian Maunoir, SJBorn : Oct 1, 1606 Died : Jan 28, 1683 Beatified : May 20, 1951 Julian Maunoir was born in Brittany, in a small hamlet in Rennes. At fourteen he entered the Jesuit College in Rennes for his studies. When his superiors came to know of his interest for a spiritual life,…
Blessed William Ireland, SJBorn : 1636 Died : Jan 24, 1679 Beatified : Dec 15, 1929 William Ireland was born in Lincolnshire, England. He was educated at the English College at Saint-Omer, Flanders and entered the English Jesuit Novitiate at Watten, Flanders at nineteen. He did theology at Liege and was ordained in 1667. For…
Servants of God - Bartholomew Alvares, Emmanuel de Abreu, Vincent da Cunha, John Caspar Kratz, SJDied: Jan 12, 1737 Born: S. G. Bartholomew Alvares Aug 10,1706 S. G. Emmanuel de Abreu Oct 14,1708 S. G. Vincent da Cunha Feb 2, 1708 S. G. John Caspar Kratz Sep 14, 1698 Frs Alvares, Abreu, Cunha and Kratz,…