Blessed Jerome de Angelis, SJ and Simon Yemon, SJ Bl. Jerome de Angelis, SJ Born : 1567 Died : Dec 4,1580 Beatified : 1867 Bl. Simon Yemon, SJ Born : 1580 Died : Dec 4,1580 Beatified : 1867 Jerome de Angelis was born in Castrogiovanni (today’s Enna) in Sicily. He studied law in Palermo but…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus “Rewards”: When we give ourselves to God e.g. spending time in prayer, serving His people in need, supporting the poor financially, witnessing the Gospel with courage and humility, Jesus will never fail to bless and “reward” us abundantly; infinitely more than what we expect. Have…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 15:29-30, 32, 35-37 Jesus reached the shores of the Lake of Galilee, and he went up onto the mountain. He took his seat, and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he cured…
Lord, help us to prepare for your coming1st Week of Advent (A) : Wednesday 4th December 2019Is. 25:6-10a; Ps. 23(22):1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 15:29-37 (Ps Wk I) On human level, Jesus was strongly influenced by Isaiah’s visionary teaching. As the Son of God, Jesus came on earth to save all humanity without distinction of race or colour…
St Francis Xavier, Priest & Patron of Missions and MissionariesFeast of St Francis Xavier, Patron of Missions and Missionaries : Tuesday 3rd December 2019Is 11, 1-10; Ps 71, 1-2. 7-8. 12-13. 17; Lk 10, 21-24. (Psalter proper) The messianic prophecy in today's first reading refers to a future time when there will come a king…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Serving God: St Francis Xavier, the patron saint of missions, brought the Catholic faith to India and East Asia. He proclaimed the faith with such great passion, that he eventually died from the exhaustion of his service to God’s people, and the unfulfilled dreams of bringing…
Daily Word Of GodMark 16:15-20 Jesus showed himself to the Eleven, and he said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my…
1st Sunday in Advent1st Sunday of Advent (A) : Sunday 1st December 2019Is. 2:15; Ps. 122(121):1-2,4-5,6-7,8-9; Rom. 13:11-14a; Mt. 4:37-44 (Ps Wk I) Swords into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks — what a beautiful prophecy! Can we imagine a time when there will no longer be war between nations? This is God’s intention and…
1st Sunday in AdventIsaiah 2:1-5; Ps. 121:1-2.4-5 6-9; Rom. 13:11-14; Gospel of Matthew 24:37-44 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 1 December 2019 Today, we begin our liturgical preparation for Christmas by entering into the season of Advent. The Gospel of St Matthew that we just heard proclaimed…
Lord Jesus, help us prepare for the celebration of Your birth amongst us1st Week of Advent (A) : Monday 2nd December 2019Is. 4:2-6; Ps. 122(121): 1-2,3-4,8-9; Mt. 8:5-11 (Ps Wk I) At the entrance to the modern city of Jerusalem in Israel there is an arch with the welcoming greeting in Hebrew: “Blessed is your…