DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Roman Centurion”: In today’s Gospel, the Roman Centurion’s deep faith in Jesus’ divine power and his great compassion for his servant, moved Jesus to cure his servant. Is our faith in Jesus and our compassion for others deep, sincere and humble like the centurion? If so,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 8:5-10 When Jesus went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain.’ Jesus said to him, ‘I will come myself and cure him.’ The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under…
Saint Alexander Briant, SJBorn : 1556 Died : Dec 1, 1581 Beatified : Dec 9, 1886 Canonised : Oct 25, 1970 by; or by Matthaus Greuter (Greuther); Paul Maupin (Maupain),print,published 1608 Alexander Briant was born in Somerset, England. He studied at Hart Hall, Oxford, where one of his teachers was Robert Persons who later became…
Saint Edmund Campion, SJBorn : January 25, 1540 Died : Dec 1, 1581 Beatified : Dec 9, 1886 Canonised : Oct 25, 1970 St Edmund was born in London of Catholic parents who later turned Protestant. He received his early education in Christ-Church Hospital where as a 13-year old schoolboy he was chosen to read…
Patron of the Missions & MissionariesBorn : April 7, 1506 Died : Dec 3, 1552 Beatified : Oct 21, 1619 Canonised : Mar 22, 1622 St Francis Xavier, the fifth and youngest child of Juan de Jassu and Maria de Azpilcueta was born in the family castle in Navarre, Spain. He received his early education…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Advent Preparation: As we begin our Advent season of preparation for the Birth of Jesus at Christmas, let us thank God for the opportunities to reflect on our faith more deeply. Let us also ask God for the graces to be more fully disposed towards loving…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 24:37, 39, 42-44 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As it was in Noah's day, so will it be when the Son of man comes. They suspected nothing till the Flood came and swept them all away. This is what it will be like when the Son of man comes. ‘So stay…
33rd Sunday in Ord. TimeMalachi 3:19-20; Ps. 97:5-9; 2 Thess. 3:7-12; Gospel of Luke 21:5-19 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 17 November 2019 In today’s Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, in pointing out that the Temple in Jerusalem, will be destroyed and persecutions will surely come,…
Feast of St Andrew, Apostle34th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 30th November 2019Rom. 10:9-18; Ps. 19(18):2-3,4-5; Mt. 4:18-22 (Ps Wk II) Andrew had been a follower of St John the Baptist. When he and Peter were called by Jesus to be His followers, the fishers of men, they left all things to follow Him.…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Openness: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James and John to follow Him as His Apostles. They immediately left everything and obeyed Jesus’ call. Have we felt “called” by God to love, share and serve for His Greater Glory, in spite of the…