DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Beatitudes”: In Jesus’ “Beatitudes”, He identifies those who have the values of being “poor in spirit, gentleness, mourn, uprightness, mercy, purity in heart, peacemakers, even if they are persecuted for their faith. They are to rejoice, as God “sees” everything. Endure out of love for…
Our calling is to be like Jesus as much as we can each dayALL SAINTS : Friday 1st November 2019Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps.24(23): 1-2, 3-4ab,5-6; 1 Jn.3:1-3; Mt.5:1-12a (Psalter proper) How many are going to heaven? Revelation hints not many - 144,000 - but this should not be taken literally. It is a symbolic number…
30th Sunday in Ord. TimeEccles 35:12-14.16-19; Ps. 32: 2-3. 17-19. 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8.16-18; Gospel of Luke 18:9-14 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 27 October 2019 In today’s Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, Jesus spoke to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised…
Nothing can separate us from the love of God30th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 31st October 2019Rom. 8:31b-39; Ps. 109(108):21-22,26-27,30-31; Lk. 13:31-35 (Ps Wk II) We live in uncertainty; economic, political and social conflicts leave us scrambling for some guarantee, or at least some lessened risk of disaster and failure. But our faith gives…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:31-35 Some Pharisees came up. ‘Go away,’ they said. ‘Leave this place, because Herod means to kill you. He replied, ‘You may go and give that fox this message: Look! Today and tomorrow I drive out devils and heal, and on the third day I attain my end. But for today…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – Divine Power: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees warned Jesus to flee from king Herod’s plan to kill Him. Jesus responds that He cures all kinds of diseases and drives out devils. Yet, people are determined to destroy Him. Ponder on, “When people hurt us in…
Lord, let me not take Your gifts for granted but use them for Your Kingdom30th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 30th October 2019Rom. 8:26-30; Ps. 13(12):4-5,6; Lk. 12:22-30 (Ps Wk II) In the first reading, Paul gives us one of the most important passages on prayer: “the Spirit helps us in our weakness …”…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:22-25a, 29-30 Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your hardest to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Vigilance – Faith: We are very blessed with the gift of faith that offers Eternal Life of Happiness. However, this precious gift cannot be taken for granted, but must be nurtured to grow and harvest. Fidelity in faith demands much self-sacrifice and single-minded commitment in our…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 13:18-21 Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Again he said, ‘What…