DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “If your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.” In other words, our relationship with God and with one another is inseparable. We must always be authentic at…
10th Week in Ordinary Time10th Week in Ordinary Time, St Anthony of Padua: Thursday 13th June 20192 Cor. 3:15-4:1,3-6; Ps. 85(84):9,10,11-12, 13-14; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps Wk II) Paul, in his letter to the Corinthians, contrasts the ‘blindness’ that prevent the Jews from recognising the true meaning of the law and thereby, from recognising Jesus as…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:20-26 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of Heaven. ‘You have heard how it was said to our ancestors, You shall not kill; and if anyone does kill he must answer for it…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus Fulfils the Law: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims strongly, “I have come not to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfil it.” By this Jesus is assuring us that, He is the fullness of Truth and Love, and His Teachings and witnessing is…
10th Week in Ordinary Time10th Week in Ordinary Time: Wednesday 12th June 20192 Cor. 3:4-11; Ps. 99(98):5,6,7,8,9; Mt. 5:17-19 (Ps Wk II) How shall we understand the 2 Corinthians passage for today? One approach we can take is to look at what Paul says: i) about himself and other workers of the Gospel; and ii)…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 5:17-19 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. In truth I tell you, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, is to disappear from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus Empowers: In today’s Gospel Jesus empowers His apostles to “cure the sick, raise the dead, drive out devils.” Whatever they receive from God without charge, they should also serve without charge, out of love for God.” How much of our time is spent in loving,…
10th Week in Ordinary Time10th Week in Ordinary Time, St Barnabas, Apostle: Tuesday 11th June 2019Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3; Ps. 98(97):1,2-4,5-6; Mt. 10:7-13 (Ps Wk II) “As you go … proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand”. The urgency of the message is stressed … they are to waste no time on non-essentials…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 10:7-13 Jesus said to his apostles, ‘As you go, proclaim that the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those suffering from virulent skin-diseases, drive out devils. You received without charge, give without charge. Provide yourselves with no gold or silver, not even with…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary our Mother: In today’s Gospel, before Jesus died, He entrusted His Mother Mary, to John His Beloved disciple and vice versa. Jesus did this out of His Love and Care for His Mother and also for the Church, as represented by John. As a disciples…