DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Marriage – Challenges: The Church is compassionate towards the suffering in marriages that are painfully divisive and abusive. In such marriages, the innocent and vulnerable children are the ones who suffer the most. The pain inflicted on them may last even a life time. Pray for…
St Stephen of Hungary19th Week in Ordinary Time: Friday 16th August 2019Josh 24:1-13; Ps. 136(135):1,2,3,16,17,18,21,22,24; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) The reading and the gospel for today are about commitments. The former is about God’s commitment to the Israelites from the time of Abraham’s father, Terah, to the time of Joshua. Despite their many transgressions,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:3-6 Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to put him to the test they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said:…
Saint Albert Hurtado Cruchaga, SJBorn: January22, 1901 Died: August 18, 1952 Beatified: October 16, 1995 Canonised: October 23, 2005 Fr Albert was born in Vina del Mar, Chile. Although his parents were of an old aristocratic family, they were without wealth and lived on a small estate. His father died when Albert was only four,…
Servant of God: Charles Odescalchi, SJBorn: March 5, 17 86 Died: August 17, 1841 Trail, Agnes Xavier; Cardinal Carlo Odescalchi (1785-1841); Scottish Catholic Archives; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/cardinal-carlo-odescalchi-17851841-186140 Fr Charles Odescalchi was a cardinal of the Roman Church for fifteen years before he resigned from his rank and exchanged his robes for the Jesuits’ simple cassock. He was…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary, Assumed into Heaven: We all know that the penalty of sin is death. Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven; she was pure, sinless and a perfect Mother and disciple of Jesus, who is our Lord and Saviour. Ponder on Mary’s very privileged role…
Daily Word Of GodThe Assumption of the B.V.Mary Luke 1:39-47 Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in…
Hail! Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with theeFEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY: Thursday 15th August 2019Rev. 11:19; 12:1-6,10; Ps. 45(44):10,11,12,16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter Proper) Evil, injustice, hatred, and negativity can seem overwhelming. The world can be a scary and nerve-wracking place in which to live. There are many…
St Maximilian Kolbe, priest & martyr19th Week in Ordinary Time: Wednesday 14th August 2019 Deut. 34:1-12; Ps. 66(65):1-3,5,16-17; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps Wk III) God takes Moses to the mountain top and lays before him the land which he will give to the people whom Moses had led out of slavery. But Moses himself will stop…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour,…