6th Week of Easter: Sunday6th Week of Easter: Sunday, 26th May 2019Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Ps. 67(66):2-3,5,6,8; Rev. 21:10-14,22-23; John. 14:23-29 (Ps Wk II) Chapters14-16 of John’s Gospel, from which today's Gospel reading is taken are bracketed by the opening and closing verses: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in God and trust in me”…
5th Week of Easter: Saturday5th Week of Easter: Saturday, 25th May 2019Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 100(99):2,3,5; John. 15:18 -21 (Ps Wk I) Timothy, a faithful believer and the son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, had not been circumcised. Since Paul wanted to take Timothy on his missionary journeys where there would be many…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:18-21 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If the world hates you, you must realize that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you do not belong to the world, because my choice of you has…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Persecution – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions His disciples, “If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you too.” Ponder on, “Do I unite my pain and persecution for the faith, to Jesus’ Sufferings?” If we “offer” these “sufferings” for the good of someone’s faith, they…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “I Chose You”: In today’s Gospel, with deep affection Jesus says to His disciples, “You did not choose Me; no I chose you, and I commission you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last.” It is a divine gift and great honour…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:12-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I shall no longer call you servants,…
5th Week of Easter: Friday5th Week of Easter: Friday, 24th May 2019Acts 15:22-31; Ps. 57(56):8-9,10-12; John. 15:12-17 (Ps Wk I) Jesus, speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper, talks about the centrality of love among his followers. He expresses it in a central commandment: perhaps surprisingly to some, this commandment is not to love…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Your Joy be Complete”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love, . . . and your joy be complete.” The fullest, deepest, and most lasting joy in our hearts and home are when…
5th Week of Easter: Thursday5th Week of Easter: Thursday, 23rd May 2019Acts 15:7-21; Ps. 96(95):1-3,10; John. 15:9-11 (Ps Wk I) The early Church was facing its first major crisis. In the early days, it was mainly Jews who were followers of Jesus but as the Good News spread, many Gentiles began following The Way. Some…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 15:9-11 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so…