DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Depth: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains the meaning of the “Parable of the Sower” to His disciples. Our response to God’s Word and invitation to become more like Jesus, depend on the depth of our love for God. Am I willing to die to…
St James, Apostle16th Week in Ordinary Time: Thursday 25th July 20192 Cor. 4:7-15; Ps. 126(125):1-3,4-5,6; Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps Wk IV) Paul explained to the church in Corinth that God’s mercy was the reason he engaged in the ministry of proclaiming Christ. He pointed out that people were like clay jars which were fragile but contained…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 20:21b-23, 25b-28 The mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus said to him, ‘Promise that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and the other at your left in your kingdom.’ Jesus answered, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Selfless Service: In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells His apostles, “The first among you must be your slave.” Jesus was speaking of Himself “giving His Life for the ransom of many.” To serve selflessly we need to ask ourselves, “Is my love for God deep enough to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Receptivity” to God’s Promptings: In today’s Gospel on the “Parable of the Sower”, Jesus challenges us to become more open and receptive to God’s transforming Protective Presence in our lives. God is more authentically connected to us at the deepest level of our being. Listen more…
Trust and Praise Him in good and difficulty times - God is always there!16th Week in Ordinary Time: Wednesday 24th July 2019Ex. 16:1-5,9-15; Ps. 78(77):18-19,23-24,25-26,27-26; Mt. 13:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) It did not take long for the excitement of the dramatic escape from Egypt to wear off. The people of Israel were already complaining! There…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 13:1-9 Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the shore, and he told them many things in parables. He said, ‘Listen, a sower went out to sow. As…
16th Sunday in Ordinary TimesGen. 18:1-10; Psalm 14:2-5; Col. 1:24-28; Gospel of Luke 10:3-42 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 21 July 2019 We are all very familiar with the episode of Martha and Mary in the Gospel that we just heard proclaimed. We all know that Martha…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 12:46-50 Jesus was speaking to the crowds when suddenly his mother and his brothers were standing outside and were anxious to have a word with him. Someone said to him: ‘Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to speak to you.’ But to the man who told him this…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Relationships” – Faith: in today’s Gospel, when Mary was looking for Jesus, He said, “Anyone who does the Will of My Father in heaven is my brother, sister and mother.” The deepest desires and joy of our hearts is to do the Father’s Will. This is…