7th Week of Easter7th Week of Easter: Friday, 7th June 2019Acts 25:13-21; Ps. 103(102):1-2,11-12,19-20; Jn. 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) In the Gospel reading, Simon Peter stood out as the leader among the disciples. During the time of Jesus’ trial, Peter had denied Jesus three times (18:17, 25, 27). Now on the shores of the Sea…
7th Week of Easter7th Week of Easter: Thursday, 6th June 2019Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 16(15):1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) At the end of yesterday’s first reading we saw Paul leaving Miletus by sea. He knew that he would face many difficulties in Jerusalem, but with his long experience of danger, he could not have…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:20-24 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘I pray not only for these but also for those who through their teaching will come to believe in me. May they all be one, just as, Father, you are in me and I am in you, so that they also may…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Perfect Unity”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays to His Father, “. . . that they may be so perfected in unity . . .” Jesus’ deep desires for mankind is that they all live in peace, harmony and unity. Such deep and lasting virtues can only…
7th Week of Easter7th Week of Easter: Wednesday, 5th June 2019Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 68(67):29-30,33-35a,35bc,36c; Jn. 17:11b-19 (Ps Wk III) Paul gave a long and tearful farewell to his followers - he knew that they would not meet again. There was a bit of fear, for he didn’t know how the community would fare after he…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:11b, 15-19 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. ‘I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to protect them from the Evil One. They do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Protection from the Evil One”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays to His Father to “protect everyone from the Evil One.” Many of us believers continue to live in the “fear” of the Evil One. To have such “fears” is to weaken our faith and trust in…
June 29th: Venerable Andrew de Oviedo, SJBorn: Circa 1517 Died: Between June 19 and July 9, 1577 Andrew de Oviedo was born in Illescas, Spain. He went to Rome to offer himself as a candidate for the Society after he graduated from the University of Alcala and was accepted by Fr Ignatius, the founder in…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:1-8 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; so that, just as you have given him power over all humanity, he may give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And eternal…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Glorifying Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays, “Father . . . glorify Your Son so that Your Son may glorify You.” The secular world’s “glory” is a passing adulation we receive that boosts our ego and pride. In contrast, Jesus’ “Glory” comes through His Suffering and…