Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:23-30 Jesus said to the Pharisees: ‘You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I have told you already: You will die in your sins. Yes, if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your…
5th Week of LentWednesday, 10th April 2019Dan. 3:14-20,91-92,95; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:52,53,54,55,56; Jn. 8:31-42 (Ps Wk I) “Happy are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance”. These words of the Alleluia verse before the Gospel, are of course from Jesus’ explanation of his parable of the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Divinity of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees continue to be obstinate and rigid in their non-belief about the divinity of Jesus as the Son of God the Father. When we are angry, self-centred and insecure, do we also refuse to be open to the Spirit…
Fifth Sunday in LentIsaiah 43: 16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; Gospel of John 8:1-11 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 7 April 2019 In today’s Gospel of St John that we just heard proclaimed, the scribes and Pharisees brought an adulteress to Jesus and said, “Master, this woman was caught…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – “The Light”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, “I am the Light of the World.” The Pharisees, like many non-believers could not comprehend this Truth. Let us pray that our minds are enlightened, our hearts renewed with a personal love for Jesus, and a deep…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:12-19 Jesus said: I am the light of the world; anyone who follows me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the light of life. At this the Pharisees said to him, ‘You are testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not true.’ Jesus replied: ‘Even though…
5th Week of LentTuesday, 9th April 2019Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 102(101):2-3,16-18,19-21; Jn. 8:21-30 (Ps Wk I) We all know what it is to be in distress. It may be a result of losing something precious or someone we love, being retrenched, receiving news of a life-threatening disease, facing bankruptcy, failing an exam, etc. What did we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Judgmentalism – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was “pressured” by the scribes and Pharisees to stone the adulteress to death, according to the Law of Moses. Let us pray for the grace of humility to help one another to be more faithful to the Gospel of…
5th Week of LentMonday, 8th April 2019Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62; Ps. 23(22):1-4,5-6; Jn. 8:12-20 (Ps Wk I) In the first reading, Suzanna is accused by two respected and learned judges, who themselves lust for her, of committing adultery. Though seemingly trapped in a culture where men of age and position determine her fate, Suzanna demonstrates that purity,…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 8:3-7, 9-11 The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman along who had been caught committing adultery; and making her stand there in the middle they said to Jesus, ‘Master, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery, and in the Law Moses has ordered us to stone women…