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…
7th Week of Easter7th Week of Easter: Tuesday, 4th June 2019Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 68(67):10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11a (Ps Wk III) Jesus has finished speaking to his disciples with words full of encouragement and great promises. Now he enters into his passion by praying for his disciples and for all of us who have come to believe…
June 23rd: Saint Thomas Garnet, SJBorn: 1574 Died: 23 June 1608 Beatified:1929 Canonized: 1970 St. Thomas Garnet was born in 1574 at Southwark, England as the son of an Oxford don. Because Catholic colleges had been turned over to aggressive Protestants, young Thomas went to the continent in 1593 to attend the newly opened Jesuit…
June 19th: Blessed Thomas Woodhouse, SJBorn : 1535 Died : June 19, 1573 Beatified : December 9, 1886 Fr Thomas Woodhouse was the first Jesuit to die for Christ in the conflict between the Catholic Church and the English monarchy between 1573 and 1679. Very little is known about his life prior to his imprisonment…