St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 28th August 20242 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 127:1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 (Ps Wk I) Jesus exposed the “woes” of the scribes and Pharisees. In this instance, Jesus likens them to “whitewashed tombs”. He uses the term in reference to the…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:27-32 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of corruption. In the same way, you appear to people from the outside like good and honest…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus condemned the scribes and Pharisees for their evil deeds. He says, “You look handsome on the outside, but inside, you are full of every kind of corruption.” Ponder on, “Do we trust ‘hypocrites’ in…
St Monica, pray for us21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 27th August 20242 Thes 2:1-3, 14-17; Ps 95:10-13 Mt 23:23-26 (Ps Wk I) St. Monica endured a difficult life but she devoted herself to a life of prayer and virtuous living. She persevered, overcame her difficulties and first won over her husband and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocrisy of the Pharisees” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus condemned the grave hypocrisies of the scribes and Pharisees. They pay taxes for the smallest herbs, but at the same time are full of corruption, extortion, intemperance. And, they neglect the Laws on justice, mercy, and…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:23-26 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay your tithe of mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law - justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, those not neglected. You blind guides, straining out gnats and swallowing…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Hypocrisy of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was furious at the scribes and Pharisees for the great hypocrisies of their faith. Externally they deceive others that they are “religious”; praying long prayers’. Ponder on, “True and deep faith, does not mean we have no sins. However,…
Lord, help me be attentive to Your voice calling me to use my gifts to serve You and for Your greater glory21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 26th August 20242 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 95:1-5; Mt 23:13-22 (Ps Wk I) Corruptio optimi pessima is a Latin phrase which means - best things, when…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 23:13-15 Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut up the kingdom of Heaven in people's faces, neither going in yourselves nor allowing others to go in who want to. These are the men who devour the property of widows and for show offer long prayers. The…
Lord, grant me a strong faith – for our eyes, minds, and hearts to see the things of God21st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 25th August 2024Josh 24:1-2, 15-18; Ps 33:2-3, 16-23; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69 (Ps Wk I) We make choices each day, some large and others small. But they are important…