DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith in the Resurrection”: In today’s Gospel, Thomas the apostle, doubted that Jesus had risen from His Death. He wanted to see and touch Jesus’ wounds before he believed. Ponder on, “Likewise, do we sometimes, doubt God’s Truth and Loving Mercy, especially when we are facing…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 20:24, 25b-29 Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. Thomas answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 8:23-27 Jesus got into the boat followed by his disciples. Suddenly a storm broke over the lake, so violent that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But he was asleep. So they went to him and woke him saying, ‘Save us, Lord, we are lost!’ And he said to…
Dear Jesus, help me to turn to you in all situations!13th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 2nd July 2024Am 3:1-8, 4:11-12; Ps 5:5-8; Mt 8:23-27 (Ps Wk I) In Prophet Amos, we read with interest the images of ordinary day-to-day occurrences that have reasons behind them. For example, does the lion roar in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Calming of the Storm” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus calmed the stormy seas, and said to His disciples, “Why are you so frightened, you have so little faith?” Ponder on, “The apostles’ faith and commitment in their proclamation and witness of the Good News, deepened…
We turn to Jesus, the healer of all afflictions!13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 1st July 2024Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 49:16-23; Mt. 8:18-22 (Ps Wk I) Prophet Amos courageously denounced the exploitative and irreligious conduct of Israel. He likened the denigration of human dignity to a pair of sandals, the poor being trampled,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 8:18-22 When Jesus saw the crowd all about him he gave orders to leave for the other side. One of the scribes then came up and said to him, ‘Master, I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus said, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Following Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that as the Messiah, He had “nowhere to lay His head”; and added, “Follow Me, and leave the dead to bury the dead.” Ponder on, “To follow Jesus as His disciple, we have to be detached from…
Whenever we find ourselves losing hope, remember Jesus comes to restore our faith13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 30th June 2024Wis. 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps. 29:2, 4-6, 11-13; 2 Cor. 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mk. 5:21-43 (or 5:21-24, 35-43) (Ps Wk I) We revisit two stories of restoration of hope to health and life. One…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus raised Jairus, the synagogue official’s daughter to life. Jairus pleaded with Jesus for a miracle, with deep faith and great humility. Ponder on, “When we beg God for our needs, is our faith deep or divided? And also, “Are…