DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Pride and Humility” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Pharisee and Publican” to explain: the pride in our faith, reveals our desires to seek “self-glory.” But, the humility in our faith, acknowledges our need for God’s Merciful Forgiving Love. Ponder on,…
Dear Lord, let our prayer truly reflect Your closeness3rd Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 9th March 2024Hos 5:15-6:6; Ps. 50:3-4, 18-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps. Wk. III) The readings today bid us to reflect upon our own prayer. There is something comical in the way Jesus portrays the Pharisee that turns him into almost a…
Dear Lord, teach us to learn to return love for love3rd Week of Lent (B) : Friday 8th March 2024Hos 14:2-10; Ps. 80:6, 8-11, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus’ response to the scribe’s question as which is the first of all commandments by quoting - Listen to the One Lord, you must…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:28b-34 One of the scribes put a question to Jesus, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Greatest Commandment” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the “greatest Commandment” is to “love God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength. And, to live such a love, by loving our neighbour.” Ponder on, “To love God authentically, we have also to love…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 11:14-20, 23 Jesus was driving out a devil and it was dumb; and it happened that when the devil had gone out the dumb man spoke, and the people were amazed. But some of them said, ‘It is through Beelzebul, the prince of devils, that he drives devils out.’ Others asked…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Division in Living the Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the crowd that all forms of divisions, whether of the Good Spirits or Bad Spirits; weaken their power to achieve their purpose. Ponder on, “When our hearts are divided in our desires to love and…
Lord, You are our God, lead us by Your hand into gratitude3rd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 7th March 2024Jer 7:23-28; Ps. 94:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 (Ps. Wk. III) “O that today you would listen to His voice! Harden not your hearts.” This exhortation is echoed daily in the Liturgy of the Hours. We…
Dear Lord, help me to follow Jesus’ teachings3rd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 6th March 2024Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps. 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 (Ps. Wk. III) God told Moses that Joshua would be leading the Israelites into the promised land. God then charged Moses with the responsibility of teaching the people the laws…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Obeying Jesus’ Good News” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, that those who “keeps and teaches His Word” to others, would be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Ponder on, “Do we wish to be the ‘least’ or the ‘greatest’ in God’s…