DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sadness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ disciples were sad to hear that He would be leaving them. However, He consoles them; that He will send the Holy Spirit to enlighten, empower and encourage them to live His Gospels. Ponder on, “Do we accept God’s Will…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Evils of the World” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assures His disciples, “When I send you the Paraclete, the Spirit of Truth; you will be my witnesses, and you will not fall away.” Ponder on Jesus’ assurances, “Do I listen and obey the voice of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holy Spirit of Truth”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assures His disciples, “The Holy Spirit will teach you everything that I have said to you.” Ponder on, “When we ‘search’ for God’s Truth in the secular world, much are distorted. Jesus invites us to discern His Truth…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Hated by the World: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assures His disciples, “If the world hates you, you must realize that it hated Me before it hated you.” Ponder on: The secular world ‘hates’ us, because we love Jesus. This is because all lives of ‘holiness’ challenges…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Friends of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls His disciples, “I call you friends, and have made known to you everything that I have learnt from My Father.” Ponder on: When we are able to relate to and accept Jesus as not only as our Saviour…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Joy in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “If you keep My Commandments, you will remain in My Love. . . and your joy will be complete.” Ponder on: The ‘Joy of Jesus’ is to experience the graces that in our obedience to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus the ‘True Vine’: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “I am the True Vine; remain in Me and bear much fruit; cut off from me you can do nothing.” Ponder on: When we are ‘depressed’ or ‘addicted’ to certain needs, we tend to turn away from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Gift of Peace: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “I will give you a Peace that the world cannot give.” Ponder on: Everyone longs to have deep peace in one’s hearts. The ‘Peace’ that Jesus promises to give us, is the most fulfilling…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Holy Spirit of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assures His disciples, “The Holy Spirit will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you.” Ponder on, “When we obey God’s Commandments, it is the Holy Spirit’s Light and Truth that makes them…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Farewell Command”: In today’s Gospel, as Jesus bids “farewell” to His closest disciples who will continue His Mission of proclaiming the Good News of Salvation to all peoples. He gives them a new Commandment to love one another as He has loved them. Ponder on, “Do…