DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Challenges of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was furious with the Pharisees for living the faith hypocritically and unjustly. Ponder on, “Do their behaviour describe some of the ways we live our faith? Are we, like the Pharisees, more concerned about the pride and power of this…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Holiness – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees, “You clean the outside, while inside yourself you are filled with extortion and wickedness.” Ponder on, “The holiness and quality of our living are within our hearts. God knows our deepest desires, and sees our good deeds…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Salvation – God’s Gift: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the crowds for their obstinate refusal to accept the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Are we also guilty of not putting God at the centre of our lives? Are we preoccupied with seeking the secular attractions of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Loving God: In today’s Gospel episode, the “rich young man” who kept all the Commandments but was deeply saddened when Jesus asked him to “sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor, and then follow Him.” Ponder on, “Is our attachments to material possessions…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges the people to embrace the Truth of Salvation that He is offering, and urges them not to be deceived by the evils in the world and in their lives. Ponder on, “Do I procrastinate and find excuses for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Authenticity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges the people to embrace the Truth of Salvation that He is offering, and urges them not to be deceived by the evils in the world and in their lives. Ponder on, “Do I procrastinate and find excuses for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, The Rosary Prayer: Today, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Ponder on, “Do we pray the Rosary meaningfully by contemplating the twenty mysteries of Jesus, our Lord and Saviour? Do not be discouraged by distractions during your prayer. God understands us; so,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Prayer – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples to pray to His Father: to praise Him and to beg for His Merciful Love and His wisdom to live His Will and be forgiving to others. Ponder on the Truth and Beauty of this prayer…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Christian Living: In today’s Gospel, Jesus emphasised the need to live meaningfully and wholesomely. However, like Martha’s good deeds, not everything is according to God’s Will. Ponder on, “Do we have clear priorities and the desires to live the goal and purpose of our lives in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Neighbour – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed through the “Parable of the Good Samaritan” that every person is our “neighbour”. They include our families, those we dislike, our enemies, the poor and the marginalised of our society. Ponder on, “Are we Christ-like when we relate…