DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Gratitude – Faith: In today’s Gospel, several women who were cured of evil spirits and ailments, followed and provided for Jesus and his apostles, and His ministry out of their own resources. Ponder on, “Are we grateful and generous with our resources for the Church’s and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Repentance – Sins: In today’s Gospel, Jesus forgave the woman who repented of her grave sins. She wept at Jesus’ feet, and dried them with her hair and anointed Him with ointment. Ponder on, “Do we take the repentance of our sins seriously? How often do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary’s Sorrows – Fidelity: In today’s Gospel, Simeon prophesied to Mary about her and her Child’s Suffering, for the Salvation of many. Ponder on, “Many go to fortune tellers to find out their future. In our faith, we are called to trust in God’s Providence to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Cross of Christ: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals to Nicodemus that God’s Love and Mercy to save humankind from damnation, costs the “Messiah” His Death on the Cross. Ponder on, “How have we been carrying our crosses, in the living and witnessing of our faith? Do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith and Humility: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised the Roman centurion for his deep and humble faith in Him, to cure his servant. Ponder on, “Do we relate to God our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit with deep faith, reverence and humility? We are weak,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Will – our will: In today’s Gospel, Peter’s love for Jesus “blinded” him from allowing Jesus to suffer and die. Ponder on, “We have good intentions; especially for the people we love and care about. However, our intentions are not always in accordance to God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Depth of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that when we feel the Holy Spirit’s promptings, we are to ponder and act on them, with fidelity to God. This will be like building a house on rock and not on sand. Ponder on, “Is my faith…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Judging Others: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples not to be judgmental about others because we may have greater faults ourselves. Otherwise, we will become hypocritical. Ponder on, “Do we judge others harshly, especially those who have hurt us, dislike us; or are prejudiced against…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Christ-like Living: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urges His disciples and us to be more like Him in the way we live: loving our enemies, charitable, respectful, compassionate, non-judgmental, forgiving . . .” Ponder on, “Do we live these virtues of Jesus? What are our biggest challenges…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary, Mother of Emmanuel: In today’s Gospel episode, God’s Plan of Salvation was fulfilled through Mary’s fidelity to the Father’s Will. She give birth to Jesus, the Messiah, through the Holy Spirit. Ponder on, “Mary is God’s most precious, humble and faithful servant. Do we relate…