DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Our Gifts to God” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was able to perform a miracle to feed some five thousand men; from the gift of a small boy’s five loaves and two fish. Ponder on, “Are we willing to offer our gifts to Jesus, generously…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Discernment in our Faith”: In today’s “Parable of the darnel and wheat,” Jesus explained that it is the enemy that has sown the darnel, and that we should wait until harvest time to distinguish between the darnel and wheat. Ponder on, “To discern God’s Will, we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Parable of the Sower” – Faith: In today’s “Parable of the Sower;” identify yourself with the different seeds that fell on: the “edge,” “rock,” “path”, “thorns.” These are different situations of “temptations and trials.” Also, be aware of the fruitful living of your faith. Ponder on…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His Apostles, “Anyone who wants to be first among you, must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and give His Life for the ransom of many.” …
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Our Response in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Sower”. He emphasized how each of us responds and relates to Him differently, in our faith: some of us are superficial and we lose our faith easily, while others are able to reap…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Doing God’s Will” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the crowd, “Anyone who does My Father’s Will is My brother, sister and mother.” Ponder on, “Jesus is assuring us that when we live His Father’s Will, we are also developing our personal relationship with…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Weeping at Jesus’ Tomb” – Faith: In today’s Gospel account, Mary Magdalene was weeping at the tomb of Jesus, as she thought that the Body of Jesus had been stolen. The Risen Lord then appeared to her and called her by name which she recognized. This…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Quiet time for Prayer” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged His apostles, to go away to a lonely place to rest and eat; they had been serving the crowd the whole day. Ponder on, “When we serve God, we also need “rest”. However, we are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Enemies” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, while many Jews believed and followed Jesus, as the Messiah; the Pharisees began to plot to destroy Jesus. Ponder on, “Are we aware that, like the Pharisees, we may also be justifying our sins? Especially, our ‘sins of complacency’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah in our Midst” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees who obey the Mosaic Laws rigidly and blindly could not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Ponder on, “Are we also guilty of obeying the ‘rules and regulations’ of the Church, and fail to live the…