DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Crowds – Faith? In today’s Gospel, great crowds from all over were clamouring for Jesus as they heard of His Healing powers. Many of them sought Jesus only because He was able to heal them. They were not searching for the True Messiah. Likewise, do we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Compassion – Suffering: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. Through this healing, Jesus reveals that God’s Compassion for those suffering physically and emotionally is inseparable from the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on the Truth of this in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sabbath Day”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “The Sabbath was made for man; so the Son of Man is the Master even of the Sabbath.” Is Jesus our Saviour our true meaning, motive and model of the love we show, sacrifices we make, and the joy…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Good News of Salvation: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the Good News of Salvation brings Real Hope into our world of “darkness, sin, evil and destruction.” We experience human weaknesses in our “suffering”. But, the Good News will eventually triumph, in Eternal Life. Fr Philip…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Proclaim Jesus: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist’s fidelity in his mission of preparing all his disciples to follow Jesus, as the Messiah is truly inspiring. Likewise, we are reminded that our mission in life is to witness to the Truth of Jesus in all that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus and Sinners: In today’s Gospel, Jesus and His disciples were dining at the house of the tax collector. The Pharisees questioned the reason for Jesus to eat with sinners. We are hypocritical if we consider ourselves too righteous to associate with other sinners. Jesus does…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, as the crowd clamouring for Jesus fully packed the house. The friends of the paralytic, stripped the roof, and lowered his body for Jesus to cure. Seeing their faith, Jesus cured him. Ponder on your life and ask yourself, “What…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Joy of Faith: In today’s Gospel, the man who was cured of his virulent skin disease, was overjoyed. He could not contain the joy within himself, but proclaimed it to all peoples, even though Jesus warned him not to do so. What is your greatest joyous…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus Cures: In today’s Gospel, the crowd brought all who were sick, diseased and possessed by devils to Jesus. Jesus cured them all and the evil spirits were terrified of Him. Is our trust for God strong enough to surrender all our worries, trials and helplessness…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Teaching: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught in the synagogue with great authority, newness, and power to drive out unclean spirits. Are we open to being touched and transformed by the Words of Jesus when the Gospel is proclaimed? Are we lukewarm in our receptivity, and…