DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Enemies of Jesus: In today’s Gospel, the crowds were confused as to what they should do with Jesus, the Christ. Jesus’ great enemies were the chief priests and Pharisees, who wanted to kill Him. Pray for the wisdom of the Spirit to identify the “enemies” that are preventing you from…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Providence: In today’s Gospel, “the Jews wanted to arrest Jesus, but because His hour has not yet come, no one laid a hand on Him.” God has a time, the Kairos, for His Plan of Salvation to unveil itself; a divine mystery beyond our human comprehension. Pray for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Rejecting Jesus: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Jews for their blindness and refusal to accept Him as their Saviour. Ponder on your life and ask, “Do I refuse to seek Jesus in my needs? Do I love Him in my daily living and serve Him in the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Eternal Life – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims, “Whoever listens to My Words, and believes in the One who sent Me, has eternal life.” To believe that Jesus is the Saviour, we must have the sincere desire to become more like Jesus in the way we live. Do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, 30 Years Illness: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the man who was ill for thirty years. When we have illnesses, trials and tribulations, Jesus also understands and “feels” our pain as He is with us in our challenges. Pray for the graces to be “united” to Jesus, and experience His Presence…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus, the Healer: In today’s Gospel, the Galileans received Jesus well as they saw His Compassionate Love through His healing ministry. When we are “healed” by Jesus, are we grateful to Him just because of our self-centered love, or because we love Him personally as our Lord…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Mercy: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ Parable of the “Prodigal Son” captures God’s unconditional Love that is shown in His Mercy. The Prodigal Father’s love for his son focuses on his son’s return home and not on his sins. Let us pray for the wisdom to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Self-Righteousness – Faith: In today’s Gospel, through the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Jesus challenges us to be cautious about condemning others for their sinfulness and “praising” ourselves for our “holiness.” These are signs of not living the Gospel. Is this happening to us? Fr Philip Heng,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Love – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the essence of the Gospel of Salvation. He says, “to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbour as yourself.” To live this wholeheartedly, we need to deepen our love for prayers, Masses, Confessions, service to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Divided Relationship: In today’s Gospel, Jesus asserts that divisions in relationships with God and one another will easily weaken and even destroy our lives. As such, we are all called to be united with one another through God’s Love. Let us pray for the wisdom to build deeper…