DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Multiplication of loaves” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ miracle of the ‘multiplication of five loaves’ to feed five thousand men, reaffirms Jesus’ Divine Mercy and Compassion, to “feed” all believers with His Body and Blood, in the Eucharist. Ponder on, “Do we value Jesus’ Precious…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith in Jesus?”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the crowd for looking for Him with insincere and superficial desires. He then proclaimed,“. . .work for food that endures for Eternal Life, which the Son of Man will give you.” Ponder on, “Do we pray to God,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Evil – Faith” John the Baptist condemned Herodias’ adulterous relationship with King Herod. As such, Herodias demanded that John the Baptist be beheaded. Even King Herod’s offer of great riches could not pacify her evil need for vengeance. Ponder on, “Pray that our painful emotions do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Rejection – Familiarity” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was saddened by His town folks’ prejudice and rejection of Him as the Messiah. To them, the Messiah cannot come from such humble social status. Moreover, they know Him and His family. Ponder on, “Have we lost…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of Heaven” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to the crowds, that at “the end of time” every person will be Judged by God. God is infinitely Merciful and Just. Ponder on, “In reality, we can die at any time; and then be judged…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Carrying the crosses with Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, “Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be My disciple.” Ponder on, “Jesus is not asking us to embrace ‘crosses’ and challenges that are beyond us. He will always…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Discernment – Faith”: In today’s “Parable of the darnel and wheat,” Jesus reminds us that the devil is always trying to draw us away from His Father’s Will. Ponder on, “The devil will sow “seeds of doubt, division and destruction” when we want to discern and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Love with Discernment”: In today’s Gospel, Martha and Mary warmly welcomed Jesus to their home. As Martha was fretting over the food, Mary sat listening to Jesus with great attention and love. Ponder on, “We do many good things but often, we do not prioritise what…
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…