Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
First week in Lent: Wednesday 1st March, 2023
The crowds got even bigger and Jesus addressed them, ‘This is an evil generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so Continue Reading
Dorothy KayFirst week in Lent: Tuesday 28th February, 2023
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So you Continue Reading
First week in Lent: Monday 27th February, 2023
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. He will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from Continue Reading
First Sunday of Lent: 26th February, 2023
Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, after which he was hungry, and the tester came and Jesus said to him, Scripture also says: Do Continue Reading
Saturday after Ash Wednesday: 25th February, 2023
Jesus noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything Levi got up and followed him. In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house, and with them at table was Continue Reading
Friday after Ash Wednesday: 24th February, 2023
John's disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the Continue Reading