Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
Second Week of Advent: Wednesday, 7th December 2022
Jesus exclaimed: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is Continue Reading
Second Week of Advent: Tuesday, 6th December 2022
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Tell me. Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the stray? ‘In truth I tell you, if he finds it, it Continue Reading
Second Week of Advent: Monday, 5th December 2022
Jesus was teaching one day, and Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village in Galilee, from Judaea and from Jerusalem, were sitting there. Then some men appeared, bringing on a bed a paralysed man whom they were trying Continue Reading
Second Week of Advent: Sunday, 4th December 2022
In due course John the Baptist appeared; he proclaimed this message in the desert of Judaea, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.’ This was the man spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said: A voice of one that Continue Reading
St Francis Xavier, Priest, Feast, Patron of Missions: Saturday, 3rd December 2022
Jesus showed himself to the Eleven, and he said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be Continue Reading
First Week of Advent: Friday 2nd December, 2022
As Jesus went on his way two blind men followed him shouting, ‘Take pity on us, son of David.’ And when Jesus reached the house the blind men came up to him and he said to them, ‘Do you believe I can do this?’ They Continue Reading