Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary : Thursday, 8th September 2022
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a man of honour and wanting to Continue Reading
Dorothy Kay23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday, 7th September 2022
Fixing his eyes on his disciples Jesus said: ‘How happy are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Happy are you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied. ‘Happy are you who weep now: you shall laugh. ‘Happy are you when Continue Reading
23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 6th September 2022
Jesus went onto the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Continue Reading
23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday, 5th September 2022
On the sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure a man on the sabbath, hoping to find something Continue Reading
23rd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday, 4th September 2022
Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. ‘Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, cannot be my disciple. Anyone who does not carry his Continue Reading
22nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday, 3rd September 2022
One Sabbath Jesus happened to be taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them. Some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why are you doing something that is forbidden on the sabbath day?’ Continue Reading