Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary : Sunday, 15th August 2021
Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled Continue Reading
19th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 14th August 2021
People brought little children to Jesus, for him to lay his hands on them and say a prayer. The disciples turned them away, but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children alone, and do not stop them from coming to me; for it is to such Continue Reading
19th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 13th August 2021
Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to test him they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the creator from the beginning made them male and female and that Continue Reading
19th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 12th August 2021
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; he had no means Continue Reading
19th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 11th August 2021
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along Continue Reading
St Lawrence, deacon and martyr : Tuesday, 10th August 2021
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I tell you most solemnly, unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies it yields a rich harvest. ‘Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who hates Continue Reading