Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
33rd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday, 19th November 2020
As Jesus drew near Jerusalem and came in sight of the city he shed tears over it and said, ‘If you too had only recognised on this day the way to peace! But in fact it is hidden from your eyes! ‘Yes, a time is Continue Reading
Dorothy KayDedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and St Paul : Wednesday, 18th November 2020
After sending the crowds away Jesus went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, while the boat, by now some furlongs from land, was hard pressed by rough waves, for there was a head-wind. In the fourth Continue Reading
33rd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 17th November 2020
Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the town and suddenly a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man. He kept trying to see which Jesus was, but he was too Continue Reading
33rd Week in Ordinary Time : Monday, 16th November 2020
As Jesus drew near to Jericho there was a blind man sitting at the side of the road begging. When he heard the crowd going past he asked what it was all about, and they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. So Continue Reading
Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time : 15th November 2020
Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man about to go abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one, each Continue Reading
32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday, 14th November 2020
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town,’ he said, ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for anyone. In the same town there was also a widow Continue Reading