Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

Friday after Epiphany: 10th January 2020

Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him, returned to Galilee; and his reputation spread throughout the countryside. He taught in their synagogues and everyone glorified him.  He came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Continue Reading

Thursday after Epiphany: 9th January 2020

Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side near Bethsaida, while he himself sent the crowd away. After saying goodbye to them he went off into the hills to pray. When evening came, the boat was far Continue Reading

Wednesday after Epiphany: 8th January 2020

As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length.  By now it was getting very late, and his disciples came up Continue Reading

Tuesday after Epiphany: 7th January 2020

The Spirit drove Jesus into the desert and he remained there for forty days, and was put to the test by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels looked after him. After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he Continue Reading

Monday after Epiphany: 6th January 2020

In the course of his preaching he said, 'After me is coming someone who is more powerful than me, and I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals.  I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise Continue Reading

Epiphany of the Lord: Sunday 5th January 2020

After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, suddenly some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east asking, ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose and have come Continue Reading