Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

Weekday of Christmas Time: Saturday 4th January 2020

As John stood there with two of his disciples, Jesus went past, and John looked towards him and said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God.’ And the two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned round, saw them following and said, Continue Reading

The Most Holy Name of Jesus: Friday 3rd January 2020

The next day, seeing Jesus coming towards him, John said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. It was of him that I said, “Behind me comes one who has passed ahead of me because he Continue Reading

Weekday of Christmas Time: Thursday 2nd January 2020

This was how John appeared as a witness. When the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He declared, he did not deny but declared, ‘I am not the Christ.’ So John said, ‘I am, as Continue Reading

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God: Wednesday 1st January 2020

The shepherds hurried away to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds said to Continue Reading

Seventh Day within Octave of Christmas: Tuesday 31st December 2019

In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was the real light that gives light to everyone; he was coming into the world. He was in the world that had come into being Continue Reading

Sixth Day within Octave of Christmas: Monday 30th December 2019

There was a prophetess, too, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never Continue Reading