Gospel for the Day with Pointers
Reflect on the daily word of God
18th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday, 9th August 2023
Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a Continue Reading
Dorothy Kay18th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday, 8th August 2023
Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said, ‘Why do your disciples break away from the tradition of the elders? They eat without washing their hands.’ He called the people to him and said, ‘Listen, and understand. What goes into the mouth Continue Reading
18th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday, 7th August 2023
As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and healed their sick. When evening came, the disciples went to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place, and time has slipped by; so send the people away, and Continue Reading
Transfiguration of the Lord : Sunday, 6th August 2023
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as dazzling as light. And suddenly Moses and Continue Reading
Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major: Saturday 5th August, 2023
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”[vc_custom_heading text="Today's Pointers on Continue Reading
17th Week, Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 4th August, 2023
Coming to his home town, Jesus taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did the man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? This is the carpenter's son, surely? Is not his mother the woman Continue Reading