Advent 3rd Week : Sunday 14th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah’s Coming – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist needed confirmation of who Jesus truly was. Jesus pointed to His miraculous deeds: He cured people’s: deafness, blindness, skin-diseases, and raised the dead. Ponder on, “What miracles have we experienced and what effects Continue Reading
Dorothy KayAdvent 2nd Week : Saturday 13th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blindness to the Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that people will recognise neither John the Baptist nor the Messiah; and will persecute them. Ponder on, “Are there times when we experience rejection and ridicule; for the faith that we witness? In such Continue Reading
Advent 2nd Week : Friday 12th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Obstinacy towards the Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed with great sadness to the crowds, their obstinacy towards the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Are we open to the Holy Spirit’s promptings to live a more meaningful life? Are we too distracted Continue Reading
Advent 2nd Week : Thursday 11th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “John the Baptist” – Faith: Jesus praised John the Baptist for being a great Prophet. This is because John’s mission was to prepare for His Coming as the Messiah, who is to announce the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Our ‘greatness’ is Continue Reading
Advent 2nd Week : Wednesday 10th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Life’s Burdens, Trials” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assured us of His Compassionate Love that will give us His Peace. Ponder on, “Do we turn to Jesus with sincerity and humility when we face painful burdens; especially when they are beyond our Continue Reading
Advent 2nd Week : Tuesday 9th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Lost Sheep” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Lost Sheep” to His disciples, to reveal His Father’s Divine Mercy to forgive all sinners. He Wills to save every sinner as His precious child. Ponder on, “Do we value God’s Forgiving Mercy Continue Reading
Immaculate Conception of Mary: Monday 8th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mary’s Immaculate Conception” – Faith: In today’s Gospel event, Mary’s positive response to God’s Will through the angel Gabriel, sealed God’s Plan of Salvation, and Mary became the Mother of our Saviour, Jesus. Ponder on, “Mary’s Perfect Obedience, made with great humility, invites Continue Reading
Advent 2nd Week : Sunday 7th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Repentance” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist proclaimed, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.” Ponder on, “Unless we too ‘repent’ of our sins, with humility; our hearts and minds would not be open to receiving the Holy Continue Reading
Advent 1st Week : Saturday 6th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Merciful Compassion”: In today’s Gospel, “Jesus felt sorry for the crowd, as they were harassed and dejected; like sheep without a shepherd.” Ponder on, “Jesus has deep Merciful Compassion for the crowd and us daily. In His Mercy, He offers us Eternal Continue Reading
Advent 1st Week : Friday 5th December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blind men – Faith”: Two blind men were pleading with Jesus to heal them. And, they professed their faith in Jesus, as the Saviour. Jesus healed them, and they glorified God to all peoples. Ponder on, “Jesus always works miracles in our lives, Continue Reading
Advent 1st Week : Thursday, 4th December 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Faith and Living”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples, “Anyone who listens to My Words and acts on them, is a sensible man who builds his house on rock.” Ponder on, “Do we love Jesus through our daily living? Is our Continue Reading
St Francis Xavier, Feast, Patron of Missions : Wednesday 3rd December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Evangelisation of Faith”: Jesus commissioned His apostles to proclaim the Gospel of Eternal Salvation to all peoples. He also gave them divine power to cure the sick and witness to His Divine Power. Ponder on, “St Francis Xavier, lived this mission totally and Continue Reading
Advent 1st Week : Tuesday 2nd December, 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual Reality” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed to His Father with deep intimacy. He also reveals to His disciples their privilege of being able to “see and hear” what many prophets and kings do not.” And, this is to knowing the Continue Reading
Advent 1st Week : Monday, 1st December 2025
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the Roman centurion, who had a great reputation for his care for his servants; pleaded with great humility and deep faith for Jesus, to cure one of his gravely ill servants. Ponder on, “When we have such Continue Reading
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