DEEP: Daily Encounter Enrichment Podcast

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 11:28-30 28 'Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.' ----------------------------------------------------- 📲 Connect with us on all the things: 📘 Facebook...

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary - Solemnity -------------------------------- A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you." But...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 5:17-26 17  One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.  18  Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.&nbsp...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” John the Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forg...

A #DEEP Dive into the Gospel of Matthew 9:35–10:1, 5A, 6-8 Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.  At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The har...

A #DEEP Dive into the Gospel of Matthew 9:27-31 As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!”  When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”  “Yes, Lord,” they said to him.  Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” ...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 7:21,24-27 Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted t...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 15:29-37 At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there.   Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the l...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 10:21-24 Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.   All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans 10:9-18 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.  11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will n...

First Sunday of Advent A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 13:33-37 Jesus said to his disciples: “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in t...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 21:34-36 Jesus said to his disciples: "Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that...

#DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 21:29-33 The Lesson of the Fig Tree. 29 He taught them a lesson. “Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. 30 When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near; 31 in the same way, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until a...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 21:20-28 Jesus said to his disciples: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city, for these days are the time of punishment when all the scriptures are fulfilled. Woe to pregnan...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 21:12-19 The Coming Persecution. 12 “Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name. 13 It will lead to your giving testimony. 14 Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, 15 for I myself sh...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 21:5-11 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, "All that you see here--the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down." Then they asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 21:1-4 1  As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.  2  He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.  3  “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.  4  All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her po...

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe A #DEEP Reflection Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus said to his disciples: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the shee...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 20:27-40 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless....

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 19:45-48 45 Then he went into the Temple and began driving out those who were busy trading, saying to them, 46 'According to scripture, my house shall be a house of prayer but you have turned it into a bandits' den.' 47 He taught in the Temple every day. The chief priests and the scribes, in company with the leading citizens, tried to do away with him, 48 b...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, "If this day you only knew what makes for peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will smash you to the ground and your children wi...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 19:11-28 11 While they were listening to him speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God would appear there immediately. 12 So he said, “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. 13 He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was abou...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 18:35-43 Now as he approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, 36 and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, * have pity on me!” 39 The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew 25:14-30  Jesus told his disciples this parable: "A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one-- to each according to his ability.  Then he went away. Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another f...