Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Thursday 18 May
Acts 15:7-21; Psalm 96; John 15:9-11 Abide in my love Today we are doubly assured that God has chosen us and remains with us. Firstly Paul refutes the arguments of the Pharisees and reminds the believers of all the signs and wonders God has done for them. In John's Gospel, Jesus promises that if we […]
Tuesday 16 May
Acts 14:19-28; Psalm 145; John 14:27-31 My peace I give you We sometimes forget that Jesus was a faithful Jew who observed the Law handed down within Israel from generation to generation. In today’s Gospel, Jesus, the faithful Jewish teacher, addresses his Jewish disciples and the Jewish crowds gathered to hear his words. He offered […]
Monday 15 May
Acts 14:5-18; Psalm 115; John 14:21-26 I will make my home with you In today's gospel Jesus presents the whole of life as a matter of love. He promises that, if we love him and keep his word, God will reveal himself to us. He further promises that, if we accept that love, both he […]
Friday 12 May
Acts 13:26-33; Psalm 2; John 14:1-6 Happy are those who take refuge in God When the psalmist asks why there is uproar among the nations and why the peoples plot in vain, it sounds so like the world we live in, where there are so many conflicting beliefs and warring factions. However, in John's Gospel, […]
Wednesday 10 May
Acts 12:24-13:5; Psalm 67; John 12:44-50 'Go now you are sent forth' Jesus speaks of being commanded by the Father to preach the 'good news.' As he moved around Palestine teaching, preaching and healing, Jesus showed that he had complete confidence that God was with him. When the disciples of Jesus moved out from Jerusalem […]
Monday 8 May
Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 42; John 10:11-18 Compassion and concern In today's reading Peter has to learn to accept a variety of people different from himself. Likewise our church has many voices: those who wish the church to stay the same and those who wish for change. Pope Francis' compassion and concern for the poor and […]
Wednesday 3 May
Sts Philip and James, Apostles 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Psalm 19A; John 14:6-14 Do you know me? Today we celebrate Philip and James, who were named as followers of Jesus. Yet in John's gospel we see that Philip was still struggling to understand who Jesus was, even though he had been with him for so long. […]
Tuesday 2 May
St Athanasius Acts 7:51-8:1; Psalm 31; John 6:30-35 Valuing and sharing our treasures In the Gospel reading Jesus again challenges us to search behind our customary ways of looking at life and recognise that all we have is gift from God. Do I value the gifts that God has given me? When did I last […]
Thursday 27 April
Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 34; John 3:31-36 Witnesses to the truth John the Baptist gives testimony about Jesus, who has come from heaven, who is loved by God, and is filled with the Spirit. The apostles of whom we hear in the first reading ‘fill Jerusalem’ with teaching about the dying and rising of Jesus, so […]
Monday 24 April
Second Week of Easter Acts 4:23-31; Psalm 2; John 3:1-8 Born of the Spirit God’s Holy Spirit can work wonders through us, and can enable us to ‘proclaim (God’s) message with all boldness, through the name of God’s holy servant Jesus.’ Through the Sacraments, and through our openness to the Spirit, God’s power is in […]
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