Tag Archive for ‘life’
Sunday 10 May
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48, Ps. 98 1 John 4:7-10, John 15:9-17 Food for the Journey This Sunday’s Gospel passage is like a sandwich: two pieces of bread – ‘top’ ‘This is My commandment – love one another,’ ‘bottom’ ‘What I command you is to love one another.’ And the two fillings: […]
Friday 8 May
Acts 15:22-31, Ps. 57, John 15:12-17 Friendly Encouragement Delight in giving encouragement to fellow parishioners and believers, rejoice in receiving mutual encouragement in living the Christian way of life. “What I command you is to love one another” – that is what friends do: they love and respect each other. They are happy in each […]
Monday 4 May
Acts 14:5-18, Ps. 115, John 14:21-26 Make our home with you “…turn to the living God.” To the Lord “give glory for my sake of your love and your truth”. Keep my word (said Jesus) and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. By grace let the divine Presence of the […]
Sunday 3 May
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31, Ps.22, 1 John 3:18-24, John 15:1-8 Companion and Friend We experience that with Christ our generous and incomparable Friend, that He is there when we need Him, on our side, for our good; keeping us going, giving us strength, helping us to grow. He is always, always there, like […]
Friday 1 May
St Joseph the Worker Acts 13:26-33, Ps.2, John 14:9-6 Way, Truth, Life Paul proclaims twice, “God raised Jesus from the dead;” and that is the Good News. The Lord Jesus says to Thomas, and to us, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” The Lord Jesus is the way we need to follow, […]
Thursday 30 April
Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89; John 13:16-20 Opening the Word Paul gets up, after being invited, and begins to explain to the people the history of God’s intervention in the world, culminating with the arrival of Jesus. He is educating and enlightening those listeners. He is opening their minds to the word and work of God. […]
Tuesday 28 April
ST PETER CHANEL Acts 13:44-52; Ps 96; John 15:12-17 Do what I command you Today we honour our Marist saint Peter Chanel. The gospel tells us that a man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friend. Those first Marists who left France to spread the Gospel in Oceania […]
Thursday 23 April
Acts 8:26-40, Ps 66; John 6:44-51 There for others Today’s reading can be viewed from both sides – Philip’s and the Eunuch’s. For Philip, the Holy Spirit is directing his actions very explicitly, and he seems very in tune with God’s will. For the Eunuch, Philip’s presence changes his life and that of his family […]
Tuesday 21 April
Acts 7:51-8:1; Ps 31; John 6:30-35 I am the Bread of Life We are about to hear a lot about the Bread of Life from John’s Gospel. Jesus contrasts the manna that was given to Moses and the people with the Bread of life that is his body which fills us forever. The promise of […]
Monday 20 April
Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119; John 6:22-29 Things of eternal life Today’s readings mark a change in tone. We hear of Stephen’s witness and then the danger he is in. In the Gospel Jesus recognises that the crowd were more interested in the food than the message or the sign. He calls them to look for […]
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