2nd Week of Easter, Friday, April 29

  2nd Week of Easter, Friday, April 29

Acts 5:34-42 / John 6:1-15

Jesus feeds 5,000 people; He multiplied five loaves. 

2nd Week of Easter, Tuesday, April 26

 2nd Week of Easter, Tuesday, April 26

Acts 4:32-37 / John 3:7-15

Jesus continues his instruction; "We must be born of the spirit. "

Tuesday Within Easter Octave, April 19

 Tuesday Within Easter Octave, April 19

Acts 2:36-41 / John 20:11-18

Jesus speaks to Mary of Magdala; "Stop holding on to me."

7th Week of Easter, Friday, May 21

 7th Week of Easter, Friday, May 21

Acts 25:3-21 / John 21:15-19

Paul goes before King Agrippa; Paul claimed Jesus is alive.

Some years ago there was a best-seller entitled I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.

Easter 7th Week: May 17-22:

 Easter 7^th Week: May 17-22:

May 17 Monday: John 16: 29-33: 

Context: Jesus is speaking to his apostles after the Last Supper. 

Scripture lessons: In this Last Supper discourse, Jesus explains his Divine origin and his relationship to God his Father in clear terms without using any metaphors.

6th Week of Easter, Saturday, May 15

 6th Week of Easter, Saturday, May 15

Acts 18:23-28 / John 16:23-28

Jesus gives final instructions; "Ask and you will receive. "

 

An amusing cartoon showed a tiny insect peering up at a huge insect. After staring at the huge insect for a while, the tiny insect said, "What kind of a bug are you?"

Easter 6th Week: May 10-15:

   Easter 6^th Week: May 10-15:

 May 10 Monday (St. Damien de Veuster, Priest, U. S. A.) John 15: 26–16:4 : 

Context: In his final discourse with the apostles at the Last Supper, Jesus assured them that he would not desert them. Instead, a powerful Divine Helper, the Holy Spirit, would come to them from Jesus and the Father in order to guide them and to strengthen them.

6th Week of Easter, Wednesday, May 12

 6th Week of Easter, Wednesday, May 12

Acts 17:15, 22 - 18:1 / John 16:12-15 

Jesus speaks more about the Spirit; "The Spirit will guide you.”

 

A young Hindu and a Christian seminarian were attending the same week-long seminar on the Sermon on the Mount. In the course of the week, the two young people became good friends.

6th Week of Easter, Tuesday, May 11

 6th Week of Easter, Tuesday, May 11

Acts 16:22-34 / John 16:5-11

Jesus speaks about the Spirit; "The Spirit will convict the world about sin. "

The expression "convict the world," or "prove the world wrong," means something very special. It means the world will recognize on its own that it was wrong.

5th Week of Easter, Saturday, May 8

 5th Week of Easter, Saturday, May 8

Acts 16:1-10 / John 15:18-21 

Jesus warns his disciples; ' 'They will Persecute you as they did me. "

An American warship was transporting wounded Japanese prisoners during World War Il. The medical officer took such excellent care of the prisoners that some American officers protested. "Treat those animals the same way that they treat our wounded," they said.

5th Week of Easter, Wednesday, May 5

 5th Week of Easter, Wednesday, May 5

Acts 15:1-6 / John 15:1-6

Jesus talks about being one with him; "Remain in me, as I remain in you. " 

Paul Claudel's play The Satin Slipper opens with a dramatic scene: a shipwreck at sea. The sole survivor is a missionary who has tied himself to the mainmast.

Easter 5th Week: May 3- 8

 Easter 5^th Week: May 3- 8 

May 3 Monday: Saints Philip & James the Lesser, Apostles

James, son of Alphaeus, called James the Lesser wrote the epistle that bears his name and became the bishop of Jerusalem. He is brother of Jude and they are cousins of Jesus because their mother Mary is sister or cousin of Jesus’ mother and she was married to Alphaeus or Clophas.

Easter 4 Week: April 26- May 1

 Easter 4 Week: April 26- May 1:

April 26 Monday: John 10: 1-10: Through today’s gospel, the  Church reminds us of our call to become good shepherds of God’s flock and good sheep of His parishes and invites us to pray for vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate and the consecrated life.

4th Week of Easter, Friday, April 30

 4th Week of Easter, Friday, April 30

Acts 13:26-33 / John 14:1-6 

Jesus makes a promise; "I will come back. " 

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour in World War Il on December 7, 1941, they invaded and occupied the Philippines. Three months later, on March 11, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur was forced to flee from the Philippines. Before leaving for Australia, he told the islanders,

4th Week of Easter, Wednesday, April 28

 4th Week of Easter, Wednesday, April 28

Acts 12:24 - 13:5 / John 12:14-50 

Jesus talks about his mission; "1 came into the world as light. " 

A group of Chinese Christian clergymen invited an American professor of Scripture to give them a workshop on the Bible. In the course of the workshop the professor asked the clergymen to pick out the episode in the Gospel that impressed them most.

3rd Week of Easter, Saturday, April 24

  3rd Week of Easter, Saturday, April 24

Acts 9:31-42 / John 6:60-69

Many people leave Jesus; Peter stayed with Jesus. 

A popular poster shows a loaf of bread and a goblet of wine. On the poster are the words, "Jesus of Nazareth requests the honor of your presence at a dinner to be given in his honor." The poster underscores two important points. First, the Mass is a meal to which Jesus invites us personally:

Easter 3rd Week: April 19-24:

 Easter 3^rd Week: April 19-24: 

April 19 Monday: John 6:22-29: 

 The context: Today’s Gospel introduces Jesus’ famous discourse on the Holy Eucharist which emerged within a dialogue between Jesus and the Jews who had gone around the Lake and come to Capernaum searching for him. In answer to their question about his arrival, Jesus challenged them, saying that they were looking for him so they could get another free meal and that such meals would not satisfy them. He also instructed them to labor for food that would give them Eternal Life.

3rd Week of Easter, Friday, April 23

 3rd Week of Easter, Friday, April 23

Acts 9:1-20 / John 6:52-59

 Jesus speaks about his body and blood; "My flesh is true food; my body is true drink. "

 Imagine you are Jesus. You want to show people in a dramatic way that you want to be united with them. At the same time, you want to give people an opportunity to show that they also want to be united with you. How could you achieve both goals? We find the answer in today's gospel. Jesus gives himself to us in the form of food.

3rd Week of Easter, Tuesday, April 20

 3rd Week of Easter, Tuesday, April 20

Acts 7:51 - 8:1 / John 6:30-35

Jesus speaks about the Eucharist; "I am the bread of life. " 

There's a story about a poor immigrant family in the 1800s who spent almost their entire life's savings for boat tickets to the United States. To save what little money they had left, they ate cheese and bread in their cabin rather than go to the ship's dining room with its more expensive food.

3rd Week of Easter, Monday, May 2nd

3rd Week of Easter, Monday, May 2nd

Acts 6:8-15 / John 6:22-29

Stephen is arrested; Stephen was the Church's first martyr.