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Easter Octave, Thursday, Apr 16

Acts 3:11-26 / Luke 24:35-48 
Jesus instructs his disciples: “You are to be my witnesses.”

Jesus underscores three things in this reading:
(1) the reality of the resurrection,
(2) the necessity of the cross, and
(3) the urgency of the task of preaching the Good News to all nations.

Easter Octave, Wednesday, Apr 15

Acts 3:1-10 / Luke 24:13-35
Two disciples welcome a stranger: The stranger turned out to be Jesus.

The Emmaus episode dramatizes three of the ways that people encountered the risen Jesus: in the broken brother, the broken word, and the broken bread. First, they met Jesus in the broken brother. That is, they encountered him in a stranger who was traveling all alone—a dangerous thing to do in ancient times.

Red Indian Prayer for the Earth

Red Indian Prayer for the Earth

1.     *Give us hearts to understand;*
Never to take from creation's beauty more than we give;
Never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed;
Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty;
Never to take from her what we cannot use.

Easter Octave, Tuesday, Apr 14

Acts 2:36-43 / John 20:11-18 
Jesus speaks to Mary of Magdala: “Stop holding on to me. ”

A mother had just returned from driving her only son to college. She walked into his empty room, clutching a note he had written her. She began to cry uncontrollably, realizing that his new world at college would never be her world—their world. Finally, after a long cry, she let go of the note and let it fall to the floor. In the months ahead, after the pain of separation had worn off, the mother discovered something remarkable. By “letting go” of her son, she found that they could love each other in a whole new way—an adult way that was far more fulfilling than the earlier mother-child relationship. Mary of Magdala (Magdalene) discovered the same thing after she let go of the earthly Jesus and began relating to the risen Jesus.

Easter 2 Sunday A - Divine Mercy



Mercy and Tenderness - Pope Sets Examples


Divine Mercy Practised by Animals

Easter Week - Reflections


April 13-18, 2020:

April 13 Monday: Mt 28:8-15: 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Hail!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” 11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, `His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they were directed; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day. USCCB video reflections: 

Easter Octave, Monday, Apr 13th

Acts 2:14, 22-33 / Matthew 28:8-15 
Guards say Jesus’ body was stolen: This story still circulates.

President Lincoln’s coffin was opened twice. The first time was in 1887, twenty-two years after his assassination. Rumors began sweeping the country that the coffin did not contain Lincoln’s body. The body was checked and verified to be that of Lincoln. The casket was resealed with lead. Fourteen years later, a new wave of rumors began to sweep the country. Again, the coffin was opened and shown to contain the body of Lincoln. This time the casket was not only resealed but also permanently embedded in a crypt in Springfield, Illinois. Similar rumors circulated about Jesus’ body. The only difference was that Jesus’ body was indeed missing. The rumors dealt with what happened to it.