Easter 6th Week- May 18-23

May 18 Monday (St. John I, Pope, Martyr):

 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-john-i/ : John 15: 26–16:4 : 26 But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me; 27 and you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. (John 16) 1 “I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them.  “I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. http://www.usccb.org/bible/reflections/

Leadership - Management

Easter 6th Week, Monday, May 18th

Acts 16:11-15 / John 15:26 - 16:4 

Jesus instructs his disciples: “You must bear witness on my behalf.”

A witness is someone who can say, “I know what I am talking about from personal experience.” Thus, Christian witness involves two things:

(1) a burning internal conviction about Jesus and

(2) a convincing external expression of this conviction.

Nice Messages - Inspirational

Some Messages to assist us to keep Focus

1. No matter how beautiful and  handsome you are,
just remember Baboon   and Gorillas also  attract tourists .

Stop Boasting.

2. No matter how big and strong you are,
you will not carry  yourself to your Grave.

Be Humble

Early Christian Church - Conflicts and Divisions

Easter 5th Week, Saturday, May 16th

 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 II. 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. The medical officer responded:

Jesus, the True Vine – May we be his branches that bear fruit

Jesus, the True Vine – May we be his branches that bear fruit

We thank you, gracious God, for Jesus Christ the true vine, with his roots eternally grounded in you. We rejoice that by grace we have been grafted into him, to be branches on a vine which bears the loveliest of all the fruits of earth. Yet we confess that all is not well with the way we live.

Easter 5th Week , Friday, May 15th

Acts 15:22-31 / John 15:12-17 

Jesus talks more about love: “No one has greater love than this.”

A municipal park in Chicago is called Milton Olive Park. The story behind the park’s name deserves to be told over and over. Milton Olive was a 19-year-old soldier who fought in Vietnam. In October 1965, he threw himself on a live hand grenade and saved the lives of four comrades. “In that incredible, brief moment...in which he decided to die, he put others first and himself last. I have always believed that to be the hardest but the highest decision that any man is called upon to make.”

Easter 6th Sunday A - Liturgical Prayers

Greeting (See the Gospel)

“I will not leave you orphans,” says Jesus,
“but my Father will give you
the Spirit of truth.”
May the Spirit of our Lord be always with you.
Introduction by the Celebrant (Two Options)

St. Matthias, Apostle, Thursday, May 14th

Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 / John 15:9-17 

Jesus speaks about life: “Live in my love; keep my commandments.”

Three people were discussing some recent translations of the Bible.

How faithful are we in translating the Bible into action? Our greatest need is not to gain more knowledge, but to put into practice what we already know.