9th Week, Tuesday, Jun 2nd
2 Peter 3:11-15, 17-18 / Mark 12:13-17
We await a new creation: God’s justice will reside in
the new creation.
In
their joint statement on Justice, the
bishops of the world said something that jarred many Christians from
complacency. They said it’s not enough to preach the Gospel. We must also work
for justice.
Msg from a Resident of Mumbai: as Millions of Migrants Flee the city
Where will I go?
For the last 2 days all my trusted soldiers - carpenter, fabricator, plumber, electrician, mason, auto driver, istriwala, have been leaving ... some with their families as well... somewhere I feel that Bombay wants them to leave, much like unwanted guests.
For the last 2 days all my trusted soldiers - carpenter, fabricator, plumber, electrician, mason, auto driver, istriwala, have been leaving ... some with their families as well... somewhere I feel that Bombay wants them to leave, much like unwanted guests.
9th Week IIy: Jun 1-6
Jun 1-6
June 1 Monday (Blessed
Virgin Mary the mother of the Church): NC Register:
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/mfenelon/why-the-new-memorial-of-mary-mother-of-the-church-is-so-remarkable : Gen 3:9-15, 20; Acts 1:12-14; Jn
19:25-34): One of the most recent architectural additions to Saint Peter’s
Square is the mosaic of Mary “Mother of the Church,” with the inscription Totus
Tuus, yet another sign of Saint John Paul II’s great love for Our Lady.
Holy Trinity Sunday A - Homilies & Stories
St. Patrick's Analogies:
Links to earlier posts:http://www.tkayala.com/2012/05/trinity-sunday-homily.html
http://www.tkayala.com/2012/06/trinity-prayers.html
http://www.tkayala.com/2013/05/holy-trinity-2013-homilies-and-stories.html
The story is told of a priest sitting in an airport waiting for his flight. A fellow killing time struck up a conversation. Said he, "Father, I believe only what I can understand. So, I can't buy your Trinity. Perhaps you can explain it to me." The priest reluctantly put down The New York Times. "Do you see the sun out there?" "Yup." "OK, it's 80 million miles away from us right now. The rays coming through the window," said the priest, "are coming from the sun. The delightful heat we are enjoying on our bodies right now come from a combination of the sun and its rays. Do you understand that?" The fellow answered, "Sure, padre." "The Trinity," the priest went on, "is like that. God the Father is that blazing sun. The Son is the rays He sends down to us. Then both combine to send us the Holy Spirit who is the heat. If you understand the workings of the sun, its rays, and heat, why do you have difficulty believing the Trinity?" The man said something about catching a flight and was off.
Links to earlier posts:http://www.tkayala.com/2012/05/trinity-sunday-homily.html
http://www.tkayala.com/2012/06/trinity-prayers.html
http://www.tkayala.com/2013/05/holy-trinity-2013-homilies-and-stories.html
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Some Stories: (More Stories at the bottom or at: http://www.homilystories.in/2014/06/holy-trinity.html)The story is told of a priest sitting in an airport waiting for his flight. A fellow killing time struck up a conversation. Said he, "Father, I believe only what I can understand. So, I can't buy your Trinity. Perhaps you can explain it to me." The priest reluctantly put down The New York Times. "Do you see the sun out there?" "Yup." "OK, it's 80 million miles away from us right now. The rays coming through the window," said the priest, "are coming from the sun. The delightful heat we are enjoying on our bodies right now come from a combination of the sun and its rays. Do you understand that?" The fellow answered, "Sure, padre." "The Trinity," the priest went on, "is like that. God the Father is that blazing sun. The Son is the rays He sends down to us. Then both combine to send us the Holy Spirit who is the heat. If you understand the workings of the sun, its rays, and heat, why do you have difficulty believing the Trinity?" The man said something about catching a flight and was off.
Easter 7th Week, Saturday, May 30
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 / John 21:20-25
Jesus instructs Peter: “Follow me!”:
The
city of Rome was under serious siege in 1849. The great Italian patriot
Garibaldi issued a public proclamation to the young men of Italy: “I have
nothing to offer you but hunger and thirst, hardship and death; but I call on
all who love their country to join me.” The response was beyond belief. It was
this kind of challenge that Jesus held out to his apostles. It was this kind of
challenge that Jesus repeated to Peter in today’s gospel. It is this same
challenge that Jesus repeats to each one of us today.
Prayer in Preparation for Pentecost -3
Prayer in Preparation for Pentecost -3
Hymn:
Lord, our God, in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask you to stir up within us the fullness
of your Holy Spirit. Help us to grow in our relationship with the Third Person
of your Holy Trinity and to live in his power and use his gifts.
Easter 7th Week, Friday, May 29
Acts 25:3-21 / John 21:15-19
Jesus instructs Peter: “Feed my lambs. Tend
my sheep.”
Jesus
looked upon God as a shepherd: “The Lord is my
shepherd.” Psalm 23. The Israelites also looked upon
their leaders as shepherds, God’s representatives. Thus Ezekiel condemns these
leaders for being bad shepherds and foretells that God will replace them With a
good shepherd. (Ezekiel 34:2, 23)
It’s
against this scriptural background that we must interpret Jesus words: “I am
the good shepherd.” John 10:11. It’s against this biblical background that we must also interpret
Jesus’ words to Peter: “Feed my lambs. Tend my sheep.” John 21:15-16. Jesus commissions Peter to succeed him as the shepherd of the flock
of his followers.
Easter 7th Week, Thursday, May 28
Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 / John
17:20-26
Jesus
continues to pray: “May I live in them as you live in me.”
Christians
are four things. First, they’re a body in which Christ lives. Paul writes, “I
live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2.20
Second,
they’re a mind through which Christ thinks. Paul writes, “Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus. ” Phiiippians 2:5 (Kjv)
Third,
they’re a voice through which Christ speaks. Jesus said, “Whoever listens to
you listens to me.” Luke 10:16
Pentecost ABC - Liturgical Prayers
Greeting (See Second Reading)
In the one Spirit we were all baptized,
and one Spirit was given
to us all to drink.
May the Holy Spirit be given to you
and be always with you.
In the one Spirit we were all baptized,
and one Spirit was given
to us all to drink.
May the Holy Spirit be given to you
and be always with you.
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