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.

Pentecost 2021: Happy Birthday, Church

 

Starters from Fr. Tony Kadavil:
 
Pentecost  literally  means  50th.  It  is  a  feast  celebrated  on  the  50th   day  after  the Passover feast by the Jews and a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus by the Christians. The Jewish Pentecost was originally a post- harvest thanksgiving feast.   Later it was celebrated to remember God’s covenants with Noah after the Deluge and with Moses at Mt. Sinai
 

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?"

Ascension 2021

Starters: From Fr. Tony Kadavil:

Anecdote 1) God’s love in action: The disciples who completed Puccini’s opera Turandot. The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini wrote La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Tosca.

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, Friday, May 7

 5th Week of Easter, Friday, May 7

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.

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.