June 10 Monday (Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the
Church): 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. On Saturday,
March 3, 2018, Pope Francis declared that, henceforward, the Monday after
Pentecost Sunday will be celebrated as the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of the Church. The Memorial will be observed annually and has been added
to the General Roman Calendar, the Roman Missal, and the Liturgy of the Hours
with the Holy Father’s wish that this new feast day foster Marian piety and the
maternal sense of the Church. Pentecost was the birth of the Church – the
Mystical Body of Christ.
7th Week of Easter, Thursday, 06-06-19
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
7th Week of Easter, Wednesday, 05-06-19
Acts
20:28-38 / John 17:11-19
Jesus prays for his disciples: “As the
Father sent me, so I send you.”
A
legend says that when Jesus ascended into heaven, the angel Gabriel asked him
if all the people on earth knew about God’s love for them. “Oh, no!” said
Jesus, “just a handful of people do.” Gabriel was shocked and replied, “But,
Lord, what if this handful of people let you down? What if they meet with
opposition and become discouraged? Don’t you have a back-up plan, just in
case?” “No,” said Jesus, “I’m simply counting on them not to let me down.”
Easter 7th Week, Tuesday - Liturgy
Seventh Week of Easter
CARRYING OUT ONE’S MISSION
Introduction
In strikingly parallel ways, both Paul and Christ speak of their mission they have carried out – Christ with absolute certainty, Paul, knowing his limitations, to the best of his abilities. Paul knows that trials are awaiting him, but led by the Holy Spirit who guided his life, he will go ahead, even when he does not know what is awaiting him. Jesus has given the best of himself to make the Father known to all. He prays that they may all be one.
CARRYING OUT ONE’S MISSION
Introduction
In strikingly parallel ways, both Paul and Christ speak of their mission they have carried out – Christ with absolute certainty, Paul, knowing his limitations, to the best of his abilities. Paul knows that trials are awaiting him, but led by the Holy Spirit who guided his life, he will go ahead, even when he does not know what is awaiting him. Jesus has given the best of himself to make the Father known to all. He prays that they may all be one.
7th Week of Easter, Tuesday: Reflection
Acts 20:17-27 / John 17:1-11
Jesus prays: Jesus looked up to heaven while he prayed.
Three
preachers were discussing the best posture to use while praying. The first
said, “I’ve tried them all, and kneeling is still the best posture.” The second
said, “That may be true, but most Eastern mystics recommend sitting
cross-legged on the floor.”
Jun 3-8 Weekday Reflections
June 3-8: June 23 Monday (St. Charles Lwanga and companions,
Martyrs): John 16: 29-33: His disciples said, “Now you are talking
plainly, and not in any figure of speech. 30 Now we realize that you know
everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you. Because of
this we believe that you came from God.”* 31
Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? 32 Behold, the hour is coming and has
arrived when each of you will be scattered* to
his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because the
Father is with me. 3I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In
the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the
world.”
7th Week of Easter, Monday, 03-06-19
Acts 19:1-8 / John 16:29-33
Jesus speaks plainly: “You will have trouble, but take courage.”
Jesus probably noticed the fear on the faces of his disciples when he told them that both they and he would have to suffer.
But this did not alarm him. Jesus knew that fear is not a bad thing. In fact, it’s a good thing, if rightly accepted.
Visitation of the BVM, Friday, 31-05-19
Zephaniah 3:14-18 or Romans 12:9-16 / Luke 1:39-56
Mary sings of God’s goodness: “The Lord has
exalted my lowliness.”
Amado Nervo was a Mexican mystic and poet who died in 1919.
One of his poems captures the spirit of Mary’s song in today’s reading. He
wrote:
“I’m only a spark, Make
me a fire.
I’m only a string, Make
me a lyre.
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