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 PREPARATION FOR PENTECOST-2

IN PREPARATION FOR PENTECOST-2

Hymn: K 14

Leader: The Holy Spirit is always with us. He is at work in the hearts of each of us. It is he who straightens what is twisted. It is he who makes straight the way of the saviour. He is present in all human aspirations and he corrects in them what must be corrected. We are temples of God and the Holy Spirit lives in us.

The ...E... life !!!!!

In this world of E-mails, E-ticket, E-paper, E-recharge, E-transfer and the latest E-Governance..E- commerce.

*Never Forget "E-shwar *( God )"

Prayer Service in Preparation for Pentecost

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Hymn:

L: Your Spirit, Lord God, present from the beginning of beginnings, present in the message of the prophets, Kings and Judges of your choice, present in the surrender of faith in Mary and her accompaniment of your son, present in provision for your people, present in the life and words of Jesus, present in the Cross and crucifixion, present in the lives of the apostles, present in the early Christians as they formed into a community, present in their imprisonments and persecutions, present in the Church that you empower. Your Spirit, the presence of God in our hearts and lives, we adore you and we praise you. (Pause)

Easter, 7th Week, Wednesday, May 27th

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.”

Pentecost 2020

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