Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:20-24 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘I pray not only for these but also for those who through their teaching will come to believe in me. May they all be one, just as, Father, you are in me and I am in you, so that they also may…
St Bede the venerable, priest & doctor St Gregory VII, pope and St Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, virgin... Pray for us 7th Week of Easter (A) : Thursday 25th May 2023Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps. Wk. III) The whole chapter of John 17 is one long prayer directed by Jesus to the…
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus Prayer – Unity”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed that every person be united in Him, as He is united “Perfectly” in His Father. Ponder on, “There are great divisions in relationships, amongst cultures, races, countries and ideologies that cause despair and destructions. Pray for God’s Peace, greater unity and…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:11b,15-19 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. ‘I am not asking you to remove them from the world, but to protect them from the Evil One. They do not…
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Prayer - Truth”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed to His Father to protect His believers from the Evil One, and to consecrate them in the Truth.” Ponder on, “Jesus has deep concerns that the deceptions of the Evil One may weaken our faith. We should never fear the Evil…
Lord, help me to be faithful to the message of Jesus7th Week of Easter (A) : Wednesday 24th May 2023Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 69:29-30,33-36; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps. Wk. III) Paul was saying farewell to the leaders of the Church at Ephesus before he continued to Jerusalem. He referred to these leaders as “overseers” appointed by the…
Lord Jesus, I pray that God’s glory will manifest in me when my hour comes7th Week of Easter (A) : Tuesday 23rd May 2023Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 67:10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps. Wk. III) In the first reading, Paul is making a farewell discourse to the elders from Ephesus. He is reminding them of the pattern of…
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Impending Death of Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed that through His Death, He will glorify His Father. Ponder on, “When we face death, we will find “Jesus’ Peace,” if we have known Him personally during our lifetime. However, if we have been ‘strangers’ to and rejected Him, then our…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:1-7 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; so that, just as you have given him power over all humanity, he may give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And eternal…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 16:29-33 His disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly and not using veiled language. Now we see that you know everything and need not wait for questions to be put into words; because of this we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them: ‘Do you believe at…