St Rita of Cascia, religious7th Week of Easter (B) : Saturday 22nd May 2021Acts. 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 10:4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-25 (Ps Wk III) The “follow Jesus” faithfully is what it means to be a disciple. The Gospel has shown us what is involved in following Jesus, which consists in carrying our own cross. However, each of…
Ss Christopher Magallanes, priest & Comps. martyrs7th Week of Easter (B) : Friday 21st May 2021Acts 26:13-21; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; Jn. 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) Forgiveness has in the past been very much a religious matter, perhaps even a specifically Christian concept. It was part of Jesus' teaching and entered into the Our Father, that prayer…
Lord, help me to love You and others with the love that You and the Father share7th Week of Easter (B) : Thursday 20th May 2021Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) Paul had been arrested. When the commander learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, he decided to bring him to…
Father in Heaven brings all of us, Your scattered children, to a true unity grounded in Your justice and peace7th Week of Easter (B) : Wednesday 19th May 2021Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 67:29-30,33-35; 36; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) At the Last Supper (Jn. 17), Jesus prayed that “all be one.” While this is often used…
St John I, Pope and martyr7th Week of Easter (B) : Tuesday 18th May 2021Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 67:10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s words to the elders of the Church of Ephesus contain an excellent principle for preaching the Gospel. “I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable and teaching…
Father in heaven, gather together all Your scattered children wherever we may be7th Week of Easter (B) : Monday 17th May 2021Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 67:2-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps Wk III) The Entrance Antiphon today contains one of the last promises of Jesus before the Ascension. It the promise of the Holy Spirit coming upon the…
Father in heaven, gather together all Your scattered children wherever we may be7th Sunday of Easter (B) : 16th May 2021Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; 1 Jn. 4:11-16; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) When Jesus prays that we may all be one, as he does in today’s Gospel reading, it is important to realise that he…
Jesus continues to intercede for us in heaven in the presence of God our Father6th Week of Easter : Saturday 15th May 2021Acts 18:23-28; Ps. 46:2-3,8-9,10; Jn. 16:23-28 (Ps Wk II) In today’s Gospel, the final words of Jesus, “I came into the world. Now I am leaving the world to go to the Father",…
St Matthias, apostle6th Week of Easter : Friday 14th May 2021Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Jn. 15:9-17 (Ps Wk II) In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus says, “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love.” Jesus speaks of a very special kind of love: an outreaching love that unconditionally seeks others'…
Christians are to preach the Good News, do God’s will and serve others. ASCENSION OF THE LORD (B) : Thursday 13th May 2021Acts 1:1-11; Ps. 46:2-3,6-7,8-9; Eph. 4:1-13 (or 4:1-7,11-13) or Eph. 1:17-23; Mk. 16:15-20 (Psalter proper) The disciples were desperate to know when Jesus was going to expel the Romans and re-establish the kingdom…