Lord, help me trust in You completely.3rd Week of Easter – St Athanasius, Bishop & doctor : Saturday 2nd May 2020Acts 9:31-42; Ps. 116(115):12-13,14-15, 16-17; Jn. 6:60-69 (Ps Wk III) The gospel passage today describes a crisis of faith among many of the followers of Jesus. They begin to doubt his teachings and about whom…
Lord, sustain and feed my heart and soul. 3rd Week of Easter – St Joseph the Worker : Friday 1st May 2020Acts 9:1-20; Ps. 117(116):1,2; Jn. 6:52-59 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s conversion is the most famous in history. We are still affected by it today. But he got off to a bad start – he…
Lord, help me to believe what I cannot understand3rd Week of Easter : Thursday 30th April 2020Acts. 8:26-40; Ps. 66(65):8-9,16-17,20; Jn. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) Philip listened to the Holy Spirit and went to speak with the eunuch from Ethiopia. The eunuch was reading Isaiah, but he didn't understand what he was reading, so Philip…
Lord, strengthen the faith and hope of those who live under persecution3rd Week of Easter : Wednesday 29th April 2020Acts. 8:1-8; Ps. 66(65):1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) The opening words of the first reading from Acts, or similar ones, could well have been written for the history of the Church in many countries since…
Lord, Increase your gift of love in us3rd Week of Easter : Tuesday 28th April 2020Acts. 7:51--8:1; Ps. 31(30):3-4,6,7-8,17,21; Jn. 6:30-35 (Ps Wk III) It has been said that the Gospels are the story of our lives as well as the story of Jesus’ life: we can find ourselves among the crowds who heard Jesus…
Lord, live in and through me! Nourish and sustain me!3rd Week of Easter : Monday 27th April 2020Acts. 6:8-15; Ps. 119(118):23-24,26-27,29-30; Jn. 6:22-29 (Ps Wk III) It must be a frightening thing to be persecuted for one’s faith or beliefs. Sometimes it seems more comfortable and less painful to remain silent and hidden. Stephen was…
Lord Jesus, give me a more profound faith so that I may spread the Good News to the world3rd Sunday of Easter (A) : 26th April 2020Acts 2:14,22-33; Ps. 16(15): 1-2,5,7-8,9-10, 11; 1 Pt. 1:17-21; Lk. 24:13-35 (Ps Wk III) We are accustomed to calling Cleophas and his companion the pilgrims of Emmaus. They had…
God is faithful! He provides for us and protects us. Trust in Him!ST MARK, EVANGELIST : Saturday 25th April 20201 Pt. 5:5-14; Ps. 89(88):2-3,6-7,16-17; Mk. 16:15-20 (Ps Wk II) Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of St Mark, the evangelist. One of the key themes of Mark's Gospel is the sign of a true disciple…
Lord, help me to be generous and humble like Jesus2nd Week of Easter : Friday 24th April 2020Acts 5:34-42; Ps. 27(26):1,4,13-14; Jn. 6:1-15 (Ps Wk II) The apostles had been arrested for preaching about Jesus. They enraged the Sanhedrin authorities by insisting on obeying God rather than human beings. Gamaliel, a Pharisee in the Sanhedrin,…
Lord, transform my mind and heart2nd Week of Easter : Thursday 23rd April 2020Acts 5:27-33; Ps. 34(33):2,9,17-18,19-20; Jn. 3:31-36 (Ps Wk II) Perhaps at some time in the past, we had some absolutely joyful piece of news but were forbidden to tell anyone. It probably felt as if it were burning within us and that…