4th Week of Easter: Thursday 4th Week of Easter: Thursday, 16th May 2019Acts 12:24-13:5; Ps. 67(66):2-3,5,6,8; John 12:44-50 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s first reading shows us the early Church in action. The Gospel, which continues on from the Washing of the Feet, presents us with a picture of the Church in its embryonic stage. Taken…
4th Week of Easter: Wednesday4th Week of Easter: Wednesday, 15th May 2019Acts 12:24-13:5; Ps. 67(66):2-3,5,6,8; John 12:44-50 (Ps Wk IV) The first communities of those following Jesus were filled with the Spirit. They received day to day guidance under the influence of the Spirit, and in this story, we see that decisions were also taken…
4th Week of Easter: Tuesday - St Matthias, Apostle4th Week of Easter: Tuesday, 14th May 2019Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 113(112):1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; John 15:9-17 (Ps Wk IV) With the death of Judas, the remaining eleven Apostles felt the number twelve should be restored. There were two possible candidates who would merit being called Apsotle. After choosing by lot,…
4th Week of Easter: Monday4th Week of Easter: Monday, 13th May 2019Acts 11:1-18; Ps. 42(41):2-3; 42:3,4; John. 10:1-10 (Ps Wk IV) The passage from the Acts describes how the Jews with Peter were amazed that the gentiles received the same gift of the Spirit as they. The gentiles also speak in tongues and tell of…
4th Week of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday4th Week of Easter: Sunday, 12th May 2019Acts 13:14,43-52; Ps. 100(99):2,3,5; Rev. 7:9,14-17; Jn. 10:27-30 (Ps Wk IV) Can you hear what Jesus want to say to you today? He says, “I know you … I give you eternal life … you will never be lost … no one…
3rd Week of Easter: Saturday3rd Week of Easter: Saturday, 11th May 2019Acts 9:31-42; Ps. 116(115):12-13,14-15,16-17; John. 6:60-69 (Ps Wk III) The people in the room were grieving at the loss of a kind, generous, and loving woman — Dorcas. She had selflessly made clothes for so many, and now she was gone. But wait —…
3rd Week of Easter: Friday3rd Week of Easter: Friday, 10th May 2019Acts 9:1-20; Ps. 117(116):1,2; John. 6:52-59 (Ps Wk III) A special gathering with family and friends often centres around food. Certainly any one of us could eat alone, using food as the fuel that will keep us going. But it is at a table…
3rd Week of Easter: Thursday3rd Week of Easter: Thursday, 9th May 2019Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 66(65):8-916-17,20; John. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) The passage from Acts gives us some insights on Philip and an Ethiopian court officer. What was Philip like? He could hear God, when God spoke (vv 26, 29). He was obedient to what God…
3rd Week of Easter: Wednesday3rd Week of Easter: Wednesday, 8th May 2019Acts 8:1-8; Ps. 66(65):1-3,4-5,6-7; John. 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) Christian writers often speak about the transcendence of the human person, about how we reach beyond ourselves all the time: asking new questions, seeking further discoveries, continuing in hope and trust. The way young children…
3rd Week of Easter: Tuesday3rd Week of Easter: Tuesday, 7th May 2019Acts 7:51-8:1; Ps. 31(30):3-4,7-8,17-21; John. 6:30-35 (Ps Wk III) The Faith of Stephen, the first Martyr was steadfast till the end of his life. His death resembles that of Jesus when he said, “receive my spirit” (v. 59) and “do not hold this sin…