6th Week of Easter: Wednesday6th Week of Easter: Wednesday, 29th May 2019Acts 17:15,22-18:1; Ps. 149(148):1-2,11-12,13,14; Jn. 16:12-15 (Morning Mass) (Ps Wk II) Paul gained the attention of the Athenians by pointing out their statue to an unknown god — something familiar to his audience. Paul was able to use this as a stepping-off point to…
6th Week of Easter: Tuesday6th Week of Easter: Tuesday, 28th May 2019Acts 16:22-34; Ps. 138(137):1-3,7-8; John. 16:5-11 (Ps Wk II) Rarely can the Word of God have intervened so dramatically in a human life than in the life of St Paul. He was knocked off his horse and temporarily blinded by something like a bolt…
6th Week of Easter: Monday6th Week of Easter: Monday, 27th May 2019Acts 16:11-15; Ps. 150(149):1-2,3-4,5-6,9; John. 15:26-16:4 (Ps Wk II) The Holy Spirit is God’s Easter gift to us. The Spirit reminds us we are but the Breath of God from the moment of our Creation (Gen. 2:7). Rowan Williams says the Church is not…
6th Week of Easter: Sunday6th Week of Easter: Sunday, 26th May 2019Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Ps. 67(66):2-3,5,6,8; Rev. 21:10-14,22-23; John. 14:23-29 (Ps Wk II) Chapters14-16 of John’s Gospel, from which today's Gospel reading is taken are bracketed by the opening and closing verses: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in God and trust in me”…
5th Week of Easter: Saturday5th Week of Easter: Saturday, 25th May 2019Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 100(99):2,3,5; John. 15:18 -21 (Ps Wk I) Timothy, a faithful believer and the son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, had not been circumcised. Since Paul wanted to take Timothy on his missionary journeys where there would be many…
5th Week of Easter: Friday5th Week of Easter: Friday, 24th May 2019Acts 15:22-31; Ps. 57(56):8-9,10-12; John. 15:12-17 (Ps Wk I) Jesus, speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper, talks about the centrality of love among his followers. He expresses it in a central commandment: perhaps surprisingly to some, this commandment is not to love…
5th Week of Easter: Thursday5th Week of Easter: Thursday, 23rd May 2019Acts 15:7-21; Ps. 96(95):1-3,10; John. 15:9-11 (Ps Wk I) The early Church was facing its first major crisis. In the early days, it was mainly Jews who were followers of Jesus but as the Good News spread, many Gentiles began following The Way. Some…
5th Week of Easter: Wednesday5th Week of Easter: Wednesday, 22nd May 2019Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 122(121):1-2,3-4,4-5; John. 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) “I am the Vine, you are the branches.” This image of the vine conveys the deep intimacy of communion between Jesus and us! In the same way, Jesus asked His disciples and us to “remain…
5th Week of Easter: Tuesday5th Week of Easter: Tuesday, 21st May 2019Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 145(144):10-11,12-13,21; John. 14:27-31 (Ps Wk I) What a fickle crowd! The people who had worshipped Paul earlier, at the instigation of some Jews, began to throw stones at him and dragged him out of town. Later, Paul and Barnabas demonstrate remarkable…
5th Week of Easter: Monday5th Week of Easter: Monday, 20th May 2019Acts 14:5-18; Ps. 114(113):1-2,3-4,15-16; John. 14:21-26 (Ps Wk I) “The Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you” (Jn 14:26). On the basis of this affirmation of Jesus,…