St Bernardine of Siena, priest5th Week of Easter : Friday 20th May 2022 Acts 15:22-31; Ps. 56:8-9,10-12; Jn. 15:12-17 (Ps Wk I) There is always joy in doing the right thing. We Christians, like the rest of humanity, are sinners, but we are redeemed sinners, and therein lies our joy. The Gospel today reminds us…
Lord, help me abide in Your love and follow Your way5th Week of Easter : Thursday 19th May 2022Acts 15:7-21; Ps. 95:1-2a,2b-3,10; Jn. 15:9-11 (Ps Wk I) God welcomes everyone, but we also need to follow God’s way. In this passage from Acts, the question is whether Gentile converts must become Jews. Previously, most followers…
Lord, help me to remain close to you5th Week of Easter : Wednesday 18th May 2022Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 121:1-2,3-4a,4b-5; Jn. 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Chapter 15 of John’s Gospel presents a beautiful theology of mutual divine indwelling: God in us and us in God. This is further deepened in the image of the vine, which…
Lord, help me to always trust You and seek to do Your will5th Week of Easter : Tuesday 17th May 2022Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab,21; Jn. 14:27-31a (Ps Wk I) At the instigation of some Jews from Antioch and Iconium, Paul and Barnabas are attacked with stones by the people. Thinking he was dead, the people…
Lord, may You be Blessed5th Week of Easter : Monday 16th May 2022Act 14:5-18; Ps. 113b,1-2,3-4,15-16; Jn. 14:21-26 (Ps Wk I) Today’s Gospel text continues Jesus’ ‘farewell discourse’ to His disciples after He washed their feet at the last supper. They have lived intimately with Jesus for months, and they will soon need to discover…
Lord, help me to lay aside my own concerns and comforts for the sake of others i.e. die to self5th Sunday of Easter (C) : 15th May 2022Acts 14:21b-27; Ps. 144:8-9,10-11, 12-13ab; Rev. 21:1-5a; Jn. 13:31-33a, 34-35 (Ps Wk I) We all long for the time when God will dwell with us and when there…
Lord, guide me to discern the truthST MATTHIAS, APOSTLE : Saturday, 14th May 2022Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4, 5-6,7-8; Jn. 15:9-17 (Ps Wk IV) St Matthias was chosen to be the replacement of Judas Iscariot based on the double agency of the human and divine. The election was a close collaboration between the disciples of Jesus…
Lord, teach us to be respectful to all Your children4th Week of Easter : Friday, 13th May 2022Acts 13:26-33; Ps. 2:6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) Apart from his Letters, we have other examples of St Paul’s teaching, such as today’s first reading. It is, of course, doubtful that we have here a verbatim report…
Ss. Nereus & Achilleus, martyrs4th Week of Easter : Thursday, 12th May 2022Acts 13:13-25; Ps. 88:2-3,21-22,25 & 27; Jn. 13:16-20 (Ps Wk IV) When Paul proclaims Jesus as the Messiah, he makes it very clear that Jesus is the fulfilment of God’s promises. God is always with us – we are never alone, not even…
Lord, help me to know You as Lord of my life6th Week of Easter (C) : Monday 23rd May 2022Acts 16:11-15; Ps. 149:1-2,3-4,5-6a & 9b; Jn. 15:26—16:4a (Ps Wk II) Paul and his friends had sailed to Philippi and, on the Sabbath, were looking for a place to pray when they met some women gathered…