Teach me to trust You, Lord4th Week of Easter : Wednesday 11th May 2022Acts 12:24—13:5a; Ps. 66:2-3,5,6,& 8; Jn. 12:44-50 (Ps Wk IV) Easter celebrates Jesus’ resurrection. We believe it frees us from sin and death for life with God now and forever. This is the fullness of life Jesus came to give. It is…
St John De Avila, priest and doctor4th Week of Easter : Tuesday 10th May 2022Acts 11:19-26; Ps. 86:1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 10:22-30 (Ps Wk IV) It is probably not good for the Christian Church to be too comfortable, prosperous, or accepted by society. The early Christians discovered that they seemed to flourish as a community during their…
Lord, grant us the courage and love to tell others about You4th Week of Easter : Monday 9th May 2022Acts 11:1-18; Ps. 41:2-3; 42:3,4; Jn. 10:1-10 (Ps Wk IV) As we read Acts 11:1-18, let us read Acts 10 to get a fuller picture. In these texts, two people, St Peter (10:9-29; 11:5-12) and the…
Lord, help me to hear Your voice4th Week of Easter : Sunday 8th May 2022Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps. 99:2,3,5; Rev. 7:9,14b-17; Jn. 10:27-30 (Ps Wk IV) Paul and Barnabas visited many of the synagogues on their journey and proclaimed Jesus in all of them. Many were open to their words, especially the Gentiles who were…
Lord, You have the message of Eternal Life. Amen!3rd Week of Easter : Saturday 7th May 2022Acts 9:31-42; Ps. 115:12-13,14-15,16-17; Jn. 6:60-69 (Ps Wk III) We now live in a world characterised by scepticism, a rejection of objective and absolute truths and a mistrust of authority, as information is just a google away. Consequently, ‘truths’…
With God, all things are possible! Nothing is impossible with God!3rd Week of Easter : Friday 6th May 2022Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 65:8-9,16-17,20; Jn. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) Can someone who persecuted the followers of Christ become a preacher of the message of Jesus Christ? Paul is proof that it can happen. Paul, the persecutor of…
Lord, to share the Good News, especially with those who have yet to experience You3rd Week of Easter : Thursday 5th May 2022Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 65:8-9,16-17,20; Jn. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) In verse 51 of today’s Gospel reading, Jesus speaks of eating ‘my flesh’. Here He was referring to the future when He had passed…
Lord, be my sustenance and strength3rd Week of Easter : Wednesday 4th May 2022Acts 8:1b-8; Ps. 65:1-3a,4-5,6-7a; Jn. 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) Saul’s first appearance in the book of Acts was not impressive. He was a zealous persecutor of the Church. People have often done terrible things believing that they are doing God’s will. Even…
Lord, help us to live inspiriing lives so as to lead others to seek YouFeast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles : Tuesday 3rd May 20221 Cor. 15:1-8; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Jn. 14:6-14 (Ps Wk III) There are moments when we feel lost and confused, searching for meaning, purpose, and value in our lives, mainly when…
St Athanasius, Bishop & doctor3rd Week of Easter : Monday 2nd May 2022Acts 6:8-15; Ps. 118:23-24,26-27,29-30; Jn. 6:22-29 (Ps Wk III) The crowd searched for Jesus. And Jesus answered them bluntly. They were looking for him, not because of the ‘signs’ that he was showing but because of the bread they had been given to…