Love is always revealed in deeds rather than words3rd Sunday of Easter (C) : 1st May 2022Acts 5:27b-32, 40b-41 Ps. 29:2,4,5-6,11-12a & 13b; Rev. 5:11-14; Jn. 21:1-19 (or 1-14) (Ps Wk III) Filled with the Spirit, the Apostles zealously proclaimed Jesus and performed miracles. Dragged before the council, they were ordered to be silent about…
St Pius V, pope2nd Week of Easter : Saturday 30th April 2022Acts. 6:1-7; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,18-19; Jn. 6:16-21 (Ps Wk II) It was not long before the Christian community began to have organisation and the division of labour. This should not be seen as dividing people into classes or putting some in an inferior status. No…
St Catherine of Siena, virgin & doctor2nd Week of Easter : Friday 29th April 2022Acts. 5:34-42; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; Jn. 6:1-15 (Ps Wk II) Gamaliel, a Pharisee, defended the Apostles. He pointed out other would-be messiahs whose movements had been short-lived because they were false prophets. Gamaliel said that if this Jesus movement were of human…
St Peter Chanel, priest & martyr2nd Week of Easter : Thursday 28th April 2022Acts. 5:27-33; Ps. 33:2,9,17-18,19-20; Jn. 3:31-36 (Ps Wk II) The Apostles boldly proclaim: “Obedience to God comes before obedience to man!” They have indeed travelled a long way in their faith journey from that moment when Peter first professed: ‘You are the…
Lord, help me to surrender totally to You2nd Week of Easter : Wednesday 27th April 2022Acts. 5:17-26; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Jn. 3:16-21 (Ps Wk II) The Apostles were arrested because the high priest and the Sadducees were jealous that people were experiencing miracles at the hands of the Apostles. However, an angel removed them from jail…
Lord, teach me to be generous and to give without counting the cost2nd Week of Easter : Tuesday 26th April 2022Acts 4:32-37; Ps. 92:1-2,5; Jn. 3:7-15 (Ps Wk II) Jesus says to Nicodemus, “If you do not believe me when I speak about things in this world, how are you going to believe me when…
Jesus knows we are imperfect… but He still calls usST MARK, EVANGELIST : Monday 25th April 20221 Pt. 5:5-14; Ps. 88:2-3,6-7,16-17; Mk. 16:15-20 (Ps Wk II) On this feast of St. Mark, Jesus tells His disciples to spread the good news. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Mark lived out this mission by writing…
Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal lifeDIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (C) : 24th April 2022Acts 5:12-16; Ps. 117:2-4,22-24,25-27; Rev. 1:9-11,12-13,17-19; Jn. 20:19-31 Today’s readings are very optimistic. They reflect the confidence and drive of a new enterprise. The confidence, properly understood, was fully justified. Things indeed looked good for the…
Lord, help me to always hear and obey Your voiceSaturday within Easter Octave : 23rd April 2022Acts 4:13-21; Ps. 117:1,14-15,16,17-18,19-21; Mk. 16:9-15 The healing of a crippled man should have been an occasion for joy. For the religious authorities, it was not. The healing that they had witnessed was stunning, and they could not deny…
Lord, may You be the source and goal of all that we doFriday within Easter Octave : 22nd April 2022Acts 4:1-12; Ps. 117:1-2,4,22-24,25-27; Jn. 21:1-14 The key message in today’s Scripture reading is clear – we are called to be a “fisher” of men and women and can catch nothing without the assistance of the…