Lord, help me to always hear Your voice and follow You4th Week of Easter : Tuesday 5th May 2020Acts 11:19-26; Ps. 87(86):1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 10:22-30 (Ps Wk IV) People can sense when someone is speaking the truth, especially in religious matters. Barnabas was a good man and filled with the Holy Spirit – the sort of…
Jesus is the universal good shepherd - He treats every sheep equally4th Week of Easter : Monday 4th May 2020Acts 11:1-18; Ps. 42(41):2-3; 42:3,4; Jn. 10:11-18 (or Jn. 10:1-10) (Ps Wk IV) “I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.” Both readings today interweave a single theme, namely that Christ the Good…
Lord, bless and protect all you have called to the priestly and religious life4th Sunday of Easter (A) – Good Shepherd Sunday : 3rd May 2020Acts 2:36-41; Ps. 23(22):1-4, 5,6; 1 Pt. 2:20-25; Jn. 10:1-10 (Ps Wk IV) Today would normally be the feast of the Apostles Philip and James. But this year it is…
Lord, help me trust in You completely.3rd Week of Easter – St Athanasius, Bishop & doctor : Saturday 2nd May 2020Acts 9:31-42; Ps. 116(115):12-13,14-15, 16-17; Jn. 6:60-69 (Ps Wk III) The gospel passage today describes a crisis of faith among many of the followers of Jesus. They begin to doubt his teachings and about whom…
Lord, sustain and feed my heart and soul. 3rd Week of Easter – St Joseph the Worker : Friday 1st May 2020Acts 9:1-20; Ps. 117(116):1,2; Jn. 6:52-59 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s conversion is the most famous in history. We are still affected by it today. But he got off to a bad start – he…
Lord, help me to believe what I cannot understand3rd Week of Easter : Thursday 30th April 2020Acts. 8:26-40; Ps. 66(65):8-9,16-17,20; Jn. 6:44-51 (Ps Wk III) Philip listened to the Holy Spirit and went to speak with the eunuch from Ethiopia. The eunuch was reading Isaiah, but he didn't understand what he was reading, so Philip…
Lord, strengthen the faith and hope of those who live under persecution3rd Week of Easter : Wednesday 29th April 2020Acts. 8:1-8; Ps. 66(65):1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 6:35-40 (Ps Wk III) The opening words of the first reading from Acts, or similar ones, could well have been written for the history of the Church in many countries since…
Lord, Increase your gift of love in us3rd Week of Easter : Tuesday 28th April 2020Acts. 7:51--8:1; Ps. 31(30):3-4,6,7-8,17,21; Jn. 6:30-35 (Ps Wk III) It has been said that the Gospels are the story of our lives as well as the story of Jesus’ life: we can find ourselves among the crowds who heard Jesus…
Lord, live in and through me! Nourish and sustain me!3rd Week of Easter : Monday 27th April 2020Acts. 6:8-15; Ps. 119(118):23-24,26-27,29-30; Jn. 6:22-29 (Ps Wk III) It must be a frightening thing to be persecuted for one’s faith or beliefs. Sometimes it seems more comfortable and less painful to remain silent and hidden. Stephen was…
Lord Jesus, give me a more profound faith so that I may spread the Good News to the world3rd Sunday of Easter (A) : 26th April 2020Acts 2:14,22-33; Ps. 16(15): 1-2,5,7-8,9-10, 11; 1 Pt. 1:17-21; Lk. 24:13-35 (Ps Wk III) We are accustomed to calling Cleophas and his companion the pilgrims of Emmaus. They had…