PENTECOST, BIRTH OF THE CHURCH Today is a day to be filled with joy and gratitude to God. He wanted our community of faith to be his presence in the world. How many things we have received from the Lord through the Church, which, despite its shortcomings because it is human, has the strength of […]
“FOLLOW ME” Jn. 21:20-25 “You, follow me.” What force there is in these words that Jesus addresses to Peter! That call is the consequence of the commitment to love Jesus above all else. And it is a personal call: “YOU FOLLOW ME.” To follow him, because we have also felt deeply loved; to follow him,
PETER, DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE? Jn. 21:15-19 Jesus has entrusted Peter with a mission; henceforth, Peter must feed the “flock of his Lord”. All the strength and motivation to carry it out is love for his Master: “Do you love me more than these?” Peter had failed, but now he feels forgiven
JESUS CONTINUES HIS PRAYER BEFORE HIS SURRENDER. Jn. 17:20-26 Jesus’ insistence in his prayer is that the Father help us to remain united. Unity and love among those who believe in Jesus is the guarantee of our witness. Jesus does not want to be far from those who follow him, so He asks the father
JESUS ENTRUSTS THE CARE OF HIS FRIENDS TO THE FATHER. Jn. 17:11b-19 Jesus in his prayer tells the Father his concerns: what will become of his friends, when he is not physically present? That is why he insistently asks the Father to take care of them, to consecrate them in the Truth, to free them
JESUS PRAYS TO THE FATHER FOR HIS OWN. Jn 17:1-11 It is moving to contemplate Jesus praying for his friends. He asks the Father to take care of them and to give them what He alone can give them: Eternal Life. And then He explains what Eternal Life consists of: knowing the Father and knowing
“HAVE COURAGE. I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” Jn. 16:29-33 The disciples have shared very intimately with Jesus; yet they have difficulty in understanding him, in believing and in transcending from their simple image of a man like themselves, to the image of the living God who reveals himself in the humanity of Jesus. Today He
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD. Gospel: Lk. 24:46-53 Jesus bids farewell to his own with his blessing, and they return to Jerusalem. They no longer carry the sadness of separation from their Friend; they carry the joy of having witnessed everything they lived with Him because they accompanied Him from the beginning. They
VISITATION OF MARY, OUR LADY, TO HER COUSIN SAINT ELIZABETH “Blessed are you among women.” Lk. 1:41 We go back into the story of the Visitation. Mary and Elizabeth were ordinary women, but with immense faith and trust in God’s presence in their lives. They knew God, and God worked miracles through their faith. They
Sixth week of Easter “You will have a Joy that no one can take away from you.” John 16:20-23 Today’s Gospel continues to speak of Joy, and we can do no less when we meditate on it and try to apply it to our lives. Joy is not a minor or unimportant attitude in the
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