THE RESURRECTION DESERT – One Bread, One Body, May 8, 2014
Acts 8:26-40 | Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 | John 6:44-51 “Head south toward the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.” —Acts 8:26 We’ve just spent forty days fasting in the Lenten desert, in imitation of Jesus’ forty-day desert fast (Mt 4:1-2). Now Jesus is risen, and we celebrate the season of Easter, a fifty-day Sunday of feasting and rejoicing. Yet, like Philip, some of …
GROWING PAINS – One Bread, One Body, May 3, 2014
Sts. Philip & James 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 | Psalm 19:2-5 | John 14:6-14 “If you really knew Me…” —John 14:7 As soon as Jesus called Philip, Philip followed Jesus (Jn 1:43). Then Philip became an evangelist and told Nathanael about Jesus (Jn 1:45).
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, April 26th, 2012
First Reading Acts 8:26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, “Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.” So he got up and set out.