June 8th 2014 – Pentecost Sunday
Listen Here! A Mighty Wind Readings: Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1,24,29-31,34 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13 John 20:19-23 The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth as God’s chosen people, in the covenant Law given to Moses at Sinai (see Leviticus 23:15-21; Deuteronomy 16:9-11). In today’s First Reading the mysteries prefigured in that feast are fulfilled in the pouring out of the Spirit on Mary and the Apostles (see Acts 1:14)
June 1st, 2014 – 7th Sunday in Easter
Listen Here! Knowing God Readings: Acts 1:12-14 Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8 1 Peter 4:13-16 John 17:1-11 Click Here for the Reflection for the Ascension Jesus has been taken up into heaven as we begin today’s First Reading. His disciples – including the Apostles and Mary – return to the upper room where He celebrated the Last Supper (see Luke 22:12). There, they devote themselves with one accord to prayer, awaiting the Spirit that He promised would come upon them (see Acts 1:8)
May 25th 2014 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Listen Here! Alive in the Spirit Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 Jesus will not leave us alone.
THE ETERNAL FRUIT OF LOVE – One Bread, One Body, May 14, 2014
St. Matthias Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 | Psalm 113:1-8 | John 15:9-17 “As the Father has loved Me, so I have loved you.” —John 15:9 “God is love” (1 Jn 4:16). The Persons of the Holy Trinity love Each other eternally.
THE PENTECOST GUILT-TRIP – One Bread, One Body, May 11, 2014
Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14, 36-41 | 1 Peter 2:20-25 | Psalm 23:1-6 | John 10:1-10 “When they heard this, they were deeply shaken.” —Acts 2:37 There were two outpourings of the Holy Spirit at the first Christian Pentecost. At nine AM, one-hundred and twenty people received the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:15; 2:15).