UNQUESTIONABLE FAITH – One Bread, One Body, Jun 2, 2014
Sts. Marcellinus & Peter, Pentecost Novena – Day 4 Acts 19:1-8 | Psalm 68:2-7 | John 16:29-33 “Do you really believe?” —John 16:31 Twelve men of Ephesus claimed to be believers (see Acts 19:2)
THE INCARNATION AND THE CHURCH – One Bread, One Body, Jun 1, 2014
Ascension of the Lord, Pentecost Novena – Day 3 Acts 1:1-11 | Ephesians 1:17-23 | Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9 | Matthew 28:16-20 “No sooner had He said this than He was lifted up before their eyes in a cloud which took Him from their sight.” —Acts 1:9 Jesus’ Ascension seemed to have ended our time to benefit from His Incarnation. We could no longer see God face to face, hear Him, and touch Him
VISITING HOURS – One Bread, One Body, May 31, 2014
Visitation of Mary, Pentecost Novena – Day 2 Zephaniah 3:14-18 or Romans 12:9-16 | Isaiah 12:2-6 | Luke 1:39-56 “Be not discouraged!” —Zephaniah 3:16 Recently, I was hospitalized for a short time.
PRAYING IN LOSSES – One Bread, One Body, May 30, 2014
Pentecost Novena – Day 1 Acts 18:9-18 | Psalm 47:2-7 | John 16:20-23 “I tell you truly: you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices; you will grieve for a time, but your grief will be turned into joy.” —John 16:20 When Jesus’ disciples prayed in the upper room after His Ascension and before the first Christian Pentecost, they probably prayed with a sense of loss.
PREPARE THE WAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (see Lk 3:4) – One Bread, One Body, May 29, 2014
Acts 18:1-8 | Psalm 98:1-4 | John 16:16-20 “A leading man of the synagogue, Crispus, along with his whole household, put his faith in the Lord.” —Acts 18:8 Tomorrow begins the Pentecost Novena, nine days of intense prayer in preparation to receive the Holy Spirit in fullness at Pentecost. Today is the traditional feast of the Ascension of Jesus, Who left this earth in body and ascended to the right …