SUBMISSION, UNITY, AND WORK – One Bread, One Body, May 22, 2014
St. Rita of Cascia Acts 15:7-21 | Psalm 96:1-3, 10 | John 15:9-11 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we ought not to cause God’s Gentile converts any difficulties.” —Acts 15:19 The early Church had been working for almost twenty years in proclaiming the Gospel and building God’s kingdom. Many of them had been martyred.
BEAR FRUIT – One Bread, One Body, May 21, 2014
St. Christopher Magallanes Acts 15:1-6 | Psalm 122:1-5 | John 15:1-8 “My Father has been glorified in your bearing much fruit and becoming My disciples.” —John 15:8 Jesus proclaimed that He is the true Vine and His Father is the Vinegrower (Jn 15:1)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS? – One Bread, One Body, May 20, 2014
St. Bernardine of Siena Acts 14:19-28 | Psalm 145:10-13, 21 | John 14:27-31 “They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, leaving him there for dead. His disciples quickly formed a circle about him, and before long he got up and went back into the town.” —Acts 14:19-20 On the first Christian missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas were thrown out of Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra
"NO OTHER GODS" – One Bread, One Body, May 19, 2014
Acts 14:5-18 | Psalm 115:1-4, 15-16 | John 14:21-26 “They shouted frantically, ‘We are only men, human like you.’ ” —Acts 14:15 The first and most basic temptations are to try to be like gods (Gn 3:5), or even to try to be gods. For example, Peter refused to be treated like a god (Acts 10:26), while Herod accepted the title “god” (Acts 12:22-23)
JESUS, THE G.P.S. – One Bread, One Body, May 18, 2014
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 6:1-7 | 1 Peter 2:4-9 | Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 | John 14:1-12 “How can we know the way?” —John 14:5 In recent years, the G.P.S., that is, the Global Positioning System, has become extremely popular. The GPS device knows your exact location on earth. You type into the GPS where you want to go