GO BACKWARD TO GO FORWARD – One Bread, One Body, Apr 23, 2014
Easter Week Acts 3:1-10 | Psalm 105:1-4, 6-9 | Luke 24:13-35 “They got up immediately and returned to Jerusalem.” —Luke 24:33 Acts of the Apostles was written over forty years after Jesus’ resurrection. By that time, some of the second generation Christians had lost their first love for the Lord (see Rv 2:4).
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
Reading 1 acts 2:36-41 On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people, “Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other Apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand persons were added that day
Monday in the Octave of Easter
Reading 1 acts 2:14, 22-33 On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: “You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem. Let this be known to you, and listen to my words. “You who are children of Israel, hear these words.
"YOUR WILL BE DONE" (Mt 6:10) – One Bread, One Body, Apr 22, 2014
Easter Week Acts 2:36-41 | Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22 | John 20:11-18 “Do not cling to Me.” —John 20:17 After suffering the severe trauma of seeing her beloved Jesus crucified, Mary Magdalene was ecstatic when the risen Jesus appeared to her on Easter morning. The two things that Mary wanted to do more than anything else were to embrace Jesus and … More
Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday MP3 His Mercy Endures Readings: Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 We are children of Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead. Through this wondrous sign of His great mercy, the Father of Jesus has given us new birth, as we hear in today’s Epistle.