SECOND WEEK OF EASTER SERVANTS IN THE SPIRIT Introduction The apostles were looking for disciples to serve the material needs of the people. They were supposed to be servants filled with the Spirit of wisdom, who would see the needs of their brethren, just and fair in distributing the food and help needed. […]
SECOND WEEK OF EASTER BREAD TO SHARE. EUCHARIST Introduction A sign worked by Jesus and told much in detail by all the evangelists is the multiplication of the bread. In all the Gospels, it is a sign of Jesus’ sharing himself, and even more so, a figure of Jesus’ continuing self-gift in the Eucharist. […]
SECOND WEEK OF EASTER WITNESSING Introduction “God has put his Word into the mouth of people in order that it may be communicated to others. When the Word strikes one person, he or she speaks it to others. God has willed that we should seek and find his living Word, in the witness of […]
SECOND WEEK OF EASTER NOT TO CONDEMN BUT TO SAVE Introduction God sent his only Son into the world to save us. Salvation. Do we need salvation? We have become so self-sufficient and proud of our human achievements that we often think that salvation belongs to another world – not ours. But when in […]
SECOND WEEK OF EASTER ONE HEART AND ONE MIND Introduction We know from our disappointing experiences how difficult it is to be a real community. We have different personalities with different ideas, attitudes and potentials. The great obstacle is we ourselves: we want people to go our way, and we impose our […]
SECOND WEEK OF EASTER SPEAKING GOD’S WORD BOLDLY Introduction Nicodemus, the sincere but cautious intellectual, comes to Jesus at night. He is afraid to show openly that he follows Christ. The apostles and the Christian community are persecuted. They are afraid too, but they pray for courage. The Spirit makes them bold in […]
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 1. Believing in the Risen Lord 2. One in the Risen Lord Greeting (see the Gospel) To the disciples gathered as a community Jesus appeared and wished them peace. To all of you gathered here as the community of the Lord, we wish you Jesus’ own greeting: “Peace be with you.” […]
Easter Saturday, WE CANNOT KEEP FROM SPEAKING Introduction If we have really encountered the Risen Lord in faith, nothing can stop us from proclaiming him and his Good News. But stronger and more convincing than whatever we say will be the language of our attitudes and actions. As this was the experience of the apostles, […]
Easter Friday, THERE IS NO OTHER NAME BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED Introduction All evangelists underline the disciples’ difficulty of recognizing the Risen Lord. First, they do not realize that he is there, and that he is just like a stranger; then, usually as a consequence of a word or action, it dawns […]
Easter Thursday, WITNESSES TO THE RISEN LORD Introduction We gather for our Eucharist because we firmly believe that Christ died for us and he is risen from the dead. We gather around the risen Lord to open our hearts and minds to his word and to let him fill us with his living presence. […]