Fifth Week OF Easter   STS. PHILIP AND JAMES THE LESSER, Apostles   Introduction                            ­­­­ We honor today two apostles: Philip was one of the first disciples to be called by Jesus. James the lesser, brother of the apostle Jude, succeeded Peter as the head of the Church in Jerusalem and authored one of the […]

Fifth Sunday Of Easter   1. Branches on the Vine 2. Different but One in Christ   Greeting (see Second Reading) We need not be afraid in God’s presence, and whatever we ask him we shall receive that is, if we keep his commandments, that we believe in Christ and love each other. May the love and […]

Fourth Week OF Easter   JOSEPH THE WORKER   Introduction               To the people of Nazareth, Jesus was known as the son of a laborer, the son of the carpenter. Yes, God’s Son born in a workman’s family, and like the young people of his time, presumably helping his father in the carpentry workshop. The […]