Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Sunday 27 April
2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47, Ps 118, 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31 When seeing is believing We believe that Jesus rose from the dead not because we have seen evidence but because we have faith. Thomas was unable to join the disciples in their celebration of the resurrection because he needed to see the […]
Saturday 26 April
St Mark Acts 4:13-21, Ps 118, Mark 16:9-15 Mystery Mystery is an important element of the Christian life. Three persons in one God, the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and Jesus rising from the dead are Christian truths that defy explanation and our human understanding. These mysteries challenge our faith and enrich it. […]
Thursday 24 April
Acts 3:11-26, Ps 8, Luke 24:35-48 It is true That Jesus rose from the dead is the core belief of the Christian life. Faith is a gift of God. We believe in the resurrection only because we have that gift. The disciples who stood dumbfounded when Jesus came among them and showed them his risen […]
Wednesday 23 April
Acts 3:1-10, Ps 105, Luke 24:13-35 Being transformed Our faith is not about belief in a body of teachings but it is about belief in a person, the person of Jesus. It was in his name that Peter and John healed the cripple at the Beautiful Gate, as told in today’s reading from the Acts […]
Tuesday 22 April
Acts 2:36-41, Ps 33, John 20:11-18 What’s in a name “Mary.” Jesus spoke her name and Mary of Magadala knew it was him. It meant so much to her, the way he said her name. At the tomb, that morning, Mary of Magdala got her life back again. Her grief turned to joy. The love […]
Monday 21 April
Acts 2:14, 22-33, Ps 16, Matt 28:8-15 A story and a message For the women who came to the tomb of Jesus and found it empty there was great excitement. Through the angel, the empty tomb offered the women a message of hope: “He has risen”. For the guards of the tomb and for the […]
Saturday 19 April
Holy Saturday Romans 6:3-11, Ps 1138 Matt 28:1-10 No need to fear The day after Jesus died was a day of grief and terror for his disciples. They had lost hope that he would establish the kingdom of God among them. The expectation that he would be their saviour had been snuffed out. There was […]
Friday 18 April
Friday of the Passion of the Lord Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Ps 31, Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 For our sins he died Our images of Jesus on the cross dramatically portray the suffering, pain and anguish of a criminal who is tortured and put to death as a punishment for crime. But Isaiah reminds us that […]
Thursday 17 April
Holy Thursday Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, Ps 116B, 1Cor 11:23-26, John 13:1-15. Perfect love When Jesus took the bread and the cup at the Last Supper and gave them to his disciples, he instituted the Eucharist as a loving act of self-giving. When he then took the towel and the basin of water and washed the […]
Wednesday 16 April
Wednesday of Holy Week Isaiah 50:4-9, Ps 69, Matt 26:14-25 When plans go so wrong “Not I, Rabbi, surely?” When Judas Iscariot asked Jesus this question, did he ever think that his plan to sell Jesus for thirty pieces of silver would end up such a horrendous mistake? Did he ever believe that the kingdom […]
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