Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
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This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022... View More

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
LUKE 24:13-35
Friends, in today’s Gospel, two disciples meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus. He asks what they are discussing and one recites all of the data concerning him.
Then Jesus speaks: “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!” He then rehearsed for them the whole of the biblical story, showing how it culminated in the Messiah who offered a sacrifice for the salvation of the world.
When they came near the village to which they were heading, Jesus “gave the impression that he was going on farther,” but they pressed him to stay. Then, sitting down with them at table, Jesus “took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.” Repeating the great gestures of the Last Supper, Jesus made present for them the sacrifice of the cross.
In short, he wove together the themes of the sacred banquet and the sacrifice that made the banquet possible, summing up the story of Israel that he had narrated on the road. And at that moment, when the Scriptures and the meal and the sacrifice came together as a coherent whole, they recognized him; he became really present to them.

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Alleluia Ps 118:24
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This is the day the LORD has made;
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R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
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I prey that my heart would seek to follow you. Father, open my eyes to see the flock in which you’ve entrusted to me. Thank you for the high calling of being a shepherd. Help me lead those you have p... View More I prey that my heart would seek to follow you. Father, open my eyes to see the flock in which you’ve entrusted to me. Thank you for the high calling of being a shepherd. Help me lead those you have put under my care with humility, patience and mercy. When my fleshly desires begin to take over I ask that your Holy Spirit would convict me through 1 Peter 5:1-3.
Lord, strengthen the hearts of those under my care. I pray they know you in real, lasting ways. I pray that they grow in humility, patience and mercy. Help them to know the love you have for them, now and always. Allow them to see your love through me.
In Jesus’s name, Amen.
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Alleluia Ps 118:24
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.... View MoreAlleluia Ps 118:24
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Lord,
Protect me from the abuse and harm of toxic people. I know you desire to set me free—free from the hurt of others, but also free from my own sin and bondage in that sin. Help me have eyes to s... View MoreLord,
Protect me from the abuse and harm of toxic people. I know you desire to set me free—free from the hurt of others, but also free from my own sin and bondage in that sin. Help me have eyes to see toxic behavior around me and in me… and give me the strength, courage, and resilience to break free from that toxicity and choose the path of life. Thank you for always protecting and guiding me Lord. Thank you for always being good, gracious, kind, and loving.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.


Monday, April 18, 2022... View More

Monday, April 18, 2022

MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
MATTHEW 28:8-15
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus encounters the women on the road to tell the disciples of his Resurrection, early evidence for the reality of his rising.
Far too many contemporary scholars attempt to explain away the Resurrection, turning it into a myth, a legend, a symbol, a sign that the cause of Jesus goes on. But this kind of speculation is born in faculty lounges, for few in the first century would have found that kind of talk the least bit convincing.
Can you imagine Paul tearing into Corinth or Athens with the message that there was an inspiring dead man who symbolized the presence of God? No one would have taken him seriously. Instead, what Paul declared in all of those cities was anastasis (resurrection). What sent him and his colleagues all over the Mediterranean world (and their energy can be sensed on every page of the New Testament) was the shocking novelty of the Resurrection of a dead man through the power of the Holy Spirit.
A dead man who stayed in his grave would be, necessarily, a false Messiah, and his teaching, however inspiring, could never hold off the power of death.

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Alleluia Ps 118:24
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.... View MoreAlleluia Ps 118:24
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
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