Easter Thursday Acts 3:11-26Lk 24:35-48 ...neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that his Christ would suffer. Spotless victim, holy sacrifice, Led to the slaughter, obedience tetheredby a gentle feather. Yet... Continue Reading →
23 April, Wednesday — Recognising Christ in Our Journey
Easter Wednesday Acts 3:1-10Lk 24:13-35 And their eyes were opened and they recognised Him. The journey to Emmaus mirrors our own spiritual journey. There are times when we, like the disciples, feel lost, questioning God’s presence in moments of suffering and confusion. How often do we fail to recognise Christ walking with us in our... Continue Reading →
22 April, Tuesday — Unspoken Grief and Unbelievable Joy
Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41Jn 20:11-18 So Mary of Magdala went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord… Let’s do a contemplative exercise. Close your eyes; actually, don’t close your eyes, as you will need to keep them open to read this reflection. Imagine you are Mary of Magdala. You have been following... Continue Reading →
21 April, Monday — The lesser-known disciples
Easter Monday Acts 2:14,22-33Mt 28:8-15 While they were on their way, some of the guard went off into the city to tell the chief priests all that had happened. When I was going through the readings for today, I was slightly surprised to see that the Gospel passage – for Easter Monday, the day after... Continue Reading →
20 April, Sunday — Act like it
Easter Sunday Acts 10:34,37-43Col 3:1-4Jn 20:1-9 Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven... HE IS RISEN. We have been born to RISE with Him -– it is a choice we all have to make for ourselves; no one can make it... Continue Reading →
17 May, Friday — God’s wisdom, not ours
Friday of the 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 25:13-21Jn 21:15-19 “Feed my sheep” Today’s Gospel intrigues me. In this passage from John, Jesus had met Simon Peter for the first time since His resurrection. In this first interaction, instead of calling him out for his betrayal (thrice), our Lord chose to ask him three times... Continue Reading →
16 May, Thursday — Becoming One
Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter Acts 22:30,23:6-11Jn 17:20-26 “May they all be one…may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you”. In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ prayer to his Father is that we may all be one. As Christians, we all aspire to align ourselves with His will,... Continue Reading →
15 May, Wednesday – Lord, lift us up where we belong
Wednesday of the 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 20:28-38Jn 17:11-19 "They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth; your word is truth." Belonging -- that is what we all desire, isn’t it? Belonging -- where we feel safe, protected, loved. From the time we are... Continue Reading →
12 May, Sunday — Joyful Pain
7th Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-17,20-261 Jn 4:11-16Jn 17:11-19 “I have watched over them and not one is lost except the one who chose to be lost.” Experiencing the feeling of being lost in a foreign country is not a pleasant one. There is the fear of being robbed, of not reaching a particular objective... Continue Reading →
11 May, Saturday — Ask Your Father
Saturday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 18:23-28Jn 16:23-28 “…anything you ask for from the Father he will grant in my name.” When I was a child, I was told that if I wanted something badly enough, I had to work for it myself. Trying to manoeuvre from a teenager to emerging adulthood was... Continue Reading →
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