Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restAfterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.
… Read the restOn the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
Paraklétos is variously translated as Paraclete, Advocate, Intercessor, Consoler, Comforter, Helper, Strengthener, Standby, and Counselor. Paraclete, the Anglicized form of the Greek word, is used here to represent all possible translations.… Read the rest
“I will be with you only a little while longer,
John 7:33
and then I will go to the one who sent me.“
Go to my brothers and tell them,
I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.
… Read the restOn the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
Monday of the Third Week of Easter
John 6:22-29
… Read the restThe next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left.
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
John 20:11-18
“Woman, why are you weeping?”
Two angels and the Lord Jesus Christ asked the same question in a garden. The scene recalls the first garden at the moment of exile: two angels, a fiery revolving sword guarding the way to the tree of life, and a weeping Eve (Genesis 3:24).… Read the rest
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Matthew 28:8-15
“Do not be afraid!” commanded the lightning white angel at the empty tomb.
A squadron of at least four guards, among the toughest and most indomitable warriors of Rome, “were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men” (Matthew 28:4). … Read the rest
30th Week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday (Year II)
Ephesians 5:21-33; Luke 13:18-21
In challenging times when the world seems to be falling apart, a tiny mustard seed of faith is more powerful than all negative forces combined. … Read the rest