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SCRIPTURE
- Proverbs 6:5
"Free yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler."
REFLECTION
- Lauren
MUSIC
- "Zuzu's Petals" by William Ackerman
- "Great is the Lord" by David Bauer
- "Memories" by Ólafur Arnalds
NOTES
- Blog: The History of Christianity, Part 1 by Fr. Ron Hoye
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO to this reflection from Fr. Ron
GOSPEL: Luke 34:13-35
That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus' disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, "What are you discussing as you walk along?" They stopped, looking downcast.
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?" And he replied to them, "What sort of things?" They said to him, "The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see."
And he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures.
As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?"
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, "The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!" Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
A Lectio Divina meditation with repetition of scripture from John 13:34-35. After each repetitation of this passage, there are periods of meditation, prayer and contemplation, drawing the listener ever deeper into an understanding of the scripture passage, as well as a close, loving conversation with God.
"A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must you love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
SCRIPTURE
- Romans 5:6
"For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly."
REFLECTION
- Mary Ellyn
MUSIC
- "All Creatures of Our God and King" Instrumental
- "Poetry Piano" by Michelle Nobler
- "Confidence" by Sanctus Real
NOTES
-
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.
SCRIPTURE
- 1 John 4:10
"This is what real love is: It is not our love for God; it is God's love for us. He sent his Son to die in our place to take away our sins."
REFLECTION
- Javier
MUSIC
- I Speak Jesus- Charity Gayle Ambient Cover
NOTES
-
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.
SCRIPTURE
- Psalm 95:3
"For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods."
REFLECTION
- Sr. Kathleen
MUSIC
- "Gather Us In" Instrumental
- "Taste and See" (Psalm 34) by Chris Muglia
- "Stars In Her Skies" by Scott Buckley
NOTES
-
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.
SCRIPTURE
- Acts 20:35
"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
REFLECTION
- Justin
MUSIC
- "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" by Jean-Michel Coinus
- "Sing to the Mountains" by by Tom Kendzia
NOTES
- Blog: You Will Be My Witnesses: What the Early Church Teaches Us About Evangelization by Gary Medley
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.
SCRIPTURE
- Jeremiah 31:34
"For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
REFLECTION
- Cheryl
MUSIC
- Morning Has Broken
- Lauridsen O Magnum by VOCES8
NOTES
-
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
into Your hands I surrender my life.
Pour out Your Spirit upon me
that I may love You perfectly,
and serve You faithfully
until my soul rests in You.
ONLY AUDIO REFLECTION TODAY (no video)
1st Reading - Acts 2: 42-27
They devoted themselves
to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life,
to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.
Awe came upon everyone,
and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
All who believed were together and had all things in common;
they would sell their property and possessions
and divide them among all according to each one’s need.
Every day they devoted themselves
to meeting together in the temple area
and to breaking bread in their homes.
They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart,
praising God and enjoying favor with all the people.
And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
GOSPEL - John 20: 19-31
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve,
was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
But he said to them,
“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands
and put my finger into the nailmarks
and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were again inside
and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, although the doors were locked,
and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands,
and bring your hand and put it into my side,
and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”
Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Now, Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples
that are not written in this book.
But these are written that you may come to believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
Divine Mercy Chaplet
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a brief, powerful prayer of trust in God’s mercy for us and the whole world. Given to St. Faustina Kowalska, it is prayed on rosary beads and invites us to place every need, every burden, and every person into the compassionate heart of Jesus.
Opening Prayer
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy,
envelop the whole world and empty yourself out upon us.
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in you! (Repeat 3 Times)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Apostles Creed
For Each Decade
On each "Our Father" bead of the rosary, pray:
L: Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, soul and divinity of your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
R: in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
On each of the 10 "Hail Mary" beads, pray:
L:For the sake of his sorrowful Passion,
R: have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Conclusion
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (Repeat 3 Times)
Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
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