Sunday, May 25, 2014
Monday Sixth Week of Easter
May 26, 2014
Monday Sixth Week of Easter
[Memorial, St. Philip Neri]
Acts 16: 11-15 / Ps 149: 1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b / Jn 15: 26 - 16: 4a
Reading: Acts 16:11-15
So we put out to sea from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace Island, and the next day to Neapolis. From there we went inland to Philippi, the leading city of the district of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We spent some days in that city. On the sabbath we went outside the city gate to the bank of the river where we thought the Jews would gather to pray. We sat down and began speaking to the women who were gathering there. One of them was a God-fearing woman named Lydia from Thyatira City, a dealer in purple cloth. As she listened, the Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she had been baptized together with her household, she invited us to her house, "If you think I am faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us to accept her invitation.
Gospel: John 15: 26 - 16:4a
From the Father, I will send you the Spirit of truth. When this Helper has come from the Father, he will be my witness, and you, too, will be my witnesses for you have been with me from the beginning. I tell you all this to keep you from stumbling and falling away. They will put you out of the Jewish communities. Still more, the hour is coming when anyone who kills you will claim to be serving God; they will do this because they have not known the Father or me. I tell you all these things now so that when the time comes you may remember that I told you.
Reflection:
"From the Father, I will send you the Spirit of truth. When this Helper has come from the Father, he will be my witness, and you, too, will be my witnesses for you have been with me from the beginning."
The entire scenario of this verse from the gospel presents Jesus' last instructions to his apostles. He is from God yet accepted by the people of his time. He strengthens his statement by his sending the Holy Spirit from the Father to teach for him in addition to the apostles' testimony. It was very hard for Jesus to convince the people of his time to believe in the Father, to believe in him as God's only son, so he will send the Spirit of Truth in addition to the testimony of his apostles who on account of their testimony will be expelled and even killed.
In our time we have come to know God, Jesus and the Spirit of Truth through the teachings of the apostles and the Christian believers. Many men and women have dedicated their lives to continue teaching the Word of God. Their activities spread to foreign lands and cultures of different eras. But is Jesus' mission of unity, of unifying us to the Father progressing? Do we realize that during our age, we still have the mission to continue spreading the Good News as if we were the apostles sent by Jesus? Could we ask Jesus again to send us the Spirit to teach us and to strengthens our faith?
Pray: Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. O God, who did instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise and ever to rejoice in His consolation, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Requests:
We pray ...
... for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
... for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
... for families who are in need of healing.
... for world peace and reconciliation.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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-- Monday Sixth Week of Easter
[Memorial, St. Philip Neri]
Acts 16: 11-15 / Ps 149: 1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b / Jn 15: 26 - 16: 4a
Reading: Acts 16:11-15
So we put out to sea from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace Island, and the next day to Neapolis. From there we went inland to Philippi, the leading city of the district of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We spent some days in that city. On the sabbath we went outside the city gate to the bank of the river where we thought the Jews would gather to pray. We sat down and began speaking to the women who were gathering there. One of them was a God-fearing woman named Lydia from Thyatira City, a dealer in purple cloth. As she listened, the Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she had been baptized together with her household, she invited us to her house, "If you think I am faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us to accept her invitation.
Gospel: John 15: 26 - 16:4a
From the Father, I will send you the Spirit of truth. When this Helper has come from the Father, he will be my witness, and you, too, will be my witnesses for you have been with me from the beginning. I tell you all this to keep you from stumbling and falling away. They will put you out of the Jewish communities. Still more, the hour is coming when anyone who kills you will claim to be serving God; they will do this because they have not known the Father or me. I tell you all these things now so that when the time comes you may remember that I told you.
Reflection:
"From the Father, I will send you the Spirit of truth. When this Helper has come from the Father, he will be my witness, and you, too, will be my witnesses for you have been with me from the beginning."
The entire scenario of this verse from the gospel presents Jesus' last instructions to his apostles. He is from God yet accepted by the people of his time. He strengthens his statement by his sending the Holy Spirit from the Father to teach for him in addition to the apostles' testimony. It was very hard for Jesus to convince the people of his time to believe in the Father, to believe in him as God's only son, so he will send the Spirit of Truth in addition to the testimony of his apostles who on account of their testimony will be expelled and even killed.
In our time we have come to know God, Jesus and the Spirit of Truth through the teachings of the apostles and the Christian believers. Many men and women have dedicated their lives to continue teaching the Word of God. Their activities spread to foreign lands and cultures of different eras. But is Jesus' mission of unity, of unifying us to the Father progressing? Do we realize that during our age, we still have the mission to continue spreading the Good News as if we were the apostles sent by Jesus? Could we ask Jesus again to send us the Spirit to teach us and to strengthens our faith?
Pray: Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. O God, who did instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise and ever to rejoice in His consolation, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Requests:
We pray ...
... for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
... for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
... for families who are in need of healing.
... for world peace and reconciliation.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
**************************************************
These reflections are distributed free and are for personal use only. Feel free to send the Daily Prayer reflections to your friends, colleagues and relatives; however, if you do, please include the following:
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| priests, laity and friends of Mary the Queen Parish
| http://www.marythequeen.org
| Distributed free and for personal use only.
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