The Fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally called Good Shepherd Sunday, for the readings focus on how our risen Lord Jesus is our shepherd, who leads us to eternal life. Even though we have less experience with sheep and shepherds in our society today, we can still identify strongly with …
On the Road to Emmaus(Luke 24:13-35) On the road to EmmausA risen Jesus makes a churchFrom dust, despair and doubt. On the road to EmmausA risen Jesus makes a church.I live. Hear me in the prophets.I am the Word.The suffering servant.The lamb.The shepherd.I am the promise of the Scriptures. At …
That first Easter Sunday was a busy time for Christ. He rose from the dead before the sun was up (Luke 24:1 – 4). In the Gospel for today (Luke 24:13 – 35), Jesus meets two disciples on the road to Emmaus. In the evening, He meets with the eleven apostles in …
Remember singing the chorus of the old hymn, “Faith of our fathers, holy faith, we will be true to thee till death”? Today’s readings echo this sentiment of loving and cherishing the gift of faith. When we read our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the author shares …
Maria Faustina Kowalska was born in Poland in 1905. She entered the convent of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Warsaw when she was 20 years old. Experiencing private revelations from Christ St. Faustina began to promote devotion to the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ. …
During the Triduum, we contemplate the greatest manifestation of divine activity in human history: the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter Sunday is the culmination of the Triduum, so we should not be surprised that the opening prayer is a summery of the Triduum events. O God, who on …
