Saturday, April 30, 2005

7:08 pm

The Catholic Calendar for Monday, May 2, 2005
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter
St. Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Acts 16:11-15
Psalm 149:1-6,9
John 15:26--16:4

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

In today's Gospel reading Jesus tries to prepare His disciples for the time
when He is no longer physically present and for the difficulties that
faithful discipleship will entail. It is a scene that could bring any
believing person to tears and despondency if it were not for the great gifts
of faith and hope, without which there would be real cause for real despair.

But, thanks be to the Almighty, He has given us Jesus who spoke the will and
pleasure of the Father that all who would believe in Jesus, might live
forever in His presence in heaven.

That is what we believe, that is what gives us hope in the face of otherwise
certain and irrevocable death. And how is it that we have come to have this
belief and why is it that such belief is trustworthy? It is through the
gracious will of God who has revealed to us in the Flesh, His Divine Son who
lived and taught and suffered and died on our behalf. And the rest of the
story is....

"Very early, just after sunrise, on the first day of the week they came to
the tomb. When they looked they found that the stone had been rolled back.
On entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, dressed in
a white robe. This frightened them thoroughly, but he reassured them. "You
need not be amazed! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, the one who was
crucified. He has been raised up; He is not here." (Mark 16:2,4-6)

The Lord has risen as He promised! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

- Donna Raye Nelson, OCDS
(drn3rd at hotmail dot com)
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