Archive for April 2010

Celebrating the Mass

John 6: 52-59 Acts 9:1-20 / Ps 117 This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memorial of me. (Luke 22:19) Nothing nourishes more than Jesus, And as precious as His Word be fed. In Scriptures we receive His Good News, In the Eucharist our daily bread. Then the Jews [...]

A Matter of Faith

John 6: 44-51 Acts 8:26-40 / Ps 66 Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. (John 6:47-48) If we cannot believe the Word That the Bread of Life has given, We may not be worth the reward Of eternal life in heaven. No one can [...]

Sustained by the Bread of Life

John 6: 35-40 Acts 8:1b-8 / Ps 66 I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. (John 6:35) Faith puts hope in the invisible, ‘Cause the visible leads to despair. Jesus as Bread is conceivable In the Eucharist that we all share. [...]

Nourishment for Eternal Life

John 6: 30-35 Acts 7:51—8:1a / Ps 33 I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35) Who puts our Lord Jesus Christ first Will never go hungry or thirst. If we must seek true life instead, We’ll find [...]

Food for Eternal Life

John 6: 22-29 Acts 6:8-15 / Psa 119 Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal. (John 6:27) Seek God not in signs or raptures, Nor in [...]

Walking on Water

John 6: 16-21 Acts 6:1-7 / Psa 33 “It is I. Do not be afraid.” (John 6:20) When troubles bring us to the brink Of despair, And we begin to think Life’s unfair; But just before we sink God is there… There was no need to fear. When evening came, His disciples went down to [...]