May 15, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Friday of the 4th week of Eastertide
First reading – Acts 13:26-33
Easter is the radiant fulfillment of a promise made long ago—a divine assurance whispered through the ages, now resounding with power in the Resurrection of Christ. As proclaimed in the Acts of the Apostles, the Good News we carry is not merely a message but a living reality: God, who once made a covenant with our ancestors, has kept His word in a way that transcends all expectation—by raising Jesus from the dead. This act of resurrection is not only the vindication of Christ but the confirmation that God’s promises are true, enduring, and for us—His children. In this season of Eastertide, we are called not simply to rejoice in a past event but to live as people of the promise, bearing witness to a God who brings life from death and turns hope into history. Easter is the joyful fulfillment of God’s ancient promise, revealed in the Resurrection of Christ and confirmed as Good News for all generations.
Don Giorgio
May 15, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Thursday of the 4th week of Eastertide
First reading Acts 13:13-25
Easter is the radiant fulfillment of God’s unwavering promise—a promise spoken through the prophets, sealed in covenant with David, and now gloriously realized in Jesus, the long-awaited Savior. In the first reading from Acts, we hear Paul proclaim that God, ever faithful, has raised up Jesus from among David’s descendants, a sign that divine fidelity is stronger than time, sin, or death. John’s call to repentance prepared hearts to receive this gift, but it is the Resurrection that reveals its full majesty: Jesus is not only the promised one, He is the Risen Lord who opens for all humanity the path from repentance to redemption, from promise to fulfillment, from death to life. In the light of Easter, every prophecy finds its yes in Christ, and every soul is invited into the joy of a hope that does not disappoint. Let’s reflect: Easter is the fulfillment of God’s promise through the resurrection of Jesus, the long-awaited descendant of David, who brings salvation and new life to all who turn to Him in repentance and faith.
Don Giorgio
May 15, 2025 | NEWS
On Good Shepherd Sunday, May 11, 2025, in the University Church of the Holy Name of Jesus in Wrocław, once again, we, the Sisters of Mary Immaculate, together with the faithful, prayed for the gift of beatification of the Servant of God, Fr. Jan Schneider, the Wrocław apostle of mercy and founder of our Congregation. During the Mass, in his moving homily, Fr. Arkadiusz, the parish priest, presented our Servant of God as a prophet for our times, a priest with a pure heart, completely devoted to God. He who, in the second half of the 19th century in Wrocław, saved young girls standing on the brink of evil, he who devoted his life to serving poor girls by running a shelter for them, is still a sign of hope for the world today. Today, when so many spiritual dangers lurk for young people, Fr. Schneider points to Mary as the way to Jesus and a pure heart as the source of true love and happiness. After Mass, together with the faithful, we prayed before the image of Our Lady Help of Wrocław. We entrusted ourselves, our families, and especially young people to the care of Mary with the words of entrustment of our servant of God, Fr. Jan Schneider.
Sister Barbara
May 14, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Saint Matthias, Apostle – Feast
First reading – Acts 1:15-17,20-26
The feast of Saint Matthias invites us to contemplate the essence of true discipleship: to be with Jesus “the whole time”—through His preaching and silence, His glory and humiliation, His baptism and His ascension. Easter reminds us that the Resurrection is not a moment detached from the rest of Christ’s life but the radiant crown of His entire earthly journey. To witness the Risen Lord, as the Apostles did, means to walk with Him in all seasons: to listen at His feet, to serve with His hands, to suffer with His heart, and to hope with His promise. In this light, Easter becomes a call not just to celebrate an empty tomb, but to commit our lives anew to a companionship that does not falter, from Jordan to Golgotha to glory. Let’s reflect: Easter is the radiant fulfillment of a lifelong companionship with Jesus, calling us to be witnesses of His Resurrection by sharing fully in His life, death, and glory.
Don Giorgio
May 12, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Tuesday of the 4th week of Eastertide
Our Lady of Fátima
First reading – Acts 11:19-26
On this Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Eastertide, as we honor Our Lady of Fátima, we are reminded through the Acts of the Apostles that true joy arises from recognizing the grace of God at work in the lives of others. Just as Barnabas rejoiced upon witnessing the fruits of divine grace in Antioch and encouraged the faithful to remain steadfast in heartfelt devotion, so too are we called to cultivate this inner fidelity—a personal, living relationship with the Risen Christ. Heartfelt devotion is not mere sentiment; it is the soul’s response to the presence of the Lord, a steadfast gaze fixed on Him through prayer, trust, and love. As Mary at Fátima invited the world to conversion and deeper union with God, may we, like Barnabas, become encouragers of faith, rejoicing in grace wherever it blooms and urging hearts to cling to the Lord with all their might. Let’s reflect: Easter is the joyful recognition of God’s grace at work in our lives, calling us to a heartfelt devotion that deepens our personal relationship with the Risen Lord and inspires us to encourage faith in others.
Don Giorgio
