Friday 28 April
Friday of the 3rd week of Eastertide Saint Peter Chanel, Priest, Martyr Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, Priest The conversion of Saul into Brother Paul is a long way to go. Individual conversion bears the fruit of evangelization. That is the strength of love. That is the strength of the love of God. The good News takes away the scales from our eyes and we can see again. The Gospel changes our life. Changes our outlook. Changes our way of looking at things. It changes also our being. We become instrument of God’s plan. Let’s reflect: how much we can be an instrument of God?
Thursday 27 April
Thursday of the 3rd week of Eastertide First reading - Acts 8:26-40 “Look, there is some water here; is there anything to stop me being baptized?” Listening to the preaching of Philip, the Ethiopian came to this conclusion. There is nothing that can stop him from getting baptized. He arrived at this conclusion because he understood what Jesus Christ has done for him. He understood that Jesus Christ suffered for him and saved him. That is the Good News of Jesus. This is the conclusion that we must arrive hearing or reading the Word of God. There is nothing that stops us from being transformed by Jesus. There is nothing that stops us from being converted by Jesus. There is nothing that stops us from being happy in Jesus. There is nothing that stops us from entrusting our life to Jesus. Let’s reflect: How much comfort I find in the salvation given to us by Jesus Christ?
Wednesday 26 April
Wednesday of the 3rd week of Eastertide First reading - Acts 8:1-8 “…everyone except the apostles fled to the country districts of Judaea and Samaria…. There were, for example, unclean spirits that came shrieking out of many who were possessed, and several paralytics and cripples were cured. As a result there was great rejoicing in that tow”. Except the apostles, everyone fled. This is the opportunity to become part of the apostles who does not fled or part of others who fled. I want to be the part of those who does not flee because, I want to be the instrument of healing. When you do not flee from the difficulties, you become part of the healing. Let’s reflect: Do you want to flee from difficulties or to become the part of healing?
Tuesday 25 April
Saint Mark, Evangelist - Feast First reading - 1 Peter 5:5-14 “All wrap yourselves in humility to be servants of each other, because God refuses the proud and will always favour the humble.” This is a phrase in the Bible which summarizes many doctrines. This is a phrase which summarizes the concept of community life or family life. This is a phrase which makes our life heavenly on earth. First of all, it’s not about one person, it is about all, “All wrap yourselves”. Then it is not something others do to you, “All wrap yourselves”. It is about a personal decision. It is decision to wrap me myself in humility. To wrap up ourselves in humility. And the goal of this wrapping up is only one thing: to be servants of each other. It is not a humility to show up. It’s not a humility to retreat or to give up. It’s an active humility. It’s the humility to be servants of each other. And the motive to be humble is that God likes the humble. So, it is about knowing the heart of God and desiring to be like that. It’s about being to be what God wants. Let’s reflect: Am I wrapping myself in humility to be a servant of the other?