May 17, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Friday of the 7th week of Eastertide
Gospel – John 21:15-19
“Jesus showed himself to his disciples, and after they had eaten he said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?” After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to the apostles many times. His presence continued to be there as before the resurrection. But only after the resurrection we see that Jesus and apostles eating together. To be precise, after the Last Supper. That means all the meals after the Last Supper are a continuation of this special meal, the Eucharist. And in this passage after the Eucharistic meal, the question of Jesus reveals His will regarding each one of us who participates in the Eucharist. We are called to love Jesus more than any others after the Eucharist. Each time, after receiving the Holy Communion, we should answer this question, “do you love me more than these others do?” In order to love Jesus Christ more than others, we need the Holy Spirit. Let’s reflect: Let’s pray for the Holy Spirit so that we can love Jesus more than others.
May 16, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Thursday of the 7th week of Eastertide
Gospel – John 17:20-26
“I have made your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them,
and so that I may be in them”. These Words of Jesus bring out the whole mystery of incarnation. Jesus became man because He wanted us to know about the love of Father. In every action and word of Jesus Christ, He made us know the love of the Father. In Jesus we see the face of the Father. By knowing the love of the Father, His love is going to be in us. When Son became man, the entire humanity got the love of the Father. In the Ascension, the Son ascended into heaven but also the entire humanity. So, the love with which the Father loved the Son is still in us. He is in us. He is the vine, and we are the branches. This dynamism of love with Jesus is realized in the Holy Spirit. Let’s reflect: Let’s pray for the Holy Spirit so that we understand the dynamism of God’s love in the relationship between Jesus Christ and us.
May 15, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Wednesday of the 7th week of Eastertide
Gospel John 17:11-19
“Consecrate them in the truth; your word is truth”. The prayer of Jesus Christ to the Father in these chapters helps us to understand what is the dream of Jesus about us. He wanted that we are consecrated in the truth. The truth of the love of God with is manifested in the Word. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. This is the Truth. Truth of God’s love. God became man and lived amongst us. This truth is what has to direct our life. Life of man with God among us is different. This difference is what we have to pratice by loving one another. This difference is what we have to take care by following the path of Jesus Christ. For this we need the Holy Spirit. Because with ourselves, we will not be united in the Truth of God’s love. In order to be united in the Truth of God’s love we need the Holy Spirit. Unity is that which consecrates us in the Truth of God’s love. For that we need the Holy Spirit. Let’s reflect: Let’s pray for the Holy Spirit so that we can be united in the Truth of God’s love.
May 12, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Our Lady of Fátima
Monday of the 7th week of Eastertide
Gospel – John 16:29-33
“In the world you will have trouble, but be brave: I have conquered the world”. We forget this Word of God many times. We are worried. We are disappointed. We are frustrated. We fail to be brave. This is where this Word of God must make transformation in our life. Jesus is the Savior. He saved us. This is not a myth. This is the reality. This salvation which Jesus Christ attained for the entire humanity is to be taken as a reality. Whatever news we see, we hear, we read, we must not get disappointed or frustrated, because Jesus Christ has saved this world. The salvation which Jesus Chris enacted to this word will come into action in its determinate time. The point that we don’t see the signs of that is the point where our faith is tested. Are we smart enough to understand the plan of God or not? Do we see more the troubles or we see the signs of a saved world? You can see signs of the saved world around you if you look the world around you with that eyes. The missionaries are visible signs of that. Whatever object of fear comes, whenever an object of fear comes, remember that Jesus has conquered the world. This victory of Jesus Christ can be experienced only through the action of the Holy Spirit. And the presence of Mother Mary in Fatima is such an action of the Holy Spirit. Let’s reflect: We need the Holy Spirit to continuously remind us that Jesus Christ has conquered the word.
May 11, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
7th Sunday of Easter
Gospel – John 17:11-19
“Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us”. In these words of prayer of Jesus we can find out His dream about each one of us. He wants that we are close to Him and be like Him. This is His dream. We have our plans and our desires. But the plan of God is more important in our life. Jesus is praying to the Father for that. He wants that the Father keeps us so that each one of us beome like Him. This is what Jesus Christ wants: He wants that each one of us become Him. He is watching over us for this purpose. He wants that we all are united like in the unity of the Holy Trinity. Someone can think that it’s not possible. But Jesus is the one who is speaking. He wants that each one of us be united. The world does not accept the principle of unity because the divisions are more economically good. And the only way to overcome this mentality of the world is to be consecrated in the truth by the Father. Let’s reflect: Let’s pray to the Holy Spirit, so that we can be consecrated in the truth.
