Jun 11, 2024 | NEWS
In the center for women and children (victims of violence and human trafficking), run by our PoMOC Association, the sisters accompany women every day in their everyday worries and crises. They are there when residents face challenges, support them in moments of uncertainty and help them overcome difficulties. In the midst of various problems, there are also days of great joy. Such a unique and extremely joyful event was the baptism of Gloria and Andrej, which brought a lot of happiness and emotions.
Baptism is one of the most important sacraments in Christian life, constituting the foundation of faith and introduction to the Church community. For the center’s residents, this celebration was a moment full of spiritual meaning and joy. The little ones were surrounded by the love of their mothers, volunteer godparents and the entire community who prayed for them.
We are grateful that we can witness these beautiful moments and accompany our patients in such an important stage of life. We pray that each baptized child will grow in health, love and faith, always having God’s blessing and the support of our community.
Jun 10, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Saint Barnabas, Apostle
Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time
Gospel Matthew 10:7-13
“You received without charge, give without charge”. Today we are celebrating the feast of St. Barnabas, who is known as Apostle from Cyprus. In the Acts of Apostles, we read about his missionary journeys along with St. Paul. Jesus made this teaching on the context of sending the Apostles to preach that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. Each Christian in Baptism receives this mandate to preach the Gospel. We are called to preach the Gospel through our words and actions. Many times, we don’t think about this duty in our daily life. We have received this grace to preach the Gospel freely and often we don’t do it freely because we are not free. Among our responsibilities and tasks of each day, the grace to preach the Kingdom of God is often neglected. So, it’s important to transform our daily responsibilities and tasks into a platform for preaching the Kingdom of God. The best way to do this is to perform these responsibilities and task as a gift to those around you. Transforming the grace to preach the Gospel by being the Good News to others. Let’s reflect: How much I succeed in transforming the gratuitous grace to preach the Gospel by being the Good News to others?
Jun 9, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Matthew 5:1-12
The sermon on the Mount is the way of life for a disciple. This is the way in which each disciple must face the realities in the life of his or her discipleship. Both action and reaction of the disciple are to be based on these principles. His thoughts and plans are to be based upon these beatitudes. And what is common in all these beatitudes is – all these points to be “Happy” or “Blessed”. And this is the most important factor for a disciple. To be happy because the disciple is following Jesus Christ. And because the disciple is following Jesus Christ, he is blessed or happy. And these principles of action and reaction help us to be the disciples of Jesus Christ who are happy and blessed. Many times, we follow Jesus Christ, but we are not happy because we are following Him according to our own principles or methods. But when we renounce our ways and follow Jesus Christ according to the way of the Beatitudes, we will be happy and blessed. Let’s reflect: How much I compare my ways of action and reaction to the ways detailed in the Beatitudes?
Jun 8, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Ephraem the Deacon
Gospel – Mark 3:20-35
Jesus in the Gospel passage is misunderstood by his relatives because he was taking care of the people who wanted to listen to him without having a meal. The scribes who came from Jerusalem misunderstood him because they accused that it is “through the prince of devils that he casts devils out”. From these two misunderstandings Jesus is giving us the true picture of what a relationship is in God. The relationship with God is based on the action of the Holy Spirit. It’s the Holy Spirit that carries the love of God, incarnated in Jesus Christ to us. If someone denies the Holy Spirit, that person is completely cutting oneself out of the love of God. That’s his or her choice. But that is what, that’s happening. When we don’t have a relationship, we cannot also have forgiveness. The second picture of relationship is about the Word of God. The Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnated. So, to be related to Him, we need to be part of the Word of God. We become part of the Word of God by doing the will of God. By doing the will of God we become part of the Word of God and we actualize the life of Jesus Christ received through the sacraments as brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: How much I value the possibility of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit
Jun 8, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Saturday of week 9 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 2:41-51
“He then went down with them and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother stored up all these things in her heart”. What did she store in her heart? He stored the life of Jesus Christ. The Word incarnated in her womb and grew around her. From the moment of Annunciation to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. From there each moment with Jesus. His smiles, His words, His cries, His walk, His runs, in short, His growth moment by moment. This is what Mother Mary is storing up in her heart. Her heart is immaculate because in her heart there is only place for the Word of God. Her heart is immaculate because in her heart there is only place for the Will of God. Her heart is immaculate because in her heart there is only place for the Love of God. And in her son Jesus Christ, she finds space for each one of us and He has given her to us under the cross. He died for each one of us and she wants to be the mother of each one of us so that the fruit of her Son’s cross be realized in each one of us. She loves us with an Immaculate Heart which gives everything, and which does not ask anything in return. Let’s be in the Immaculate Heart of Mary so that we can let Jesus grow in us.
