May 9, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
6th Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts 8:5–8, 14–17; 1 Peter 3:15–18; John 14:15–21On this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Word of God reveals that the Resurrection is not an isolated event of the past, but a living communion into which we are drawn through the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In the Acts of the Apostles (8:5–8, 14–17), baptism and the laying on of hands manifest that Christian life is participation in the very life of the Trinity. We do not belong to ourselves anymore; we are immersed into the love and action of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the First Letter of Peter (3:15–18), we are invited to sanctify Christ as Lord in our hearts and to give reason for our hope with gentleness, reverence, and a clear conscience. The reason for this hope is always the same: Jesus is risen. Christian witness is therefore not arrogance or fear, but peaceful confidence born from communion with the living Lord. In the Gospel (John 14:15–21), Jesus promises another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, and assures His disciples: “I will not leave you orphans.” The Resurrection means that Christ remains present through the Holy Spirit, accompanying, teaching, consoling, and guiding His people. Easter therefore becomes the certainty that in Christ we are no longer abandoned: we live in the presence of the Trinity, sustained by hope, and accompanied forever by the Spirit of truth. Let’s reflect: Easter is living in the communion of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, carrying the hope of the Risen Christ with gentleness, and never living as orphans again.
Don Giorgio
May 9, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
“The Visitation is one of your sweetest feasts, O Mother; it is more than a feast of the Lord, for it is He who acts in you and through you. You proclaim the good news, you preach the Gospel, and you sanctify—not with words, but in silence, by bringing Jesus to Elizabeth and John.” /St. Charles de Foucauld/
“In fact, this is not primarily Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, but Christ’s visit to John. Mary is the one who mediates this encounter. Here already begins what will be her most important task: to be the mediator of grace.. Many fear that Mary, like a screen, might stand between God and man, but it is her task precisely to facilitate the encounter. Wherever she is with her Child, His grace flows through her into the world.” / W. Stinissen OCD/
Mary, our Mediatrix, who brings Jesus to us, who intercedes for all that is needed to know Him better, to encounter Him, and to rejoice in Him—show us Your Son and pray for us, now and at the hour of our death.
May 8, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Saturday of the 5th week of Eastertide Gospel: John 15:18-21In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks with realism and hope: “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.” The Resurrection does not mean that opposition disappears; it means that hatred no longer has the power to triumph. The Risen Christ has already passed through rejection, suffering, abandonment, and death, and He overcame them through love and fidelity to the Father. Therefore, the disciple should not be surprised when faithfulness to Christ brings misunderstanding or resistance. Yet this hostility cannot destroy the life received from the Resurrection. The world rejected Christ because it did not truly know the Father, but the Resurrection revealed that truth, love, and life belong ultimately to God and not to the powers of darkness. To live as disciples of the Risen Lord means to remain steadfast without becoming bitter, to respond to hatred without losing love, and to persevere without fear. During this Easter season, we are invited to find courage in the victory of Christ, knowing that the One who was hated first is now risen and alive, and that His love remains stronger than every rejection of the world. Let’s reflect: Easter is remaining faithful to the Risen Christ with love and courage, knowing that His victory is greater than the hatred of the world.
Don Giorgio
May 8, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
“As he was saying this, a woman in the crowd called out to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.’ But he said, ‘Yes, but blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.’” /Lk 11:27–28/
Mary, Blessed Virgin, generations upon generations, like this woman in the Gospel, praise you because you are the Mother of the Son of God, Jesus. This is what has made you most famous. Jesus, responding to the woman in the Gospel, confirms this, saying: yes, that is true. But at the same time, He immediately broadens the perspective by saying that blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it. As if He wanted to say that you, Mary, are even more blessed and are glorified by the fact that, being the Mother of the Son of God, you all the more willingly become His disciple. You listen even more attentively, keep His words in your heart (e.g., Luke 2:19), and fulfill them with pure love. This is a source of hope and guidance for us. And this path is possible for us too—by fulfilling Jesus’ words as you did, we can give birth to Him spiritually for the world.
May 7, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Friday of the 5th week of Eastertide
Gospel: John 15:12-17In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals the deepest meaning of His Resurrection through the measure of His love: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” The Risen Christ is forever the One who loved unto the end. His Resurrection does not erase the sacrifice of the Cross; it reveals its eternal power. The wounds remain in the glorified body of Christ because love remains the heart of His identity. This is not a distant or abstract love, but a personal love that calls us friends, chooses us, and invites us to remain in communion with Him. The Resurrection shows that self-giving love is stronger than death, stronger than betrayal, stronger than fear. To live Easter is therefore to enter into this same love, to love not only with words, but with sacrifice, fidelity, forgiveness, and concrete self-giving. During this Easter season, we are invited to contemplate the risen Lord as the living manifestation of divine love and to allow His love to transform the way we live, serve, and relate to one another. Let’s reflect: Easter is living the self-giving love of the Risen Christ, who laid down His life so that we may love as His friends.
Don Giorgio
