Apr 6, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter)
Gospel – John 20:19-31
Today is the Sunday of Divine Mercy. The Sunday when we acknowledge and thank the mercy of God which forgives our sins. The sense of this Sunday can be explained in these words: “Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you”. It’s the experience of the presence of Jesus standing in our midst and He is giving His peace to us. It’s the experience of seeing His pierced hands and His pierced side which are pierced as reparation for our sins. Our sins are forgiven with the divine mercy which comes from His pierced hands and side. It’s the experience of being filled with joy. The joy which comes from the gratitude of being forgiven the sins. The joy of the presence of the Lord in the midst. It’s the new hope present in the midst. It’s the experience of listening to the Words of Jesus, “Peace be with you”. It’s the assurance of the presence of His peace in my life. Let’s reflect: Easter is experiencing the Divine Mercy of the Lord in His peace given to me.
Apr 5, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Easter Saturday
Gospel – Mark 16:9-15
“‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation”. Resurrection is not just a spectacle. It’s the beginning of the mission. It’s the beginning of the mission of the Church. Before the reality of resurrection, you can doubt, or you can believe. If you believe you have to pass to the next phase which is the mission to preach. The mission which arises from the encounter with the Risen Christ. This area of the mission is the entire world. And the object of mission is to proclaim the Good News. The subject of this mission is the entire creation. The entire world and the entire creation is before us who has encountered Jesus Risen to preach the Good News. The Good News is that the love of God is above all things. Nothing can be stronger than this love. This love is even stronger than death. That’s why this is the Good News because nothing can change it to bad news. Let’s reflect: Easter is recognizing the mission which evolves from our encounter with the Risen Christ.
Apr 5, 2024 | NEWS
For several years now, we have been preparing a small surprise for Easter for our neighbors and people who pass our Kindergarten. In this way we want to share the Gospel, the good Word, the blessing with everyone. We want those who are around us to stop at least for a moment and accept in their hearts the gift that is the Love of Jesus. We hope that the gift we have prepared helps to accept this Gift. This year we made a Cross with a heart. In this way we wanted to show that we don't want to stop at the Cross, but want to gaze further and deeper, at the Risen Christ. We are also sharing the joy of the Resurrection with the families of our preschoolers by preparing an Easter play and a Christmas meeting full of treats and delicious foods.
Apr 4, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Easter Friday
Gospel – John 21:1-14
“At these words ‘It is the Lord’, Simon Peter, who had practically nothing on, wrapped his cloak round him and jumped into the water”. The moment Simon Peter hears that “It’s the Lord”, he jumped into the water. This is the kind of relationship which comes out of the heart in faith. This is not only a faith in Jesus Christ who is Risen but also a faith in the word of his brother John. This is double trust: The trust in the Lord who is Risen. It’s also trust in John who can testify the presence of Jesus. There are no more calculations or logical thinking. There is just the wish to reach to Jesus. He jumped into the water. The faith in Jesus Christ Risen is about the relationship of trust. It’s just trust, and action based on that trust. No mor questions or answers. Act according to the trust of your heart. Trust in the love of Jesus Christ to be present in our life and trust in the testimony of my brothers and sisters. Let’s reflect: Easter is the trust in the love of Jesus Christ to be present in our life and trust in the testimony of my brothers and sisters.
Apr 3, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Easter Thursday
Gospel – Luke 24:35-48
“Touch me and see for yourselves”. The resurrection of Christ is not a myth. It’s reality. It is a fact. Resurrection is not Jesus turning into a ghost. Resurrection is Jesus gaining victory over death which is the punishment of sin. It’s the victory over death. In Jesus, death becomes a transformation into a different form of existence. It’s transformation of earthly life into eternal life. In Jesus who is eternal, the entire humanity become eternal. There are popular beliefs that after death one becomes ghost. But the resurrection of Jesus is not Jesus becoming Ghost. Jesus continues to exist as the same person. That is why He is showing his hands and feet. The Apostles saw Him, and they believed Him. Then they offered Him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes. This means, He is the same Jesus who can be present in the daily normal life of the disciples. Let’s reflect: Easter is accepting the fact that the resurrection of Jesus transformed the death as a transition and not an end.
