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.
May 10, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Saturday of the 6th week of Eastertide
Gospel – John 16:23-28
“I tell you most solemnly, anything you ask for from the Father he will grant in my name”. What a great assurance from Jesus Christ! The question is what to ask. But we know what to ask because Jesus said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth”. Whatelse we want? We want that Spirit of Truth. We must ask to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, to grant us the Spirit of truth. We need the accompainment of the Holy Spirit in each moment of our life. Because if we don’t have the Holy Spirit we will miss the truth of the moment. The truth of the moment is the grace of the moment. In order to grab the grace of the moment, we need the assistance of the Holy Spirit. And that is what we have to constantly ask to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: Let’s not forget to ask constantly the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ.
May 9, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Friday of the 6th week of Eastertide
Saint John of Ávila, Priest, Doctor
Gospel – John 16:20-23
“I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you”. In these words of Jesus we can see that it’s about heaven. When we are in heaven, no one can take away the joy from us. And also Jesus says, “When that day comes,you will not ask me any questions”. This is also about heaven because when we are in heaven, we will understand everything and we will not have any more questions. Our joy will be perfect and we will not have any questions. But this is not only about the heaven, but it’s also about our Christian life. Because our Christian life is a life with Jesus and when we are with Jesus we are in heaven. When we are with Jesus nothing can take away our joy. When we are with Jesus, our faith in Him, take away all the questions. These are day when we are praying and waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit makes the presence of Jesus Christ in our daily life and also gives us the grace of faith in Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: Let’s pray for the Holy Spirit so that we can live in the presence of Jesus Christ.
May 9, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
The Ascension of the Lord
Gospel – Mark 16:15-20
“…he took his place”. In the today’s Gospel we read this. Jesus ascended into heaven. There at the right hand of God he took his place. Because the reality of incarnation did not change anything in the Trinity. The second person became man and accomplished His mission. This did not add or subtract anything in the Holy Trinity. The unity and integrity of the Holy Trinity remained the same. No one took His place. Nothing changed in Him that He cannot take His place. It’s the same Person in the Holy Trinity. These four words explain a lot about incarnation. This really happened and it happened without changing anything in the Holy Trinity. Here we have another important message which Jesus Christ leaves before ascending into heaven. That’s to go to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation. Ascension is about the truth that the Good News is to all creation and to the whole world. Let’s reflect: Ascension assures the Good News to all creation in the whole world.
May 7, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide
Gospel – John 16:12-15
“But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you to the complete truth”. With the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the whole humanity is welcomed to the truth of salvation. In Jesus Christ we will be saved. But we should know the whole truth regarding this. Partial truths are often creation of our minds and imagination. But the whole truth is the gift of the Holy Spirit. The whole truth is that there is only salvation through Jesus Christ. This whole truth can be known only in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. But He is going to be ascended into heaven. So how is this possible to have this knowledge. Here comes the role of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will let us know the life of Jesus Christ and let us to be partakers in His Sonship. It’s imperative that we welcome the Holy Spirit in our life. It’s the Holy Spirit that reveals everything and not the other things which we think has a role to play. Let’s reflect: Easter is facing the whole truth of salvation.
May 7, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide
Gospel John 16:5-11,
“…because unless I go, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I do go, I will send him to you”. Now we are at the end of the Paschal Weeks, when we are going to celebrate the Feast of Ascension. The reality of incarnation continues after the ascension with the mission of the Third person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit. So, the readings in this week is about the work of the Holy Spirit. With the Ascension of Jesus Christ to the heaven, what is going to happen with us? We are not to be left alone. We are going to be loved and taken care by the Holy Spirit. This is what Jesus Christ is telling us. “Still, I must tell you the truth: it is for your own good that I am going”. This good which Jesus Christ is telling us is the accompaniment of the Holy Spirit in our daily life. Let’s reflect: Easter is God’s constant and eternal accompaniment to humanity.
