May 6, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Wednesday of the 5th week of Eastertide
Gospel: John 15:1-8In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals the intimate logic of the Resurrection: “Remain in me, as I remain in you.” The Risen Christ does not simply give life from a distance; He shares His very life with us, like the vine that nourishes its branches. This is the new existence born of Easter, a communion so real that apart from Him we can do nothing, but in Him we bear fruit that lasts. To remain in Christ is not passive; it is a conscious, daily abiding in His love, His word, and His presence. It means allowing His life to flow through us, shaping our thoughts, our choices, and our actions. The Resurrection is therefore not only an event to believe in, but a life to participate in. The more we remain in Him, the more His risen life becomes visible in us through love, patience, fidelity, and joy. During this Easter season, we are invited to deepen this union, knowing that fruitfulness in our lives is not the result of our effort alone, but of our communion with the living Christ who remains in us. Let’s reflect: Easter is remaining in the Risen Christ and allowing His life to flow through us so that we may bear lasting fruit.
Don Giorgio
May 5, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Tuesday of the 5th week of Eastertide
Gospel: John 14:27-31aIn today’s Gospel, Jesus offers a gift that flows directly from His Passion and Resurrection: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you.” The peace of Christ is not the absence of conflict or a fragile human agreement; it is the fruit of His total self-giving on the Cross. It is born from obedience to the Father, from love carried to the end, and from the victory of life over death. This is why it is different, because it passes through suffering and transforms it from within. The Risen Christ does not remove all storms, but He gives a peace that remains even in the midst of them. It is a peace rooted in trust, anchored in God’s fidelity, and sustained by His presence. During the Easter season, we are invited to receive this peace, not by seeking external security, but by entering into communion with Christ, whose sacrifice has opened for us a lasting and unshakable serenity of heart. Let’s reflect: Easter is receiving the peace born from Christ’s sacrifice and living in a communion that no trial can disturb.
Don Giorgio
May 4, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Monday of the 5th week of Eastertide
Gospel: John 14:21-26In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals that love for Him opens the way to a deeper communion: “Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make our home with him.” This is the inner meaning of the Resurrection, it is not only that Christ lives again, but that His risen life becomes a dwelling within us. Yet this new life unfolds through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, who teaches, reminds, and makes present all that Jesus has said. Easter, therefore, is a time of waiting that is not empty, but full of expectation: waiting for the Spirit who actualizes the Resurrection in us. The Christian life becomes a living relationship, sustained by love, deepened by obedience, and illuminated by the Spirit. During this Easter season, we are invited to remain open, patient, and receptive, allowing the Holy Spirit to form within us the new life of the Risen Christ, so that God Himself may dwell and act in us. Let’s reflect: Easter is living the new life of the Risen Christ by remaining open to the Holy Spirit who makes God dwell within us.
Don Giorgio
May 3, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
5th Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts 6:1–7; 1 Peter 2:4–9; John 14:1–12
On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Word of God reveals how the Resurrection shapes the life of the Church and of every believer. In the Acts of the Apostles (6:1–7), the community grows, but also faces challenges, and the Apostles discern that true service requires the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit. Even practical charity becomes a spiritual mission when rooted in God. In the First Letter of Peter (2:4–9), we are reminded that we are not isolated individuals, but “a chosen race, a royal priesthood,” called out of darkness into God’s wonderful light. The Resurrection is not only Christ’s victory; it is our new identity in Him. In the Gospel (John 14:1–12), Jesus proclaims: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” In the Resurrection, this becomes fully revealed: He is the way that leads to the Father, the truth that unveils God, and the life that overcomes death. To believe in Him is to walk this path, to live this truth, and to share in this life. Easter, therefore, is not only a mystery to contemplate, but a reality to live: guided by the Spirit, formed as a priestly people, and rooted in Christ who is our way, truth, and life. Let’s reflect: Easter is living in the Risen Christ as our way, truth, and life, guided by the Spirit and called to serve as His people of light.
Don Giorgio
May 2, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Saint Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor
Saturday of the 4th week of Eastertide
Gospel: Matthew 10:22-25
In today’s Gospel, Jesus prepares His disciples for the reality of mission: fidelity to Him will bring both fruit and opposition. “When they persecute you in one town, flee to another.” This is not weakness, but wisdom rooted in trust. The power to remain faithful, to discern when to stay and when to move, and to continue proclaiming the Gospel comes from the Risen Lord. The Resurrection does not remove difficulties; it transforms them into a path of witness. The disciple is not above the Master, and just as Christ passed through rejection to glory, so too His followers walk a path marked by both trial and grace. On the memorial of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, we remember a life that endured exile and persecution with unwavering fidelity to the truth of Christ. His courage was rooted not in human strength, but in the certainty that Christ is risen and alive. During the Easter season, we are invited to draw from this same source: the living presence of the Risen Lord, who gives us the strength to persevere, the wisdom to act, and the courage to continue proclaiming Him in every circumstance. Let’s reflect: Easter is drawing strength from the Risen Lord to persevere in trials, discern wisely, and continue proclaiming Him in every circumstance.
Don Giorgio
Apr 30, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Saint Joseph the Worker
Friday of the 4th week of Eastertide
Gospel: Matthew 13:54-58
W dzisiejszej Ewangelii mieszkańcy Nazaretu mają trudności z wyjściem poza to, co znane: „Czyż nie jest to syn cieśli?”. Rozpoznają to, co zwyczajne, ale nie dostrzegają boskiej tajemnicy obecnej przed nimi. Jezus, prawdziwy Syn Boży, wkracza w ludzkie życie poprzez prostotę pracy, rodziny i codziennego wysiłku. W święto św. Józefa Robotnika przypomina nam się, że praca nie jest jedynie ludzką koniecznością, ale uczestnictwem w Bożym dziele stworzenia. Zmartwychwstanie rzuca nowe światło na tę rzeczywistość: Zmartwychwstały Chrystus, który dzielił trud ludzkich rąk, teraz podnosi każdą uczciwą pracę do rangi drogi komunii z Bogiem. Każde zadanie wykonywane z szczerością, oddaniem i miłością staje się współpracą ze Stwórcą, cichą kontynuacją Jego dzieła w świecie. Wielkanoc zachęca nas do uznania, że nic nie jest zwyczajne, gdy przeżywa się to w Chrystusie. W Nim nawet życie stolarza staje się miejscem, w którym objawia się boska chwała, a każdy pracownik staje się uczestnikiem trwającego stworzenia i odkupienia świata. Zastanówmy się: Wielkanoc to rozpoznawanie Zmartwychwstałego Chrystusa w tym, co zwyczajne, i przekształcanie naszej codziennej pracy w uczestnictwo w Bożym dziele stworzenia i zbawienia.
Don Giorgio
