Jesus Affirms Peter
John 21:15-19 In today’s passage, we may wonder why Jesus repeated his question, which evidently upset Peter. But every time Jesus asks him, Peter responds affectionately that Jesus knows him well and that he loves him as a friend, more than the other apostles. Jesus then entrusts Peter with a mission for every response. […]
Jesus Prays for the World
John 17:20-26 Jesus teaches us to Pray and prays for Everyone in the world. Jesus’ prayer is for the present, future and also for those in the past. Jesus prays for us that we may be in HIM before He can enter into his passion experience. Jesus prays that we may be united with him […]
Jesus Consecrates His Disciples to the Father
John 17:11b-19 Even as his hour draws near, Jesus makes intercession with His Father, on behalf of his disciples. Protect them, and help them to be beacons of God’s grace in the World. Sanctify them with the Truth… Meaning let their eyes be open to what is right and wrong, according to the Reality […]
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
John 17:1-11a I see Love in everything that Jesus does in this moment, when he is praying for his disciples. He knows that he is going to die very soon, yet he is focussing on two very important relationships. His relationship with God, where paramount is the fact that he has faithful carried out his […]
Believe; In Easy And Difficult Times
John 16:29-33 Jesus continues to prepare the apostles regarding his own suffering and departure. The apostles say that they now understood Jesus when he spoke in simple language and not in parables. Jesus Knows very well that they were still ignorant of what is going to happen to Him and to them. They finally […]
The Ascension of Jesus
Mark 16:15-20 We are called to be missionaries. All of us baptised Christians are called to live the Gospel rather than just preach it. But are we truly children of God? Have we offered sacrifices as tokens of our love during the mass? Are we open to the promptings of the Spirit so that we […]
The Disciples Can Now Approach The Father, In And Through Jesus
John 16:23b-28 In today’s gospel Jesus encourages his disciples to pray for their needs and wants. He giving them a formula for their prayer ie. Ask the heavenly father in His, Jesus’ name. All prayers made in Jesus name are granted by the heavenly father, that is why our mother church concludes all her […]
Abiding in Jesus’ Love
John 15:9-17 Jesus identifies himself as the source of Love and Perfect Joy & only by abiding in him can we obtain the fulfilling nature of his commandment of Love. As Christ says, through him, we also can be a source of Joy to each other. When we interact with a child, the child […]
True Blessedness
Luke 11:27-28 Faith is not an overnight process. For the matter of fact neither was St. Paul’s transformation on the Road to Damascus an event of a single instant, which is describes as a fall. It was a journey that happened, and probably the seed were sown at the stoning of St. Stephen. Mary’s greatness […]
The Holy Spirit as Revealer of the Truth and as a Guide
John 16:12-15 The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, is in complete union with the Father and the Son. He is the one who reveals the Truth; opens our eyes, hearts and mind to see and understand the Good News of Gods’ Love, especially in and through Jesus, Jesus’ Life […]