29 Apr
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6th Week of Easter
Acts 16:22-34
Ps. 137:1-2a-2bc-3,7-8
Jn. 16:5-11
(Ps Wk II)
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In our ongoing reading of the Acts of the Apostles today, we learn of the evangelization of Philippi, of the imprisonment of Paul and Silas as a consequence, and their miraculous release. But more important in our text today is the story of the jail warden's conversion and his baptism together with his whole household, a story that fits well within the Easter season when we welcome the newly baptized into the Church. Our Gospel again focuses our attention on Jesus' promise to send the Holy Spirit - the Church's way of helping us to prepare for the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost. Today's passage assures us that Jesus' Spirit will remain with us to guide us to face the challenges of being a Christian in the World. While the World convicted Jesus, the lives of the disciples, as directed by the Spirit, will reveal by their truthfulness, justice, and goodness that Jesus was indeed from above and that it is the World that stands condemned for refusing to accept Jesus for who he was. When we live in the Spirit of Jesus, our lives should reflect to the whole world the Gospel that he preached and the love which he practiced. As we prepare for the great celebration of Pentecost, let us pray for an outpouring of the Spirit upon us and the Church, that the Lord may continue to be revealed through the way in which we live our lives.



Send forth Your Spirit, O Lord, that the face of the earth be renewed.

DAILY OFFERING
Eternal Father, I offer You everything I do this day; my thoughts, words, joys and sufferings. Grant that, vivified by the Holy Spirit and united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, my life this day may be of service to You and to others. I also pray that all those preparing for marriage discover in Sacrament the source of Christ's grace for living a fithful and fruitful love. Amen.

PRAYING WITH THE CHURCH
INTENTION
That Christians, even in the difficult and complex situations of present day society, may not tire of proclaiming with their lives that Christ's resurrection is the source of hope and of peace.
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