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4th Week of Easter
Acts 13:26-33
Ps 2:6-11
Jn 14:1-6
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Do you allow troubles to rob you of God's peace? Life's challenges are inevitable, and at times they can overwhelm us. Whether it's personal struggles, loss of a loved one, or uncertainty about the future, adversity often makes us feel despair. Yet, instead of losing hope, we are given an opportunity to draw closer to God, to trust in His promises, and allow Him to guide us through life's difficulties.

In John 14, Jesus comforts His troubled disciples as He prepares to leave them. He assures them that He is going ahead to prepare a place for them in His Father's house-a home of lasting peace, joy, and eternal fellowship with God. This promise holds especially true in times of fear or grief. Jesus' words provide comfort: a place in His Father's house.

However, the way to this eternal home is through Jesus - "The Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14:6). Jesus is not merely a guide to eternal life; He is the path itself. He knows the way because He has been with the Father from the beginning. He leads us through unfamiliar new places and He abides with us.

Jesus is the Truth. His words set us free from ignorance, sin, and deception. His truth is not just something He teaches-it is embodied in Him. And He is the Life-offering us abundant life, a life that transcends earthly struggles, and a peace that the world can never give.



Lord Jesus, lead us to peace, joy, and at home with You and the Father.



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 jul 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
FOR WORKlNG CONDITIONS
Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized.
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