by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“I am the Bread of Life” by Richard Proulx, performed by The Cathedral Singers.
“… I AM the Resurrection,
I AM the Life
If you believe in Me
Even though you die
You shall live forever. …”
“… Sin leads people to be unsatisfied with what God has done for them and go looking for other idols and other gods, the pope said. The Israelites who made the golden calf — the subject of the day’s first reading from Exodus — were not an exception. …”
#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 2, 2017, from Catholic TV in The Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“‘I am the Resurrection and the Life,’ Jesus says in the Gospel passage for today’s liturgy (John 11:25). He says this in a conversation with Martha, the sister of Lazarus and Mary. Jesus was a friend of the three siblings. Now Lazarus has died. The sisters had sent for Jesus so that he might heal Lazarus and prevent him from dying. When Jesus received the message he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified through it” (John 11:4). He thus delays his departure for two days. …”
#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, April 2, 2017, from Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“Pope Francis on Sunday told the faithful not to remain trapped in the rubble of life, but to rise from the rubble and rebuild their lives with the help of God. …”
“… A key to the story is love. This is a trite thing to say. But love is what makes us human: receiving it, allowing it to shape our personalities, passing it on in significant relationships–or enduring the loneliness when the kind of love we want is absent or no longer there. …”
“Here are seven tips about the works of mercy: 1) Mercy is for everyone. … 2) Mercy relieves suffering, and there are different kinds of suffering. … 3) Charity begins at home … 4) Charity can’t end at home … 5) Mercy is not always convenient … 6) Charity is not the same as social work … 7) Mercy is never condescending …”
“By His Resurrection Jesus has fulfilled Ezekiel’s promise in today’s First Reading. He has opened the graves that we may rise, put His Spirit in us that we may live. This is the Spirit that Paul writes of in today’s Epistle. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead will give life to we who were once dead in sin. Faith is the key. If we believe as Martha does in today’s Gospel—that Jesus is the resurrection and the life—even if we die, we will live.”
“Jesus told her, ‘I AM the Resurrection and the Life; whoever believes in Me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. … Jesus raised His Eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank You for hearing me. I know that You always hear Me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.’ And when He had said this, He cried out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, ‘Untie him and let him go.’ …”