Month: April 2019

“It is ‘God, who is rich in #mercy’ Whom #Jesus #Christ has revealed to us as Father: it is His very Son who, in Himself, has manifested Him and made Him known to us. Memorable in this regard is the moment when Philip, one of the twelve Apostles, turned to Christ and said: ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied’; and Jesus replied: ‘Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me…? He who has seen me has seen the Father.’ These words were spoken during the farewell discourse at the end of the paschal supper, which was followed by the events of those holy days during which confirmation was to be given once and for all of the fact that ‘God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.’ …”

“… He Breathed on them and said … ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.’ … a week later His Disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, ;Peace be with you.’ … He said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe. … Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.’ …”

From Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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“… two of Jesus’ Disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus … Jesus Himself drew near and walked with them …. He took bread, said the Blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. … their eyes were opened and they recognized Him … ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?’ … they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem …”