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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Today’s Meditation” – The Word Among Us

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“Their eyes were opened and they recognized him. … Don’t you wish you could have been there when Cleopas and his friend were walking to Emmaus? Wouldn’t it have been exciting to hear Jesus interpreting the Scriptures and to see the look in their eyes when they recognized him in the breaking of the bread? Well, in a sense, we can be there. Even today, two thousand years after his resurrection, Jesus’ word can cause our hearts to burn and bring us to the place where we recognize him. How is this possible? Because the Scriptures do more than teach us about Jesus—they reveal him to us! ….”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily 23 [Re: Jesus on Road to Emmaus]; PL76, 1182” – Saint Gregory the Great/ DailyGospel

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“There were two Disciples on a journey together. They did not believe and yet they were speaking about the Lord. Suddenly He Himself appeared but in a form they were unable to …. They invited Him to share their company, as one does with a traveler … So they prepared the table, set the meal, and the God whom they had failed to recognise in Scriptural explanation they now discovered in the breaking of bread. Thus it was not in hearing God’s Commandments that their minds were opened but in doing them …. If anyone wants to understand what he has heard, he should hasten to carry out whatever of it he has already managed to grasp. The Lord was not recognised while He was speaking; but He deigned to make Himself known when He was offered a meal. So let us delight in hospitality, my very dear brethren; let us take pleasure in practising charity. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily, Third Sunday of Easter” – Fr. Joseph Jensen/ Saint Anselm’s Abbey 5.2.14

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“… It would be pointless to speculate much about the nature of Jesus’ resurrection. Someone asked me, “Since He had a body, how could He go through doors?” A simple answer would be that it isn’t said He went through doors, but that He appeared among them, even though the doors were locked. Luke and John are at pains to indicate Jesus had a real body—Luke by presenting Him as eating before the apostles, John as having Doubting Thomas touch His hands and side. There was, however, a real transformation. St. Paul compares it to the case of the seed that is sown and the plant that comes from it: “it is sown corruptible, it is raised incorruptible.” As in our Easter hymn, “Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain.” …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Saturday of the Second Week of Easter 4.29.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“… The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
When they had rowed about three or four miles,
they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat,
and they began to be afraid.
But he said to them, ‘It is I. Do not be afraid.’
They wanted to take him into the boat,
but the boat immediately arrived at the shore
to which they were heading.”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Friday of the Second Week of Easter 4.28.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“… So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then #Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, He said to His Disciples,
‘Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.’
So they collected them,
and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.
When the people saw the sign He had done, they said,
‘This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.’
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off
to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Thursday of the Second Week of Easter 4.27.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“… The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to Him.
Whoever believes in the Son has Eternal Life,
but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life,
but the Wrath of God remains upon him.”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Pope Francis: Gospel must be proclaimed with humility” – NewsVa

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“… In his homily during the liturgy, #PopeFrancis said the #Gospel must be proclaimed with humility, overcoming the temptation of pride. The Holy Father spoke about the necessity for Christians of “going out to proclaim” the Good News. A preacher, he said, must always be on a journey, and not seek “an insurance policy,” seeking safety by remaining in one place. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter 4.26.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish
but might have Eternal Life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through Him. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist, Tuesday 4.25.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them:
‘Go into the whole world
and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;
whoever does not believe will be condemned. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Monday of the Second Week of Easter 4.24.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“… Jesus answered … ‘Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless one is born from above, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.’
… ‘Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless one is born of water and Spirit
he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. …”

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