Easter
Our Time of Renewal
A reflection on the absence of being at Mass, the coronavirus has left us hidden, yet Easter brings renewal, and an opportunity for each of us…
40 — The Return to Jerusalem.
The Return to Jerusalem. Read St. Luke xxiv. 52, 53; Acts i. 10-12. [52] And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy. [53] And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. [10] And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in…
39 — The Ascension.
The Ascension. Read St. Luke xxiv. 51; Acts i. 9. [51] And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them, and was carried up to heaven. [9] And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight….
38 — The Final Visit.
The Final Visit. Read St. Luke xxiv. 48-50. [48] And you are witnesses of these things. [49] And I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay you in the city till you be endued with power from on high. [50] And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up…
37 —The Parting Advice.
The Parting Advice. Read Acts i. 1-5. [1] The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach, [2] Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up. [3] To whom also he shewed…
36 — The Foundations of the Church.
The Foundations of the Church. Read St. Luke xxiv. 44-46. [44] And he said to them: These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning…
35 — The Promise to the Apostles.
The Promise to the Apostles. Read St. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. [19] Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days,…
34 —The Work Entrusted to the Apostles.
The Work Entrusted to the Apostles. Read St. Matt, xviii. 15-20; St. Luke xxiv. 46-48. [15] So they taking the money, did as they were taught: and this word was spread abroad among the Jews even unto this day. [16] And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them….
33 —The Apostolic Commission.
The Apostolic Commission. Read St. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. [19] Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to…
32 — The Scene upon the Mount in Galilee.
The Scene upon the Mount in Galilee. Read St. Matt, xxviii. 16. [16] And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them 1. Let us picture the scene on the mountain in Galilee — Thabor(Tabor) it may be, or some other mountain not far from the Lake of Tiberias;…
