† Quote of the Day“Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You.” -St. Brendan Today’s Meditation"Whenever that sacrifice of Christ is memorialized in the Church, there is an application to a new moment in time and a new presence in space of the unique sacrifice of Christ Who is now in glory. In obeying His mandate, His followers would be representing in an unbloody manner that which He presented to His Father in the bloody sacrifice of Calvary. After changing the bread into His Body and the wine into His Blood: He gave it to them (Mark 14:22). By that communion they were made one with Christ, to be offered with Him, in Him, and by Him. All love craves unity. As the highest peak of love in the human order is the unity of husband and wife in the flesh, so the highest unity in the Divine order is the unity of the soul and Christ in communion." —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, p. 401-402
An excerpt from Life of Christ Daily VerseThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. -Lamentations 3:22-23
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St John Baptist De La SalleSt. John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719) was born in Rheims, France, to a noble family. He was pious and smart, and his parents took great care over his moral and intellectual training. He entered seminary and was ordained at the age of twenty-seven. In St. John Baptist's era, only the noble and wealthy classes had access to a good education. His work among the poor led him to establish a home and school for rough and illiterate orphaned boys. The institution was successful and soon a second was established. St. John Baptist then dedicated his life to the cause of education, giving his wealth to the poor and resigning his respectable position as canon at Rheims. He recruited and trained men to teach in free schools he founded for the poor, which grew into a brotherhood of young men who were attracted to a life of service in teaching and catechesis. This became the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or Christian Brothers. They took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, but not Holy Orders. The Christian Brothers expanded, and in many parts of France parish priests sent young men to be trained by St. John Baptist to serve as schoolmasters in their villages. Although he was initially opposed in his innovative work, both inside and outside the Church, St. John Baptist's foundations and methods soon became the standard for education in France and spread internationally. St. John Baptist de la Salle is the patron of schoolteachers. His feast day is April 7th.
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Tuesday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 262 Reading 1Acts 2:36-41 On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people,
“Let the whole house of Israel know for certain
that God has made him both Lord and Christ,
this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,
and they asked Peter and the other Apostles,
“What are we to do, my brothers?”
Peter said to them,
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins;
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the promise is made to you and to your children
and to all those far off,
whomever the Lord our God will call.”
He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them,
“Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
Those who accepted his message were baptized,
and about three thousand persons were added that day. Responsorial PsalmPsalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 R.(5b) The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia. Sequence -- optionalVictimae paschali laudes Christians, to the Paschal Victim Offer your thankful praises!
A Lamb the sheep redeems; Christ, who only is sinless, Reconciles sinners to the Father.
Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous: The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.
Speak, Mary, declaring What you saw, wayfaring.
“The tomb of Christ, who is living, The glory of Jesus’ resurrection;
bright angels attesting, The shroud and napkin resting.
Yes, Christ my hope is arisen; to Galilee he goes before you.”
Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining. Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia. AlleluiaPsalm 118:24 R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia. GospelJohn 20:11-18 Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,
and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?”
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
“Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”
which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,
for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he had told her.
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Praise to You Oh Lord Jesus Christ!
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Daily Meditation: John 20:11-18Stop holding on to me. (John 20:17) As Mary stands outside the tomb weeping, she still seems to be thinking about Jesus the way she did before his death. He is her rabbi and her beloved friend—her revered master—who was brutally killed. She loves him dearly and is willing to do whatever it takes to find his body and care for it. She even goes so far as to offer to cooperate with someone she mistakes as a “gardener” to retrieve his body (John 20:15). But the resurrection has changed everything, including their relationship. And so when Jesus reveals himself to Mary, he tells her, “Stop holding on to me” (John 20:17). He is not rejecting Mary; he wants her to see that he’s so much more than what she perceives. She needs to let go of her previous ideas of what it means to follow him. She needs to see Jesus no longer as just her “rabbouni” (20:16). She needs to see him as the risen Lord, the Son of God who overcame death and is ready to ascend to his Father. Not only that; he has made Mary, and all believers, sons and daughters of God his Father, destined to join him in heavenly glory. Mary needs to look at Jesus differently now. And so do we. How often do we “hold on to” the ways we’ve always thought about Jesus? We profess that he is the Lord, the Son of God, seated at the Father’s right hand. But do we sometimes act as if he’s simply a historical figure, a teacher whose ideas or example we follow—especially when we agree with them? Or do we see him as the Way and the Truth and the Life, the One who has divine authority over us? We may be blessed to know him as our best friend, but do we also treat him with awe and reverence as our risen Lord—especially when we receive him in the Eucharist? The resurrection has changed everything! So let’s allow Jesus to broaden our perspective so that we can see him more clearly, as he is. Let’s allow him to expand our relationship with him. He is our brother who is enthroned at God’s right hand. And he is the Lord, the One who conquered death and calls each of us to be with him in his heavenly glory. “Jesus, Lord, open my eyes to see your glory!” Acts 2:36-41
Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
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From today's Holy Gospel: ".. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,
for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he had told her. ..."
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From Roberto Juarez: "Then Jesus says something that may seem strange: "Don't hold me back." What does this mean? Mary wants to cling to Jesus as before, as if nothing has changed. But the Resurrection inaugurates a new form of relationship. Jesus is no longer limited by space, time, or a concrete physical presence. He is now present in a deeper, more universal way. For this reason, mature faith implies not wanting to "possess" God, but trusting in his way of making himself present. We too sometimes want to control God, to always feel him in the same way, to have constant assurances. But Christ invites us to go a step further, to believe without holding back, to love without possessing, to trust even when we do not see.
And immediately the mission arrives: "Go to my brothers and tell them..." Mary Magdalene goes from being a woman broken by pain... to be the first messenger of the Resurrection. It's impressive. She who wept at the tomb now announces life. She who was looking for a corpse now proclaims, "I have seen the Lord." This is the Christian journey, personal encounter, interior transformation, missionary sending. It cannot be separated. Those who truly encounter the risen Christ become witnesses. And you don't need to know much. You don't need to have great speeches. It is enough to say, like Mary: "I have seen the Lord".
Today the Gospel leaves us with three very clear keys: Seek Jesus, even in the midst of pain. Let Him call us by name. To announce with simplicity what we have experienced.
Let us ask that, like Mary Magdalene, we may know how to move from weeping to faith, that we may learn to recognize the living Christ in our lives, and that we may listen, in the depths of our hearts, to how he pronounces our name even today. And then, our answer will be the same: "Master!" And so is our mission: "I have seen the Lord." end quote.
From Bishop Barron:
"Then Jesus says: “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers.” The not clinging has to do with the call to proclaim. The idea is not to hang on to Jesus but to announce what he has accomplished. The content of the proclamation is, once again, that we have become the intimates of God: “My Father and your Father . . . my God and your God.” end quote.
Your brother Adrian here, in the Spirit of the Lord, reaching out to you. Pray for me today, I will be on the local Catholic radio helping them raise funds for their radiothon. And this, is being a beggar. It is hard to beg for money, very humbling. I do it for fundraisers. I do it for people to join in activities. I announce things...in the name of the Lord.
And rightly so, we all are called to the same.
We all are called to the Easter news, to hear the news, to be excited about the news, not sad anymore, but be believing.
He is risen and in a whole new way, a whole new life, everything is transformed.
Mary Magdalene, was a transformed soul, touched by the very love of God in Jesus Christ our Savior. She clung to His every word because He healed her, He completed her, she knew in her soul, HE IS GOD. How can a soul love God so much?
Let's get to know Him!
I'm also helping start up a community bible study this week for the parish. We are inviting all to come and see! Here what Salvation History has brought right before our eyes. Study the blood lines of Christ...to know how and why He shed that blood line onto our souls, to be one with Him now, as we form the new Salvation History with Him among us.
Now is the time to flourish. I am calling on the joyful news to spread across the land. God has conquered the land, do you believe? Jesus is triumphant, do you wish to triumph as well? Then we follow Him across the land...the souls He journeys through. Stop hanging on to the past. In Him, everything is made new.
They say in Heaven, this is what is phenomenal...everything is always something new. And you? Isn't the new amazing? We all like new things, especially depressed souls. But, they get bored with the new too! What's up with that? What will fill your heart with a perennial joy?
THAT is the eternal question. Seek. And you WILL FIND HIM.
Mary Magdalene knew this. She sought Him, crying her heart out, and He appeared in a new and unexpected way. She couldn't even recognize HIM! THIS my friend, still happens every day of our lives. He is among us. BELIEVE
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1 John 4:10–11 "In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."
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