Daily Retreat 04/20/08
2008 Apr 20 SUN: FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Acts 6: 1-7/ Ps 32(33): 1-2. 4-5. 18-19 (22)/ 1 Pt 2: 4-9/ Jn 14: 1-12
From today’s readings: “Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.... Lord, let Your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in You.... Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.... Do not let your hearts be troubled.... ”
Christ Our Hope
It’s still Easter! The Church insists that Christ’s victory over sin and death is not something to be celebrated in just one day - rather, for fifty days, beginning on the Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection, all the way until Pentecost Sunday, and indeed, continuing unabated on every Sunday of the year, we, God’s people, ennobled by His sacrifice and sacramental adoption, we celebrate, and proclaim to all the world, that Christ is risen, and that makes all the difference not just in our lives, but also in the whole fabric of human history!
For this reason, Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed the theme of “Christ Our Hope” throughout his visit this week to the United States. Recordings and texts of all of his appearances are available at this website: http://www.uspapalvisit.org/
Christians can never tire of savoring anew that eternal truth: Christ is our Hope! Even at Ground Zero, which Pope Benedict XVI will visit today, and wherever it seems hope has been obliterated, the Resurrection of Christ is the guarantee that evil never has the last word, for Christ Himself is the everlasting Word!
Acts 6: 1-7/ Ps 32(33): 1-2. 4-5. 18-19 (22)/ 1 Pt 2: 4-9/ Jn 14: 1-12
From today’s readings: “Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.... Lord, let Your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in You.... Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.... Do not let your hearts be troubled.... ”
Christ Our Hope
It’s still Easter! The Church insists that Christ’s victory over sin and death is not something to be celebrated in just one day - rather, for fifty days, beginning on the Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection, all the way until Pentecost Sunday, and indeed, continuing unabated on every Sunday of the year, we, God’s people, ennobled by His sacrifice and sacramental adoption, we celebrate, and proclaim to all the world, that Christ is risen, and that makes all the difference not just in our lives, but also in the whole fabric of human history!
For this reason, Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed the theme of “Christ Our Hope” throughout his visit this week to the United States. Recordings and texts of all of his appearances are available at this website: http://www.uspapalvisit.org/
Christians can never tire of savoring anew that eternal truth: Christ is our Hope! Even at Ground Zero, which Pope Benedict XVI will visit today, and wherever it seems hope has been obliterated, the Resurrection of Christ is the guarantee that evil never has the last word, for Christ Himself is the everlasting Word!
posted by FrPitstick | 4/19/2008
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