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The death of a fiancé can be traumatic, and Saint Rose Venerini responded by joining a convent. That is not where God was calling her, however. She returned home to care for her widowed mother and eventually became a teacher, a career at which she thrived. Rose also gathered others to expand her ministry.
Our acceptance of Jesus as bread of life is itself a gift that can only be bestowed and accepted through the goodness of the Spirit of the Lord.
Two almost unknown martyrs courageously witnessed to the world many years ago about their faith. Saints Marian and James were martyred in the 3rd century, yet their deaths still speak to the Church today.
The Lord gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink and that constitutes a guarantee of our sharing the life of Jesus and the Father forever. Nothing unites us with the Lord Jesus more deeply than our sharing in the bread of life.
Consider the ancient invitation within God’s word, found in Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely.”
Stuck to the corkboard next to my desk at home is a stack of coupons. They’re not regular store coupons that I have tacked up there so I don’t forget to use them before they expire.
Saint Paul counsels against taking advantage of the youth of a person in authority. That advice applies well for Saint Hilary of Arles who was ordained a bishop at age 29. He suffered because of his young age, but managed to be an effective prelate before his death at age 49.
Jesus the bread of life nourishes us with the bread of his teaching and with the food of the Eucharist–his body and blood. We are called to believe and to receive.
When was the last time you did something that brought you that same feeling of joy you experienced as a youngster? Just because we grow older, doesn’t mean we have to lose that sense of adventure and fun.
On this fourth Sunday of Easter, even though the weekly readings do not reflect it, we celebrate the mother’s in our lives, especially Mother Mary.
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