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The Catholic Calendar for Saturday, April 13, 2002 Second Week of Easter St. Martin I, pope, martyr Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Acts 6:1-7 Psalm 33:1-2,4-5,18-19 John 6:16-21 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: Fear is an emotion all of us have experienced at some time. Today's readings lead up to the topic of fear. In the first reading from Acts we hear of the ordination of seven deacons. (Acts 6:1-7) One can almost feel the excitement and enthusiasm among the disciples in the early church. This excitement can change however to fear. St. John points out in the gospel what happened to the apostles, and what can happen to us when they went off separately from Christ. They were rowing across a lake. It got dark and a strong wind came up. (John 6:16-18) We too can go off on our own "paddling our own canoe" instead of following the will of God. When the winds of stress begin to blow around us we too can become fearful. The apostles saw Christ walking toward them on the lake and they were afraid. Christ said to them "It is I. Be not afraid." (John 6:20) The readings of today give reassurance that Christ knows us intimately, our actions, our concerns and even how we are feeling. He is still saying to us today, centuries later, through the written word, "It is I. Be not afraid." - Joan of Jesus, ocds ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please recommend our website to your friends and Catholic webmasters. The Daily Meditations appear online in English & Spanish at: http://homepage.mac.com/ojoachim3/DailyMeds.html ARCHIVED Meditations at: http://www.abcsoffaith.com/quiet/quietplace.html and at: http://www.mail-archive.com/dailymed%40saturn.nibcomp.com For ALL communications, including subscribe/unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (c)2002 The Way, The Truth, The Life. Permission granted to make reprints of the meditations or to post on any web page, except for profit. All scripture quotes are from the Douay-Rheims edition of the Catholic Bible. Full text from the New American Bible: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm Lives of the Saints: http://www.christdesert.org/public_texts/martyrology/ |
Title: Meditation: Saturday, April 13, 2002
