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The Catholic Calendar for Saturday, May 18, 2002 Seventh Week of Easter St. John I, pope & martyr Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Acts 28:16-20,30-31 Psalm 11:4-5,7 John 21:20-25 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: This Saturday's scripture brings us to the end of St. Luke's "Acts of the Apostles" as well as the conclusion of the gospel according to St. John. This is a great transition in the liturgical cycle of the Church, one that helps us to remember the historic passage of Jesus, His obedience, His death, resurrection and ascension into heaven; and finally, the coming of the Paraclete. Recall how disturbed the disciples were, to learn that Jesus would be leaving them to ascend into heaven. They felt abandoned! But according to the Divine Plan, Jesus had to leave them (see John 16:7) so that the Holy Spirit would come upon them, the fledgling church, and all those souls who changed their lives by accepting Jesus into their hearts. Today, we pray and meditate in great anticipation of Pentecost. This was the time in history when God was about to send us the great mover of our soul. Yes, it is He who fills us with strength and God's grace to love with all our hearts, and to share that love with a world so terribly darkened by sin. - Joachim, ocds YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please recommend our website to your friends and Catholic webmasters. The meditations are in English & Spanish at http://www.borg.com/~joachim/DailyMeds.html (case sensitive). ARCHIVED Meditations: 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, May 18, 2002
