Friday of the Second Week of Easter – Option 1 – Jn 6:1-15 In the Summa Theologiae (I, q. 19, a. 1), Aquinas tells us that God’s will is always accomplished, no matter what, and, reflecting on this, he says: “Since . . . the will of God is the universal cause of all things, […]
Thursday of the Second Week of Easter – Option 3 – Jn 3:31-36 In today’s readings we’re given a sort of picture before and after the Resurrection, and we see that although a lot has changed, still many things remain the same. Chronologically, the Gospel passage is first. Although this week we’ve been hearing about
Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter – Jn 3:16-21 Today’s Gospel continues yesterday’s discourse with Nicodemus, and begins with those profound words that we probably know from memory: “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son.” We can divide the Gospel into two parts: first, God’s love for us and what
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter – Option 2 – Jn 3:7b-15 Today, as we make our way through the second week of Easter, the Church asks us to meditate on the encounter between Nicodemus and Christ. Today’s Gospel repeats the last part of yesterday’s Gospel, regarding the wind, and then continues the
Monday of the Second Week of Easter – Jn 3:1-8 Today, as we enter the second week of Easter, the Church asks us to mediate on the encounter between Nicodemus and Christ. At first glance, as Saint Thomas Aquinas notes, there doesn’t seem to be much of a connection between Nicodemus’s affirmation that Christ
Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) – Year A, B, C – Option 2 Year A: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 Today marks the end of the octave of Easter, and each year, be it Year A, B, or C, we recall, not only the Apostle Saint Thomas in
Saturday of the Octave of Easter – Mk 16:9-15 As the Octave of Easter winds down, today’s Gospel offers us a sort of summary of the events we’ve heard recounted throughout the week. We notice two elements: first, the emphasis on the disbelief of the apostles, and, second, the command, “Go into the whole world
Friday of the Octave of Easter – Jn 21:1-14 Today’s Gospel passage shows us how we must place Jesus at the center of our lives, and how, in His great mercy, Christ constantly seeks us out. At the beginning of today’s Gospel, we’re presented with the Apostles who, despite the other appearances of Jesus, continue
Thursday of the Octave of Easter – Option 1 – Lk 24:35-48 As we make our way through the Easter Octave, the readings recount for us the early acts of the Apostles as well as the various apparitions of our Resurrected Lord. These events can serve us as a beautiful example for applying the joy
Wednesday of the Octave of Easter – Lk 24:13-35 As we make our way through the Easter Octave, the Gospels recount for us the various apparitions of our Resurrected Lord. This apparition to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, which Saint Ignatius of Loyola labels as the fifth apparition, can serve us as a
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