May 21, 2017 Sixth Sunday of Easter
Jesus, let us realize that this is now the time to do the Novena to the Holy Spirit
starting this Friday.
Oh! Christ, we need to be on fire with the Spirit, and we need to have the fruits of the
Spirit from Galatians 5-22, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
gentleness and self control.
These fruits will help not only us, but all that we come in contact with.
Therefore, Christ, we need the fruits to guide ourselves and others to the joy of Your
Kingdom.
Thank you Jesus, for the Novena of Love.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday ARSONIST
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Peter and John "upon arriving imposed hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit."
-Acts 8:17
Near the end of Jesus' public ministry, Samaritans would not allow Jesus and His disciples
to pass through their town because they were headed toward Jerusalem. St. John the Apostle
was indignant. He asked Jesus for permission to call down fire from heaven to destroy
those Samaritans (Lk 9:52-54). Jesus refused him, rebuking John on the spot (Lk 9:55).
Jesus did eventually allow John to call down fire from heaven onto the Samaritans. The
deacon Philip had taken the gospel in power to the unbelieving Samaritans, and they
received the Word of God (Acts 8:5ff). "When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two...prayed that they
might receive the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14, 15). John laid his hands on those whom he had
earlier wished to incinerate, and the fire of God, the Holy Spirit, did fall upon them to
consume them with the love of God (Acts 8:17). Jesus gave John his wish, but not in the
way John had expected. John had to undergo a bigger conversion than the Samaritans did.
Are there any people you wouldn't mind having God remove from earth? Can you imagine Jesus
eventually using you as His agent to bring these people into new life in the Spirit? If we
are to love our enemies, we need that same gut-wrenching conversion John experienced.
Repent! Forgive and love your enemies (Lk 6:35). "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22).
Prayer: Jesus, send the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn away the hardness in my heart.
May I lead thousands to receive the Spirit.
Promise: "He who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I too will love him and reveal
Myself to him." -Jn 14:21
Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, baptizing us in the Holy Spirit! (Mk 1:8)
Monday LYDIA
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"The Lord opened [Lydia's] heart to accept what Paul was saying." -Acts 16:14
Tuesday THE BIG PICTURE
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"When He comes, He will prove the world wrong." -John 16:8
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I would like to pray for myself.. I'm a recent graduate with 1year working experience and
I'm actively looking for permanent employment. I pray that God grants me a job that will
sustain me,which in turn will allow me to help his people and the holy Catholic church.
May my cv/resumè reach the right hands. May the LOVE and mercy of God dwell upon me as I'm
facing depression and My faith in him is being tested. Lord graciously hear me Amen
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Father in heaven in Jesus mighty name I ask for forgiveness for all my sins and for all my
mistakes. Please help me be better and become better. In Jesus mighty name I've prayed amen!
(Fernando, Elgin, IL, , 5/20/2017 6:55:31 PM)
Lord I ask that you keep my best friend and roommate Aaron with me here in Pittsburgh. He is
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Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said
silently in our hearts. Thank you LORD for choosing us and me to have faith in You. With out
this faith and trust there is no true reason to go on. JESUS may I never feel You have given
up on me. I am a sinner. I love You but I am weak and a sinner. Have mercy on me.
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Presentation Ministries. The BTL provides callers with a short teaching on the readings for the
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Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
COMMUNICATING GOOD NEWS
"POSITIVE AND RESPONSIBLE"
I would like ... to contribute to the search for an open and creative style of communication
that never seeks to glamorize evil but instead to concentrate on solutions and to inspire a
positive and responsible approach on the part of its recipients. I ask everyone
BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
By "the power of the Holy Spirit" we can be witnesses and "communicators" of a new and
redeemed humanity "even to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1: 7-8)
CONFIDENCE IN GOD
Confidence in the seed of God's Kingdom and in the mystery of Easter should also shape the
way we communicate. This confidence enables us to carry out our work ... with the conviction
that it is possible to recognize and highlight the good news present in every story and in
the face of each person.
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