Thursday, April 20, 2017, Easter Week
Acts 3:11-26, Psalm 8:2, 5-9, Luke 24:35-48
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CATALYTIC CONVERTER
Jesus said: " 'Everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms had to be fulfilled.' Then He opened their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures." -Luke 24:44-45
We recognize the risen Christ when:
* Jesus opens our "minds to the understanding of the Scriptures,"
* Jesus breaks bread with us (Lk 24:35), that is, gives Himself to us in Holy Communion,
* we receive the Holy Spirit in a new Pentecost, and
* we witness for Jesus (see Acts 1:8; Lk 24:48).
The beginning of a real Easter is to hear God's Word so that our hearts are burning with purifying fire (Lk 24:32). As long as God's Word is being proclaimed, we can expect that all the other aspects of recognizing the risen Christ will happen, because God's Word is not only a beginning but a catalyst. "God's word is living and effective" (Heb 4:12). It does not return empty, but achieves the end for which it was sent (Is 55:11). Therefore, if we focus on proclaiming God's Word, we can expect a chain-reaction leading to many people recognizing the risen Christ and living for Him.
This helps us understand why the early Church was preoccupied with spreading God's Word. "Day after day, both in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news of Jesus the Messiah" (Acts 5:42). The apostles concentrated "on prayer and the ministry of the word" (Acts 6:4). "The word of God continued to spread" (Acts 6:7; see also 12:24; 19:20).
Hear, read, live, and share God's Word daily. Thus you will live the risen life and introduce many others to the risen Christ.
Prayer: Father, may I proclaim Your Word in good times and in bad (see 2 Tm 4:2).
Promise: "Reform your lives! Turn to God, that your sins may be wiped away! Thus may a season of refreshment be granted you by the Lord." -Acts 3:19-20
Praise: Praise You, Jesus, my Redeemer, Rock, and Refuge!
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
HE DIED FOR ME - One Bread, One Body, 4/14/2017
Friday, April 14, 2017, Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25, John 18:1-19:42
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HE DIED FOR ME
He was "smitten for the sin of His people." -Isaiah 53:8
Jesus died for my sins, I who consider myself among the worst of sinners (1 Tm 1:15). He was pierced for my offenses, crushed for my sins (Is 53:5). In the face of such sacrificial, redeeming, committed, unconditional love, I have sometimes reacted selfishly and sinfully toward the One Who gave His life for me, instead of responding to His unconditional love with trusting abandon.
Yet, Lord Jesus, instead of abandoning me when I turned my back on You, You proved Your love by letting Your face shine on me and saving me in Your love (Ps 31:17). Jesus, You died for me while I was still a sinner (Rm 5:8), before I repented. You came to earth and sympathized with my weaknesses, so I could feel confident in approaching You for forgiveness (Heb 4:16). You saved me (Ti 3:6).
No wonder the Church calls today "Good Friday." What good news for sinners like me, that Jesus died to save all, you and me! "Into Your hands I commend my spirit" (Ps 31:6).
Prayer: Jesus, nail me to the cross with You so that I can never turn away from You again.
Promise: "He became the Source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him." -Heb 5:9
Praise: (none)
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Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25, John 18:1-19:42
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HE DIED FOR ME
He was "smitten for the sin of His people." -Isaiah 53:8
Jesus died for my sins, I who consider myself among the worst of sinners (1 Tm 1:15). He was pierced for my offenses, crushed for my sins (Is 53:5). In the face of such sacrificial, redeeming, committed, unconditional love, I have sometimes reacted selfishly and sinfully toward the One Who gave His life for me, instead of responding to His unconditional love with trusting abandon.
Yet, Lord Jesus, instead of abandoning me when I turned my back on You, You proved Your love by letting Your face shine on me and saving me in Your love (Ps 31:17). Jesus, You died for me while I was still a sinner (Rm 5:8), before I repented. You came to earth and sympathized with my weaknesses, so I could feel confident in approaching You for forgiveness (Heb 4:16). You saved me (Ti 3:6).
No wonder the Church calls today "Good Friday." What good news for sinners like me, that Jesus died to save all, you and me! "Into Your hands I commend my spirit" (Ps 31:6).
Prayer: Jesus, nail me to the cross with You so that I can never turn away from You again.
Promise: "He became the Source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him." -Heb 5:9
Praise: (none)
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
A LIFE OF EUCHARISTIC LOVE - One Bread, One Body, 4/13/2017
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Thursday, April 13, 2017, Holy Thursday
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18, John 13:1-15
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A LIFE OF EUCHARISTIC LOVE
"This is My body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me." -1 Corinthians 11:24
Through this book, One Bread, One Body, we encourage you to go to Mass and receive Holy Communion daily or as often as possible. By these teachings on the daily eucharistic readings, we hope to lead you not only to go to Mass but to live the Mass in your everyday life. We want to help send out into the world millions of walking tabernacles who will be light and salt (Mt 5:13-14), to permeate even our culture of death with the gospel of Jesus Christ (see Catechism, 899).
Therefore, put daily Mass "at the head" of your schedule (see Ex 12:2). Make it your top priority. Even if you have been betrayed (see 1 Cor 11:23) and sinned against, don't let the devil rob you of your joy, the Eucharist. By God's grace, forgive and be reconciled (see Mt 5:23-24). As you receive the Body and Blood of Jesus, "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God" (Rm 12:1). Make any sacrifices necessary to receive the eucharistic Jesus daily. Some Christians throughout the world are privileged to be even martyred for their eucharistic love. Finally, worship the eucharistic Jesus in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and by washing Jesus' feet and serving (see Jn 13:5) Him in "the least of the brethren" (Mt 25:40, our translation) in Christian community.
Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to teach me (Rm 8:26) to pray the Mass always (see Lk 18:1).
Promise: "This day shall be a memorial feast for you, which all your generations shall celebrate with pilgrimage to the Lord, as a perpetual institution." -Ex 12:14
Praise: "O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine."
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Thursday, April 13, 2017, Holy Thursday
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18, John 13:1-15
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A LIFE OF EUCHARISTIC LOVE
"This is My body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me." -1 Corinthians 11:24
Through this book, One Bread, One Body, we encourage you to go to Mass and receive Holy Communion daily or as often as possible. By these teachings on the daily eucharistic readings, we hope to lead you not only to go to Mass but to live the Mass in your everyday life. We want to help send out into the world millions of walking tabernacles who will be light and salt (Mt 5:13-14), to permeate even our culture of death with the gospel of Jesus Christ (see Catechism, 899).
Therefore, put daily Mass "at the head" of your schedule (see Ex 12:2). Make it your top priority. Even if you have been betrayed (see 1 Cor 11:23) and sinned against, don't let the devil rob you of your joy, the Eucharist. By God's grace, forgive and be reconciled (see Mt 5:23-24). As you receive the Body and Blood of Jesus, "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God" (Rm 12:1). Make any sacrifices necessary to receive the eucharistic Jesus daily. Some Christians throughout the world are privileged to be even martyred for their eucharistic love. Finally, worship the eucharistic Jesus in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and by washing Jesus' feet and serving (see Jn 13:5) Him in "the least of the brethren" (Mt 25:40, our translation) in Christian community.
Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to teach me (Rm 8:26) to pray the Mass always (see Lk 18:1).
Promise: "This day shall be a memorial feast for you, which all your generations shall celebrate with pilgrimage to the Lord, as a perpetual institution." -Ex 12:14
Praise: "O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine."
(For related teaching, order our booklet, "This Is My Body".)
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
THE TRIDUUM - One Bread, One Body, 4/12/2017
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Holy Week
Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34, Matthew 26:14-25
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THE TRIDUUM
"The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover supper." -Matthew 26:19
Today we celebrate the last Mass of Lent. We pray that these forty days of fasting, prayer, and sacrifice have prepared us for the Triduum. "The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer Easter Sunday" (Ordo, see also General Norms, 19). The Triduum is essentially a seventy-hour worship service with breaks for rest and other necessities. Jesus is saying to you: "My appointed time draws near. I am to celebrate the Passover with My disciples in your house" (Mt 26:18). Is your heart prepared to celebrate the Triduum in the crucified and risen Christ?
In the Triduum, we enter into the mystery of Trinitarian love and the plan of our redemption. In the Triduum, we enter into "a mysterious, a hidden wisdom" (1 Cor 2:7). "Of this wisdom it is written: 'Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love Him' " (1 Cor 2:9). Are you prepared for what He has prepared for you? Are you repentant of every sin? Have you forgiven everyone for every sin committed against you? Have you confessed your sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Are you prepared for the first Communion of the Triduum tomorrow evening at the Mass of the Last Supper? Are you living and dying for love of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
Prayer: Father, it is no longer I who live but Christ Who lives in me (Gal 2:20).
Promise: "I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame." -Is 50:7
Praise: Margaret organized an all-night vigil to get prepared for Easter.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Holy Week
Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34, Matthew 26:14-25
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THE TRIDUUM
"The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover supper." -Matthew 26:19
Today we celebrate the last Mass of Lent. We pray that these forty days of fasting, prayer, and sacrifice have prepared us for the Triduum. "The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer Easter Sunday" (Ordo, see also General Norms, 19). The Triduum is essentially a seventy-hour worship service with breaks for rest and other necessities. Jesus is saying to you: "My appointed time draws near. I am to celebrate the Passover with My disciples in your house" (Mt 26:18). Is your heart prepared to celebrate the Triduum in the crucified and risen Christ?
In the Triduum, we enter into the mystery of Trinitarian love and the plan of our redemption. In the Triduum, we enter into "a mysterious, a hidden wisdom" (1 Cor 2:7). "Of this wisdom it is written: 'Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love Him' " (1 Cor 2:9). Are you prepared for what He has prepared for you? Are you repentant of every sin? Have you forgiven everyone for every sin committed against you? Have you confessed your sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Are you prepared for the first Communion of the Triduum tomorrow evening at the Mass of the Last Supper? Are you living and dying for love of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
Prayer: Father, it is no longer I who live but Christ Who lives in me (Gal 2:20).
Promise: "I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame." -Is 50:7
Praise: Margaret organized an all-night vigil to get prepared for Easter.
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Monday, April 10, 2017
THE GORY IN GLORY - One Bread, One Body, 4/11/2017
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Holy Week
Isaiah 49:1-6, Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17, John 13:21-33, 36-38
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THE GORY IN GLORY
"Jesus," reclining, "grew deeply troubled." -John 13:21
During Holy Week, we recall a week of extreme suffering, pain, and trauma for Jesus. As we reflect on Jesus' sufferings, we too may be having an extremely difficult week. As we look at our lives, we may feel we have "toiled in vain, and for nothing, uselessly, spent" our strength (Is 49:4). Like Jesus, we may grow "deeply troubled" (Jn 13:21). We are tempted to let Satan enter our hearts (see Jn 13:27), or we are broken-hearted because others have let Satan enter their hearts. Spiritually speaking, we may be going through the night (see Jn 13:30) of spiritual warfare where the prince of darkness (see Eph 6:12) seems to be reigning.
When Jesus suffered all this distress and Judas had left to betray Him (Jn 13:31), Jesus did not cower in fear or have a pity party. Rather, He proclaimed: "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in Him. [If God has been glorified in Him,] God will, in turn, glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him soon" (Jn 13:31-32). In the deeper holiness which we are receiving this Holy Week, let us proclaim with Jesus that, especially in the midst of terrible suffering, God the Father will be glorified through our lives. "In His temple all say, 'Glory!' " (Ps 29:9)
Prayer: "Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
Promise: "I will make you a light to the nations, that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." -Is 49:6
Praise: "We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world."
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Redemptive Suffering" on audio AV 75-1 or video V-75.)
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Holy Week
Isaiah 49:1-6, Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17, John 13:21-33, 36-38
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THE GORY IN GLORY
"Jesus," reclining, "grew deeply troubled." -John 13:21
During Holy Week, we recall a week of extreme suffering, pain, and trauma for Jesus. As we reflect on Jesus' sufferings, we too may be having an extremely difficult week. As we look at our lives, we may feel we have "toiled in vain, and for nothing, uselessly, spent" our strength (Is 49:4). Like Jesus, we may grow "deeply troubled" (Jn 13:21). We are tempted to let Satan enter our hearts (see Jn 13:27), or we are broken-hearted because others have let Satan enter their hearts. Spiritually speaking, we may be going through the night (see Jn 13:30) of spiritual warfare where the prince of darkness (see Eph 6:12) seems to be reigning.
When Jesus suffered all this distress and Judas had left to betray Him (Jn 13:31), Jesus did not cower in fear or have a pity party. Rather, He proclaimed: "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in Him. [If God has been glorified in Him,] God will, in turn, glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him soon" (Jn 13:31-32). In the deeper holiness which we are receiving this Holy Week, let us proclaim with Jesus that, especially in the midst of terrible suffering, God the Father will be glorified through our lives. "In His temple all say, 'Glory!' " (Ps 29:9)
Prayer: "Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
Promise: "I will make you a light to the nations, that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." -Is 49:6
Praise: "We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world."
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Sunday, April 9, 2017
HEY, WAITER! - One Bread, One Body, 4/10/2017
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Monday, April 10, 2017, Holy Week
Isaiah 42:1-7, Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14, John 12:1-11
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HEY, WAITER!
"Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord." -Psalm 27:14
We wait for what we cannot see; the return of the Master seems to take so long. We wait with courage, not in doubt. We wait not because there is no other alternative but because we faithfully choose to persevere in hope while waiting for the Master to appear (see Mt 25:1ff).
We call people who serve in a restaurant "waiters." The waiter serves us. Thus, serving the Lord and His people is a big part of our waiting. We don't wait passively, but in active service.
We wait in love. Jacob waited and served seven years for the hand of his beloved Rachel, but they seemed like a few days to him because of his love for her (Gn 29:17-20). An ardent love changes the waiting from a drudgery into a delightful anticipation of the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. As the song says: "If it takes forever, I will wait for you."
We wait in hope, joyful hope. Ours is a living hope (1 Pt 1:3), alive, vibrant, joyful. We want to wait with a living hope, and not to be "among the living dead" (1 Jn 3:14).
Our entire life is one of waiting for the Lord (Ps 27:14). Like the five wise virgins, we wait full of the oil of the Spirit (Mt 25:4). In summary, we wait for the Lord by waiting with service, courage, love, hope, and fullness. We wait by living an abundant life, a life to the full (Jn 10:10).
When we wait like this, in a sense, we already have what we are waiting for. Wait for the Lord by waiting on the Lord.
Prayer: Father, I will wait in joyful hope for the coming of My Savior, Jesus Christ.
Promise: "I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice." -Is 42:6
Praise: Bob laid hands on Rachel at a healing service, and the Lord healed her of the infirmity which confined her to a wheelchair.
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Monday, April 10, 2017, Holy Week
Isaiah 42:1-7, Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14, John 12:1-11
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/041017.cfm
HEY, WAITER!
"Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord." -Psalm 27:14
We wait for what we cannot see; the return of the Master seems to take so long. We wait with courage, not in doubt. We wait not because there is no other alternative but because we faithfully choose to persevere in hope while waiting for the Master to appear (see Mt 25:1ff).
We call people who serve in a restaurant "waiters." The waiter serves us. Thus, serving the Lord and His people is a big part of our waiting. We don't wait passively, but in active service.
We wait in love. Jacob waited and served seven years for the hand of his beloved Rachel, but they seemed like a few days to him because of his love for her (Gn 29:17-20). An ardent love changes the waiting from a drudgery into a delightful anticipation of the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. As the song says: "If it takes forever, I will wait for you."
We wait in hope, joyful hope. Ours is a living hope (1 Pt 1:3), alive, vibrant, joyful. We want to wait with a living hope, and not to be "among the living dead" (1 Jn 3:14).
Our entire life is one of waiting for the Lord (Ps 27:14). Like the five wise virgins, we wait full of the oil of the Spirit (Mt 25:4). In summary, we wait for the Lord by waiting with service, courage, love, hope, and fullness. We wait by living an abundant life, a life to the full (Jn 10:10).
When we wait like this, in a sense, we already have what we are waiting for. Wait for the Lord by waiting on the Lord.
Prayer: Father, I will wait in joyful hope for the coming of My Savior, Jesus Christ.
Promise: "I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice." -Is 42:6
Praise: Bob laid hands on Rachel at a healing service, and the Lord healed her of the infirmity which confined her to a wheelchair.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from April 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017
?Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, December 1, 2016
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