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TERCER DOMINGO DE PASCUA (April 23rd) – CICLO A

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El Pan de Vida – Estudio de Biblia Catolico

By Deacon Ken and Marie Finn

 

ANTES DE COMENZAR:

Ora y pídele a Dios que te hable a través de Su Espíritu Santo.  “EL ESPIRITU SANTO INTERPRETE, QUE EL PADRE LES ENVIARA EN MI NOMBRE, LES VA A ENSEÑAR TODAS LAS COSAS Y LES RECORDARA TODAS MIS PALABRAS.”  (JUAN 14:26)

 

PRIMER DIA  Vuelve a leer las lecturas de la semana pasada.

  1. ¿Cuál fue el mensaje qué recibiste de la homilía o de las lecturas que oíste en misa el domingo?

 

  1. ¿De lo que aprendiste, qué escogiste para aplicar a tu vida esta semana?

 

 

 

SEGUNDO DIA                               LEE HECHOS 2:14, 22-28               PRIMERA LECTURA

(“Ya que no era posible que quedara bajo el dominio de la muerte.”)

  1. ¿Qué hizo Pedro con los once? Hechos 2:14

 

  1. ¿A quién se dirigió y qué les dijo que hicieran? Hechos 2:11, 14

 

  1. ¿Qué les dijo Jesús a los discípulos que hicieran si la gente no los escuchaba? Mateo 10:14

 

  1. ¿Quién mandó a Jesús, cuáles eran las credenciales de Jesús, y que hizo Dios con estas credenciales?             Hechos 2:22

 

  1. ¿Porqué fue entregado El y de quién se valieron para crucificar y matar a Jesús?

Hechos 2:23

 

  1. ¿De qué lo liberó Dios, qué hizo con El, y qué era imposible? Hechos 2:24

 

  1. ¿Qué dijo Jesús acerca de Dios, y de todas las cosas que son imposibles?  Mateo 19:26

 

  1. ¿Qué dijo David? Hechos 2:25

 

  1. ¿Cómo estará su corazón, y que harán su cuerpo y lengua? Hechos 2:26

 

  1. ¿En el versículo 27 de Hechos 2, de qué está seguro David?

 

  1. ¿Qué nos ha enseñado el Señor, y con qué nos llenará en su Presencia? Hechos 2:28

 

Personal  – El plan de Dios y el propósito de Jesús era morir en la cruz para que tengas vida.  ¿Sabes cuál es el plan de Dios para tu vida?  En Juan 10:10, dice que el plan de Dios es que puedas tener vida y vida en plenitud.  ¿En qué forma estás viviendo la vida en plenitud?

 

 

 

TERCER DIA                                   LEE 1 PEDRO 1:17-21                    SEGUNDA LECTURA

(“El rescate para liberarnos fue pagado con la sangre del cordero Jesucristo.”)

  1. ¿En qué forma invocas al Padre y como juzga El a cada uno? 1 Pedro 1:17

 

  1. ¿Si esto es cierto, como debes comportarte? 1 Pedro 1:17

 

  1. ¿Cómo debemos adorar a Dios? Hebreos 12:28

 

  1. ¿En qué forma debemos obedecer a nuestros amos humanos? Efesios 6:5

 

  1. ¿De qué debemos darnos cuenta que fuimos liberados? ¿Quién pagó por está forma de    vida inútil tanto nuestra como de nuestros padres y cómo fue pagada?  1 Pedro 1:18

 

  1. ¿Cómo está la sangre de Cristo? 1 Pedro 1:19

 

  1. ¿Por medio de qué has sido liberado y purificado? 1 Pedro 1:18-19

 

  1. ¿Cuándo fue escogida la sangre del cordero sin mancha y cuando es revelada?

1 Pedro 1:20

 

  1. ¿Por medio de quién son ustedes creyentes en Dios?  1 Pedro 1:19, 21

 

  1. ¿Qué hizo Dios por Jesús? ¿En qué están centradas tu fe y tu esperanza?  1 Pedro 1:21

 

Personal – ¿En qué forma has permitido que controle tu vida lo que tus padres puedan haber dicho o hecho?  ¿Estás cargando alguna basura vieja?  Por medio de la sangre de Jesús hemos sido liberados del poder del pecado.  ¿Lo reconocemos al partir el pan, a El a quien Dios resucitó de entre los muertos y quien está sentado a su diestra para siempre?  Piensa acerca de esto y confiesa cualquier cosa que no has perdonado a alguien en el pasado y deja que la sangre de Jesús te lave y libere de cualquier forma de pensar inútil.  Que seas lavado por la sangre del cordero.  Tú has sido liberado(a).

 

 

CUARTO DIA                        LEE LUCAS 24:13-35                                               EVANGELIO

(“Lo reconocieron al partir el pan.”)

  1. ¿Qué día iban dos de ellos en camino a una aldea llamada Emaús y qué tan lejos estaba esta aldea de Jerusalén?  Lucas 24:1, 13

 

  1. ¿Qué estaban haciendo, quién se les acercó y empezó a caminar con ellos y, lo reconocieron?  Lucas 24:17-18

 

  1. ¿Qué les dijo Jesús? ¿Cómo reaccionaron ellos a esta pregunta?  ¿Qué le preguntó Cleofas          a Jesús?  Lucas 24:17-18

 

  1. ¿Jesús les preguntó, qué cosas? y ellos prosiguieron a explicarle los eventos de unos cuantos días pasados.  Ellos llamaron a Jesús profeta poderoso en dos cosas, ¿cuáles     eran y a los ojos de quién?         Lucas 24:19

 

  1. ¿Quién lo entregó para que fuera condenado a muerte y crucificado? Lucas 24:20

 

  1. ¿Por que estaban esperando? Lucas 24:21

 

Personal – ¿En que forma has sido liberado con la venida del Mesías?  ¿Cómo te ven otros?  ¿Te miran como esclavo(a) de malos hábitos o como a alguien quien ha sido puesto en libertad por medio de la muerte y resurrección de Jesús?

  1. ¿Cuáles eran las noticias asombrosas que les trajeron algunas mujeres? Lucas 24:22-24

 

  1. ¿Qué les dijo Jesús? ¿Empezando con quién, que interpretó Jesús concerniente a El mismo? Lucas 24:25- 27

 

  1. ¿En dónde estaban ya y cómo actuó Jesús? Lucas 24:28

 

  1. ¿Qué le dijeron a Jesús y que hizo El? Lucas 24:29

 

  1. ¿Cuando Jesús se sentó a comer con ellos, cuales tres cosas hizo con el pan? ¿Con eso,   cuál fue su  reacción y que le pasó a Jesús?  Lucas 24:32

 

  1. ¿Qué dijeron que les pasaba en el camino cuando Jesús les hablaba y explicaba las escrituras? Lucas 24:32

 

  1. ¿Quién dice que nos explica las escrituras? Lucas 24:27, 32

 

  1. ¿A dónde fueron inmediatamente y a quién hallaron ahí? ¿Con qué fueron saludados y qué          les contaron?  Lucas 24:33-35

 

Personal – ¿Cómo te sientes cuando lees las escrituras?  ¿Quién te las explica y cuál es tu reacción?  Lee Lucas 2:26 y Lucas 12:12.

 

 

QUINTO DIA                              LEE EL SALMO 16:1-2, 5, 7-11

(“Me mostrarás la senda de la vida.”)

Lee y medita el Salmo 16:1-2, 5, 7-11.

 

¿Qué te dice personalmente el Señor Por medio de este Salmo?

 

¿Cómo puedes aplicar esto a tu vida diaria?

 

 

SEXTO DIA                                LEE TODO EL COMENTARIO

HECHOS 2:14, 22-28

En este pasaje se nos dice que hemos sido llamados por Dios cada uno por nuestro nombre.  El tiene un plan para cada uno de nosotros y se nos ha llamado a responder a ese plan.  El plan de Dios de salvar a su gente fue cumplido en el nacimiento, muerte, y resurrección de Jesucristo.  El Señor te ha llamado y te ha dicho que si crees en Su Hijo Jesucristo, tendrás vida eterna (Juan 3:16).  El plan de Dios es que no solamente tengas vida, sino que la tengas en abundancia.  El plan de Dios no es hacerte rico(a), su plan es hacernos íntegros.  El quiere que estés sano(a) física emocional, y espiritualmente (Juan 10:10).  Esta es la única manera que hay para sacar a la gente de la oscuridad y regresarlos a la luz de la libertad es Jesucristo.

Pedro le estaba diciendo a la muchedumbre que hasta el que ellos hayan matado a Jesús era parte del plan de Dios.  El les dice que hasta David sabía que el Señor lo entregaría al reino celestial de Dios. Necesitas saber el plan de Dios para tu vida, y necesitas responder a Su llamado.  Dios te ha dicho que te ama tanto que mandó a Jesús Su Hijo unigénito a morir por ti. Si crees que Jesús pagó el rescate por ti con Su sangre, entonces vivirás para siempre con Dios.  Debes decidir ahora, si Dios está diciendo la verdad o si esto es solamente una historia para hacerte sentir bien.

Tu respuesta a Su llamado cambiará dramáticamente tu vida.  Empezarás a seguir Su plan y tu vida continuará en la gloria para siempre en Su presencia.  Tu respuesta a Su llamado será la forma en que vivas y la forma en que ames a los demás como a ti mismo.  El te ama tanto que murió por ti, para que puedas vivir con El para siempre.

 

 

1 PEDRO 1:17-21

En este pasaje la gente estaba siendo llamada a reverenciar a un Dios amoroso y se les estaba recordando que ellos no eran como esclavos de un amo despiadado.  Ellos son, en realidad, los hijos adoptivos del Dios Verdadero.  No debemos asumir que el ser especiales y ser los hijos de Dios nos da libertad para hacer lo que queramos.  En realidad debemos convertirnos, no en hijos malcriados, sino más bien en hijos agradecidos de un Padre celestial, amoroso y que perdona.  Un crimen terrible fue cometido en contra de Dios y solamente el Hijo de Dios podía liberarnos de la pesada esclavitud que fue dejada sobre nosotros.  Dios pagó un rescate muy grande por nuestros pecados y fue pagado con la preciosa sangre de Su Hijo Jesús y así convertirnos en sus hijos adoptivos.

Este pasaje nos revela que ambas la ley y la venida de Cristo fueron parte del plan eterno de Dios (Romanos 8:29).  Vemos en la acción de Dios un amor que es real.  Un amor real es sacrificio, perdón, paciencia y bondad.  Entregarse uno totalmente quiere decir poner las necesidades de los demás antes que las nuestras.  Jesús nos enseñó lo que es la vida real, así como nos enseño como amar, nosotros podemos amar a otros como El nos amó (Juan 15:12).  Necesitas recordar que todo en esta vida, posesiones, logros y personas algún da se  irán.  Lo único que es permanente en la vida es la voluntad de Dios, Su Palabra y trabajos. Pongamos nuestra fe y esperanza en Dios porque es El, el que levantó a Cristo de entre los muertos.  Es en el nombre de Cristo que hacemos todo, decimos todo, y todo lo que esperamos que se vuelva realidad es lo que podríamos llamar una vida en libertad.

 

 

LUCAS 24:13-35

Los dos discípulos en la historia de ahora no comprendieron el significado de lo que pasó en la tumba vacía porque estaban absortos en su propio dolor y desilusión.  Ni siquiera reconocieron a Jesús caminando a su lado y uniéndose a su conversación.  Para hacer el problema más grave, ellos iban caminando en una dirección equivocada, lejos de la hermandad de los otros creyentes que estaban en Jerusalén.

Muchas veces la gente en su dolor o pesar se aleja del apoyo de sus seres queridos y se aparta a una esquina de silencio.  Debemos darnos cuenta, que solamente cuando buscamos a Jesús en medio de nosotros experimentamos el poder y ayuda que El puede dar.

Los discípulos no podían entender como Jesús podía estar tan mal informado acerca de lo que había pasado.  Pero vieron que Jesús estaba muy alerta de lo que estaba pasando, cuando les explicaba el papel de Dios entre Su gente. Los discípulos estaban buscando a un Mesías triunfante que rompería el imperio  Romano.  Jesús les dijo acerca de un salvador que cambia los corazones de la gente pero no satisface su ambición de poder.  Los discípulos empezaron a arder como fuego y estaban ansiosos de Sus enseñanzas.

¿Arden nuestros corazones como el fuego por El?  ¿Tenemos hambre y sed de conocerlo más íntimamente de lo que lo conocemos?  ¿Entendemos de verdad que la muerte y resurrección de Jesucristo es nuestra única esperanza de salvación?  Estos discípulos no entendían esto al principio, a pesar del testimonio de la mujer y las profecías bíblicas de ese evento increíble.

Ahora, después de 2000 años, la resurrección de Jesucristo todavía es sorpresa para mucha gente.  Y muchos aún rechazan creer que Jesús tuvo que venir y estar en medio de ellos vivo respirando y compartiendo el pan para que creyeran.  Para mucha  gente ahora se necesita la hermandad y la presencia viva de los Cristianos para demostrarles que Jesús está vivo y en medio de nosotros.

 

Aplicación

La primera lectura nos enseña que Dios conoce a cada uno de nosotros por nombre.  En la segunda lectura, somos llamados a ser reverentes a nuestro Dios. El Evangelio nos dice que no nos envolvamos en nuestros propios problemas, más bien que estemos abiertos a ver y escuchar a Dios a nuestro alrededor.

Esta semana, vamos a buscar a alguien que tenga penas en nuestra familia, escuela, trabajo, o comunidad.  Vamos a llamarle y demostrarle nuestra preocupación con nuestra presencia.  Tal vez no sea más que una llamada de teléfono o una visita corta para saludarle.  Recuerda el regalo más grande que le damos a otra persona es nuestra presencia.  Es con nuestra presencia que podrán ver a Dios en medio de ellos.

 

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (April 23rd) – CYCLE A

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THE BREAD OF LIFE CATHOLIC BIBLE STUDY

By Deacon Ken and Marie Finn

 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Pray and ask God to speak to you through His Holy Spirit.

“THE PARACLETE, THE HOLY SPIRIT WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, WILL INSTRUCT YOU IN EVERYTHING, AND REMIND YOU OF ALL THAT I TOLD YOU.” (JOHN 14:26)

 

Application

The first reading tells us that community is love in action. The second reading tells us that hope is eternal. The Gospel tells us to go out and spread the “Good News.”

This week, let us go forth and spread the Good News by our words and actions. Bring a Bible Study to someone who is confined to a home, hospital, or prison. Take a Scripture this week, such as love is kind (1 Corinthians 13:4), and practice it in your family, job, or school. Jesus’ message to the world is, “Peace be with you,” and he wants it to begin with you first.

 

 

FIRST DAY Reread last week’s readings.

  1. What was a helpful or new thought from the readings or from the homily you heard on Sunday?

 

 2. From what you learned, what personal application did you choose to apply to your life this week?

 

 

 

SECOND DAY            READ ACTS 2:14, 22‑28        FIRST READING

(“It was impossible for him to be held by the power of Hades.”)

  1. What did Peter do with the Eleven? Acts 2:14

 

  1. Whom did he address, and what did he tell them to do? Acts 2:11, 14

 

  1. What did Jesus tell the disciples to do if the people would not listen to them?   Matthew 10:14

 

  1. Who sent Jesus, what were Jesus’ credentials, and what did God do with these credentials?   Acts 2:22

 

  1. Why was he delivered up, and whom did they make use of to crucify and kill Jesus?   Acts 2:23

 

  1. Of what did God free him, what did he do with him, and what was impossible?   Acts 2:24

 

  1. What did Jesus say of God about all things that are impossible?  Matthew 19:26

 

  1. What did David say? Acts 2:25

 

  1. What will his heart be, and what will his tongue and body do? Acts 2:26

 

  1. In verse 27 of Acts 2, of what is David assured?

 

  1. What has the Lord shown us, and with what will he fill us in his presence?   Acts 2:28

 

Personal ‑ God’s set purpose was for Jesus to die so you could have life. Do you know what God’s plan is for your life? In John 10:10, it says God’s plan for you is that you may have life and have it to its fullness. In what way are you living the full life?

 

THIRD DAY             READ 1 PETER 1:17‑21       SECOND READING

(“The ransom that was paid to free you was the blood of the lamb Jesus Christ.”)

  1. In what way do you call upon the Father, and how does he judge each one?   1 Peter 1:17

 

  1. If this is so, how should we conduct ourselves? 1 Peter 1:17

 

  1. How must we worship God? Hebrews 12:28

 

  1. In what way must we obey our human masters? Ephesians 6:5

 

  1. What are we to realize concerning from what we were delivered? Who ransomed this futile way of life for us and our fathers?    How is it not handed on to us?   1 Peter 1:18

 

  1. What is Christ’s blood beyond? 1 Peter 1:19

 

  1. By what have we been delivered and purified? 1 Peter 1:18‑19

 

  1. When was the blood of the spotless lamb chosen, and when is it revealed?   1 Peter 1:20

 

  1. It is through whom that we are believers in God? 1 Peter 1:19, 21

 

  1. What did God do for Jesus? In what is our faith and hope centered?   1 Peter 1:21

 

Personal ‑ In what way have you allowed what your parents may have said or done, to control your life? Are you carrying around any old garbage? Through the blood of Jesus we have been delivered from the power of sin. We recognize him in the breaking of the bread, him whom God raised from the dead and who now sits at the right hand of God forever.

 

Think about this and confess any unforgiveness toward anyone in your past, and let the blood of Jesus wash you clean and deliver you from any futile way of thinking. Be washed by the blood of the lamb. You have been delivered.

 

 

FOURTH DAY             READ LUKE 24:13‑35                GOSPEL

(“They had recognized him in the breaking of the bread.”)

  1. What day were two of them making their way to a village named Emmaus, and how far was this village from Jerusalem?Luke 24:1, 13

 

  1. What were they doing? Who approached them and started to walk with them? Did they recognize him?   Luke 24:14‑16

 

  1. What did Jesus say to them? How did they react to this question? What did Cleopas ask Jesus?   Luke 24:17‑18

 

  1. Jesus asked them, “What things?” and they proceeded to explain to him the events of the past few days. They called Jesus a prophet who was powerful in what two things and in whose eyes?   Luke 24:19

 

  1. Who delivered him up to be condemned to death and crucified? Luke 24:20

 

  1. For what were they hoping? Luke 24:21

 

Personal ‑ In what way have you been personally set free by the coming of the Messiah? How do others see you? Do they look at you as a slave to bad habits or someone set free by the death and resurrection of Jesus?

 

  1. What was the astonishing news brought to them by some women? Luke 24:22‑24

 

  1. What did Jesus say to them? And beginning with whom, what did Jesus interpret in regard to himself Luke 24:25-27

 

  1. By now, where were they located, and how did Jesus act? Luke 24:28

 

  1. What did they say to him, and what did Jesus do? Luke 24:29

 

  1. When Jesus sat with them to eat, what four things did he do with the bread? With that, what was their reaction, and what      happened to Jesus?   Luke 24:30-31

 

  1. What did they say happened to them as Jesus talked to them on the road and explained the Scriptures?   Luke 24:32

 

  1. Who does it say explains scripture to us? Luke 24:27, 32

 

  1. Where did they go immediately, and whom did they find there? With what were they greeted, and what did they recount?

Luke 24:33‑35

 

Personal ‑ How do you feel when you read scripture? Who explains it to you, and what is your reaction? Read Luke 2:26 and Luke 12:12.

 

 

 

FIFTH DAY          READ PSALM 16:1‑2, 5, 7‑11

(“You will show me the path of life.”)

Read and meditate on Psalm 16:1‑2, 5, 7‑11.

What is the Lord saying to you personally through the Psalm?

 

How can you apply this to your life?

 

 

SIXTH DAY          READ ALL OF THE COMMENTARY

ACTS 2:14, 22‑28

This passage tells us that God has called each one of us by name. God has a plan for each one of us, and we are called to respond to his plan to save his people which was fulfilled in the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God has called you and told you that if you believe in his Son, Jesus Christ, you will have eternal life (John 3:16). God’s plan is that not only do we have life, but that we have life to its fullest. God’s plan is not to make us rich, but to make us whole. He wants us to be healthy, physically, emotionally, and spiritual­ly (John 10:10). The one provision that brings people out of the darkness of bondage and back into the light of freedom is Jesus Christ.

Peter was telling the crowd that the death of Jesus was part of God’s plan. He tells them that even David knew that the Lord would deliver him up to the Heavenly Kingdom of God. You need to know God’s plan for your life, and you need to respond to his call. God has disclosed that he loved you so much that he sent his only Begotten Son Jesus to die for you. If you believe that Jesus paid the ransom in blood, then you will live forever with God. Today you must decide whether God is telling the truth or whether this is just some story to make you feel good.

Your response to his call will dramatically change your life. You will begin to follow his plan for you, and forever your life will continue on in glory within his presence. Your response to his call will be how you live and how much you love yourself and others. God loves you to the extent that he died for you, so that you could forever live with him.

 

1 PETER 1:17‑21

In this passage the people were called to revere a loving God and were reminded that they were not to be treated like slaves of a ruthless master. They are, in fact, the adopted children of the most High God. We do not need to assume that being special, such as being the children of God, takes away the freedom to do whatever we desire. We really need to become, not spoiled children, but grateful children of a heavenly Father who loves and forgives us. A terrible crime was committed against God, and only God’s Son could free us from the heavy bondage that was left upon us. God paid a heavy ransom for our sins and it was paid with the precious blood of his Son Jesus, so that we could become his adopted children.

This passage reveals that both the law and the coming of Christ were part of God’s eternal ongoing plan (Rom. 8:29). We see in God’s action a love that is real. A real love is sacri­fice, forgiveness, patience, and kindness. Giving up of one’s own self means to put the needs of another first. Jesus manifested what is real in life, and because of this, he showed us how to love, so we can love others as he has loved us (John 15:12). You need to remember that everything in this life, possessions, accomplishments, and people, will some day be all gone. The only thing in life that is permanent is God’s will, his word, and his works. We can only put our faith and hope in God because it is he who has raised Christ from the dead. In Christ’s name everything we do, everything we say, and everything we hope to become really is what we could call a life of freedom.

 

LUKE 24:13‑35

The two disciples in today’s story missed the significance of what happened at the empty tomb, because they were too wrapped up in their own hurt and disappointment. They didn’t even recognize Jesus when he walked beside them and joined them in their conversation. To make matters worse, they actually walked the wrong way, away from the fellowship of their fellow believers in Jerusalem.

Many times people in their hurt or grief turn away from the support of loved ones and withdraw into a corner of silence by themselves. We need to realize that it is only when we are looking for Jesus in our midst that we will experience the power and help he can bring us.

The disciples could not understand how Jesus could be so uninformed about what had happened. They saw that Jesus was very much aware of what was going on as he explained the role of God among his people. The disciples were looking for a triumphant Messiah who would break the rule of Rome. Jesus tells them about a Savior who changes the hearts of people, not their hold on power. The disciples began to see that this was no ordinary man who they met “by accident.” Their hearts began to burn like fire, and they could not get enough of his teaching.

Do our hearts burn like fire over him? Do we hunger and thirst to know him more intimately than we do? Do we really understand that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is our only hope of Salvation? These disciples did not understand this at first despite the witness of the women and the biblical prophecies of that incredible event.

Today, after 2000 years, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is still a surprise to many people. Today, many people still refuse to believe that it took the living, breathing Jesus to come in to their midst and to break bread with them before they believed. Today for many people, it takes the fellowship and presence of living, breathing Christians to show these same people that Jesus is alive and in our midst.

 

Application

The first reading tells us that God knows each one of us by name. In the second reading, we are being called to show reverence to our God. The Gospel tells us not to get wrapped up in our own problems, but to be open and seek others and their problems so that they, too, can see and hear God all around them.

This week, let us reach out to someone who is hurting in our family, school, work or community. Let us call on that person and show our concern by our presence. It may be nothing more than a telephone call or a short visit to just say “Hello.” Remember, the greatest gift we give to others is our presence. It is in our presence that they will see God in their midst.

DOMINGO DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA (April 16th) ‑ CICLO A

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El Pan de Vida – Estudio de Biblia Catolico

By Deacon Ken and Marie Finn

 

ANTES DE COMENZAR

Ora y pídele a Dios que te hable a través de Su Espíritu Santo. “EL ESPIRITU SANTO INTERPRETE, QUE EL PADRE LES ENVIARA EN MI NOMBRE, LES VA A ENSEÑAR TODAS LAS COSAS Y LES RECORDARA TODAS MIS PALABRAS.”  (JUAN 14:26)

PRIMER DIA                   Vuelve a leer las lecturas de la semana pasada

  1. ¿Cuál fue el mensaje qué recibiste de la homilía o de las lecturas que oíste en misa el domingo?
  2. ¿De lo que aprendiste, qué escogiste para aplicar a tu vida esta semana?

SEGUNDO DIA                                      HECHOS 2:42-47                          PRIMeRA LECTURA

(“Los primeros Cristianos vivían una vida de oración y compartían todas las cosas en común.”)

  1. ¿Aquellos que habían sido bautizados eran devotos a cuáles cuatro aspectos de la vida Cristiana? Hechos 2:42
  2. _________________________ 3. _________________________
  3. _________________________ 4. _________________________
  4. ¿Por qué se apoderaba de ellos un temor reverente? Hechos 2:43
  5. ¿Qué significaba vivir en común? Hechos 2:44-45
  6. ¿Cómo se repartían los bienes y la propiedad? Hechos 2:45
  7. ¿En los primeros tiempos en dónde continuaron yendo los Judíos Cristianos diariamente a orar y a oír la Palabra de Dios? Hechos 2:46
  8. ¿Dónde partían el pan estos Cristianos y celebraban la Eucaristía? Hechos 2:46
  9. ¿Cuál era la condición de sus corazones al tomar sus alimentos en común? Hechos 2:46
  10. ¿Cuáles eran las dos cosas que sucedían cuando tomaban sus alimentos en común?  Hechos 2:47
  11. ¿Qué se agregaba cada día y quién lo hacía? Hechos 2:47

Personal – ¿Como he vivido la presencia de Dios en mi vida? ¿Pienso acerca de la salvación como algo muy individual y privado o mi punto de vista se puede comparar con este cuadro de los principios de la iglesia? ¿Cómo comparto mis bienes y cómo me siento acerca del estilo de vida descrito aquí?.

TERCER DIA                                           1 PEDRO 1:3-9                           SEGUNDA LECTURA

 (“La gente celebra el regalo de la gracia de Dios para los Gentiles.”)

  1. ¿Quién debe ser alabado y por qué? 1 Pedro 1:3
  2. ¿Qué trajo este nacimiento y de dónde sacó su vida? 1 Pedro 1:3
  3. ¿En qué está fija nuestra esperanza? 1 Timoteo 4:10
  4. ¿Al final cuáles tres cosas perdurarán? 1 Corintios 13:13
  5. ¿Qué es aquello incapaz de desaparecer o ser corrompida, dónde se guarda y cómo está protegida? 1Pedro 1:4-5
  6. ¿Cuáles son las tres cosas que esta nueva verdad nos da, y cuando nos será revelada? 1 Pedro 1:3-5
  7. ¿Qué nos causa esto, qué será preciso pasar y por qué? 1 Pedro 1:6-7
  8. ¿Por qué rebozas de alegría gloriosa? 1 Pedro 1:8
  9. ¿Cuál es la meta de nuestra fe? 1 Pedro 1:9

Personal – ¿De qué modo he sido puesto a prueba en mi fe? ¿Cómo creció mi fe como resultado de esta prueba?

CUARTO DIA                                           JUAN 20:19-31                                          EVANGELIO

(“Jesús se les aparece a los discípulos en el lugar donde se encontraban.”)

  1. ¿Por qué tenían los discípulos las puertas cerradas del lugar donde se reunían? Juan 20:19
  2. ¿Cuál fue el saludo de Jesús cuando se apareció ante los discípulos? Juan 20:19. Compara este con su saludo en Juan 14:27
  3. ¿Qué les mostró Jesús a sus discípulos y cuál fue la reacción de éstos? Juan 20:20
  4. Cuando los apóstoles vieron a Jesús ¿qué les dijo El por segunda vez; quién dijo que lo había enviado a El y los iba a enviar a ellos? Juan 20:21
  5. Jesús sopló sobre ellos y dijo: “Recibid el ________________ ________________.” Juan 20:22
  6. ¿Después de haber recibido al Espíritu Santo, ¿qué autoridad tienen los discípulos en lo que se refiere al pecado? Juan 20:23.  ¿Qué dijo Jesús acerca del perdón de los pecados?  Lucas 17:3-4

Personal – ¿Cómo penetra la vida de Cristo en mi vida diaria y en mis acciones? ¿Su saludo, “La Paz sea contigo”, me llena de alegría y paz, o de otras emociones? Así como Jesús ha mandado a sus discípulos al mundo, así también me manda a mí. Por medio de mi bautismo he recibido al Espíritu Santo. ¿Cómo vivo esta comisión en mi vida diaria?

  1. ¿Quién estuvo ausente cuando Jesús vino a visitar a los discípulos? Los discípulos le dijeron a él que habían visto al Señor. ¿Qué les respondió? Juan 20:24-25
  2. A la semana siguiente Jesús vino otra vez, ¿cuál fue su saludo a los discípulos? Juan 20:26
  3. ¿Qué hizo Jesús para que Tomás creyera, y cuál fue la respuesta de Tomás? (Escríbela.) Juan 20:27-28
  4. ¿Jesús bendijo a Tomás por que él _________________ y ____________. Y bendijo a aquellos que sin haber ___________ ___ ________han______ ____ _________. ¿Cómo ayuda esto a fortalecer mi fe? Juan 20:29
  5. ¿Cómo afectan estas señales a nuestra fe? Juan 20:30-31

Personal – Así como Tomás creyó por medio de ver y tocar, ¿cómo me invita a mi Jesús a tener fe en mi vida por medio de la vista y el tacto? ¿Cuándo he pasado del miedo o la tristeza, a la alegría “al ver al Señor”?

QUINTO DIA                                SALMO 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24

(“Mi fuerza y mi valor están en el Señor y El ha sido mi Salvador.”)

Lee y medita el Salmo 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24.

¿Qué te dice personalmente el Señor por medio de este Salmo?

¿Cómo puedes aplicar esto a tu vida diaria?

SEXTO DIA                                LEE TODO EL COMENTARIO

HECHOS 2:42-47

Este pasaje nos revela un tremendo sentido de amor y compromiso de unos a otros. Los Apóstoles enseñaron acerca de la vida y los eventos de Jesucristo con un alto grado de entusiasmo y autoridad. Ser apóstol significaba haber sido testigo ocular del ministerio, pasión, muerte y resurrección del Señor.

La confraternidad entre los seguidores y los nuevos convertidos fue cálida, fuerte e increíblemente alegre. A los pobres y necesitados se les ayudó físicamente y con oraciones. Los hambrientos fueron alimentados, a los que no tenían hogar se les proporcionaba, los desnudos fueron vestidos, y a los que estaban tristes y solitarios les dieron amor y confianza. También fueron ayudados los que estaban en las cárceles o en las colonias de leprosos.

Hubo muchas señales de la presencia sanadora de Dios en la comunidad. Los lazos entre ellos fueron estrechados por medio del rendimiento de sus placeres personales para que la comunidad pudiera ser salvada.

La esencia de esta acción sanadora de la comunidad fue por la fe en Nuestra Señor Jesucristo, no por sus propias habilidades personales. Hoy en día necesitamos recordar que todo lo que tenemos que es bueno viene de nuestro Dios amoroso. La gente iba al templo y partían el pan juntos en sus hogares.

Hoy somos llamados a “celebrar”. Celebramos la increíble victoria que Jesús ganó por nosotros muriendo y resucitando. Compartimos “el Pan de Vida” o “Eucaristía” durante esta celebración y somos alimentados con la presencia de Jesucristo. De manera que estamos llamados a salir del templo y “Compartir la Eucaristía” con todos con quien tengamos contacto. Podemos hacer esto por que El está en donde quiera que estemos nosotros (1 Juan 4:4).

1 PEDRO 1:3-9

Hoy las palabras de San Pedro nos recuerdan una vez más lo que significa el evento único de “la Resurrección”, para nosotros y para la fe que profesamos. Los primeros conversos al Cristianismo comprendieron la verdad de compartir la vida eterna con el Padre como resultado de lo que Jesús había hecho por toda la humanidad. Estas gentes estaban con mucho dolor, con mucha tristeza y sin esperanza en su futuro. Se aferraron a esta verdad acerca del Señor con hambre y sed y se alegraron. Nosotros también nos aferramos a esa verdad. También sabemos que por medio de la Encarnación, muerte y resurrección de Cristo hemos sido hechos herederos del reino de nuestro Padre celestial.

Necesitamos reflexionar y preguntarnos a nosotros mismos porqué tanta gente no permite a esta consoladora convicción Cristiana gobernar y regular sus vidas y sus acciones. La tecnología de hoy es tan sofisticada que impide a muchos de ponerse a pensar en el real y eterno hacedor de las leyes. Dios es el creador de todo, El ha planeado y tiene el control de nuestro futuro.

Muchos de nosotros estamos tan ocupados usando y gozando los dones terrenales de Dios que nos olvidamos y en muchos casos ignoramos el mayor don de todos el que perdura por siempre la vida eterna. San Pedro nos dice que nuestra fe es mucho más preciosa que el oro y como el oro será purificada y probada bajo el fuego de la adversidad. Somos llamados “gente de la Pascua” porque El ha resucitado y vive con nosotros. Estamos vivos en Cristo, y nuestra vida eterna con El empieza desde hoy. Regocíjate y ponte contento. El está vivo y bien contigo, así que tú también puedes estar bien.

JUAN 20:19-31

Los discípulos se reunían a puerta cerrada por que tenían un miedo mortal de que los soldados vinieran y los arrestaran y posiblemente los mataran. El miedo por si mismos y por sus familias estaba profundamente metido en sus corazones cuando Jesús se les apareció. En su miedo, soledad, rechazo y fracaso, Jesús hace esta increíble declaración “la paz sea contigo”, les enseñó sus heridas, pero sobre todo les mostró que todavía estaba entre ellos. Fueron subyugados con una alegría tremenda. Hoy millones de personas se encuentran atrás de puertas cerradas. Muchos están en prisión, hospitales y muchos atrapados detrás de la puerta cerrada de una mente cerrada y rota. El mensaje de Jesús para nosotros es siempre el mismo, no importa donde estemos o por que estemos pasando.

Jesús se identifica a Si mismo con Su Padre y les dice a los discípulos bajo la autoridad de quién, El hizo su trabajo. Ahora El le pasa ese trabajo a sus discípulos, de esparcir la “Buena Nueva” en todo el mundo. Dios te ha escogido a ti para hacer eso hoy y tu autoridad viene de Dios. Jesús nos ha enseñado con sus palabras y sus acciones como efectuar esa “Gran Comisión”. Así como el Padre ha enviado a Jesús, ahora te envía a ti con la protección y el poder de Su Espíritu Santo. El te da ese poder por medio de su aliento sobre ti. Hay vida en el aliento de Dios y por medio del aliento de Jesús, Dios dirigió la vida eterna del espíritu. Con este aliento viene el poder para cumplir el mandato de Dios en la tierra. Jesús les dijo cual era su misión y esa misión es la misma para ti. Háblale a la gente de la “Buena Nueva”, de que Jesús ha perdonado los pecados. Nosotros no tenemos el poder de perdonar pero Jesús si lo tiene. La gente hoy no puede recibir el mensaje del perdón hasta que reciba al que perdona y su nombre es Jesús

Aplicación

La primera lectura nos habla de que la comunidad es el amor en acción. La segunda lectura nos muestra que la esperanza es eterna. El Evangelio nos dice que salgamos y esparzamos la “Buena Nueva.”

Esta semana vayamos adelante llevando las buenas nuevas con nuestras palabras y acciones trayendo el estudio de la Biblia a alguien que este confinado en su hogar, en un hospital o en la prisión. Tomemos una escritura esta semana como por ejemplo – el amor es amable – (1 Corintios 13:4) – practiquémoslo en nuestra familia, trabajo o escuela. El mensaje de Jesús al mundo es “La paz sea contigo” y El quiere que esto empiece primero que nada con nosotros mismos.

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16th) ‑ CYCLE A

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by Deacon Ken and Marie Finn

 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Pray and ask God to speak to you through His Holy Spirit.

“THE PARACLETE, THE HOLY SPIRIT WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, WILL INSTRUCT YOU IN EVERYTHING, AND REMIND YOU OF ALL THAT I TOLD YOU.” (JOHN 14:26)

 

Application

Jesus’ death brought us freedom from sin and death. We are now called to free others from sin and death here on earth. Some of us can do that by our professions as medical people, legal people, politicians, educators, business people, parents, and children.

This week, free someone in your family, home, or work from a chore that you know they don’t like. Let them see that joy in someone who really knows that he is free. Then each day have your family gather together to pray that all may become free from sin through Jesus Christ. Because of him, you are free. Let freedom ring throughout this land.

 

FIRST DAY Reread last week’s readings.

 

  1. What was a helpful or new thought from the readings or from the homily you heard on Sunday?

 

  1. From what you learned, what personal application did you choose to apply to your life this week?

 

 

SECOND DAY              READ ACTS 2:42‑47          FIRST READING

(“The early Christians live a life of prayer and share all things in common.”)

  1. Those who were baptized were devoted to what four aspects of Christian living? Acts 2:42

 

 

  1. Why did a reverent “fear” overtake them? Acts 2:43

 

 

  1. What did it mean to live in common? Acts 2:44‑45

 

 

  1. How were goods and property divided? Acts 2:45

 

 

  1. In the earliest times, where did the Jewish Christians     continue to go daily to pray and hear the Word of God? Acts 2:46

 

 

  1. Where did these Christians break bread and celebrate the Eucharist? Acts 2:46

 

 

  1. What was the condition of their hearts as they took their meals in common? Acts 2:46

 

 

  1. What two things were happening as they took their meals in common? Acts 2:47

 

 

  1. What was added, day by day, and by whom? Acts 2:47

 

 

Personal ‑ How have I been living out God’s presence in my life? Do I think of salvation as something very individual and private, or how does my view compare to this picture of the early church? How do I share my goods and feel about the lifestyle described here?

 

 

THIRD DAY              READ 1 PETER 1:3‑9        SECOND READING

 

(“The people celebrate God’s gift of grace to the Gentiles.”)

 

  1. Who is to be praised, and for what reason? 1 Peter 1:3

 

 

  1. What does this birth give, and from what does it draw its life? 1 Peter 1:3

 

 

  1. On what is our hope fixed? 1 Timothy 4:10

 

 

  1. In the end, what three things last? 1 Cor 13:13

 

 

  1. What is incapable of fading or being defiled, where is it kept, and how is it guarded? 1 Peter 1:4‑5

 

 

  1. What three things does this new truth give, and when will this be revealed? 1 Peter 1:3‑5

 

 

  1. For what is there cause, what may you have to do, and for what reason? 1 Peter 1:6‑7

 

 

  1. Why do you rejoice with inexpressible joy touched with glory?   1 Peter 1:8

 

 

  1. What is faith’s goal? 1 Peter 1:9

 

 

Personal ‑ In what way have I been tested in my faith? How did my faith grow as a result?

 

 

 

FOURTH DAY             READ JOHN 20:19‑31                GOSPEL

(“Jesus appears to the disciples in the room.”)

  1. Why had the disciples locked the door where they were staying? John 20:19

 

 

  1. What was Jesus’ greeting as he stood before the disciples? John 20:19 Compare it to his greeting in John 14:27

 

 

  1. What did Jesus show the disciples, and what was their re‑action? John 20:20

 

 

  1. At the apostles’ sight of him, what did Jesus say again; whom did he say sent him and, in turn, is sending them? John 20:21

 

 

  1. Jesus “breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the _________.” John 20:22

 

  1. After receiving the Holy Spirit, what authority did the disciples have regarding sin? John 20:23. What did Jesus say about forgiving sins?   Luke 17:3‑4

 

 

Personal ‑ How does the life of Christ penetrate my daily life and actions? Does his greeting, “Peace be with you,” fill me with joy and peace or other emotions? Just as Jesus has sent his disciples out to the world, so also he sends me. By my baptism, I have received the Holy Spirit. How do I live out this commission in my everyday life?

 

 

  1. Who was absent when Jesus came to the disciples, and what did they tell Him they had seen? What was his response? John 20:24-25

 

  1. A week later, Jesus again came to them in the room. What was Jesus’ greeting to the disciples?   John 20:26

 

  1. How did Jesus challenge Thomas to believe, and what was Thomas’ response?  (Write it out.)  John 20:27‑28

 

  1. Jesus blest Thomas because he and      , and Jesus blessed all those “who have not     and have           _________.” How does this help to strengthen my faith?    John 20:29

 

  1. How do these signs affect our faith? John 20:30‑31

 

Personal ‑ Just as Thomas came to believe through seeing and touching, how does Jesus invite me to faith in my life through sight and touch? When have I passed from fear or sadness to joy “at the sight of the Lord?”

 

 

 

FIFTH DAY       READ PSALM 118:2‑4, 13‑15, 22‑24

(“My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my Savior.”)

Read and meditate on Psalm 118:2‑4, 13‑15, 22‑24.

What is the Lord saying to you personally through the Psalm?

 

 

How can you apply this to your life?

 

 

 

SIXTH DAY          READ ALL OF THE COMMENTARY

ACTS 2:42‑47

This passage reveals a tremendous sense of love and commitment to one another. The Apostles gave their teachings about the life and events of Jesus Christ with a high degree of enthusiasm and authority. An apostle meant one who was an eyewitness to the ministry, passion, death, and resurrection of the Lord.

The fellowship between the followers and new converts was warm, strong, and incredibly joyful. The poor and needy were taken care of physically as well as in prayer. The hungry were being fed, the homeless were being sheltered, the naked were being clothed, and the lonely were being loved and affirmed. They ministered to outcasts in prisons or leper colonies.

There were many signs of God’s healing presence in the community. The bond between them was shared through their giving up of their personal pleasures in order that the community might be saved.

The core of this healing action by the community was Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, not through their own individual talent. Today, we need to remember that all we have that is good comes from our loving God. The people attended the temple and broke bread together in their homes.

Today, we are called to church to “celebrate.” We are celebrating the incredible victory that Jesus won for us by dying and rising for us. We share in the “Bread of Life” or “Eucharist.” At this celebration, we become nourished with the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. We are then called to go out from the Church and “Eucha­rist” with all that we come into contact. We do this because he is wherever we are. (1 John 4:4).

 

1 PETER 1:3‑9

Today, St. Peter’s words remind us, once again, what that unique event, “the Resurrection,” means to us, and to the Christian Faith that we profess. The first converts to Christianity had grasped the truth of sharing eternal life with the Father because of what Jesus had done for all mankind. These people were in much pain, in much sorrow, and with no hope for their future. They grasped this truth about the Lord with a hunger and a thirst, and they rejoiced in it. We, too, have grasped this truth. We, too, know that through the Incarnation, death, and resurrection of Christ, we also have been made heirs to the kingdom of our heavenly Father.

We need to reflect now and ask ourselves why so many people do not let this consoling Christian conviction govern and regulate their lives and actions. Our technology today is so sophisticated that it prevents many from thinking about the real and permanent Lawmaker. God is the Creator of all, and he has planned and is in control of all of our futures.

Many of us are so busy using and enjoying the earthly gifts of God that we forget and, in many cases, ignore the greatest gift of all ‑ the one that will last forever ‑ Eternal Life. St. Peter tells us that our Faith is more precious than gold and, like gold, it will be purified and tested under the fire of adversity. We are called “Easter people” because he is risen and lives within us. We are alive in Christ, and our Eternal Life with him begins today. Rejoice and be glad. He is alive and well within you, so you may be well, too.

 

JOHN 20:19‑31

The disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were terribly frightened that the soldiers were going to come and arrest them and, possibly, even put them to death. Fear for themselves and their families was deep in their hearts when Jesus appeared to them. In their fear, loneliness, rejection, and failure, Jesus makes the incredible statement, “Peace be unto you!” He showed them his wounds but most of all, he let them know that he was still among them. They were overcome with tremendous joy. Today, millions of people are behind locked doors; many are in prisons or hospitals, and many are trapped behind the locked door of a closed, broken mind. Jesus’ message to us today, regardless of where we are or what we are going through, is to remember that he is always with us.

Jesus identified himself with his Father and told the disciples by whose authority he did his work. Now he passed the job on to his disciples to spread the “Good News” around the world. God has chosen you to do that today, and your authority comes from him. Jesus has shown us by his words and actions how to accomplish the “Great Commission.” As the Father has sent Jesus, he now sends you with the protection and power of his Holy Spirit. He gives you that power by breathing upon you. There is life in the breath of God, and through the breath of Jesus, God directed eternal spiritual life. With this inbreathing came the power to do God’s will on earth. Jesus told them their mission, and it is the same mission that we must undertake. Tell the people about the “Good News” that Jesus has forgiven their sins. We do not have that power to forgive, but Jesus does. People of today cannot receive the message of forgiveness until they receive the one who forgives; his name is Jesus.

 

Application

The first reading tells us that community is love in action. The second reading tells us that hope is eternal. The Gospel tells us to go out and spread the “Good News.”

This week, let us go forth and spread the Good News by our words and actions. Bring a Bible Study to someone who is confined to a home, hospital, or prison. Take a Scripture this week, such as love is kind (1 Corinthians 13:4), and practice it in your family, job, or school. Jesus’ message to the world is, “Peace be with you,” and he wants it to begin with you first.

 

 

Lectio Divina – 2nd Sunday of EASTER (Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16th) – Cycle A

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PURPOSE OF THIS SCRIPTURE READING – Develop a personal relationship with Jesus through the Word of God with the understanding that the Holy Spirit will teach and remind us of all Jesus said and did. Psalm 32:8 tells us, “I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel and watch over you.”

  1. Say the opening prayer
  2. Read the passage slowly three times as though Jesus were talking to you.
  3. Converse with Jesus, asking questions and listening to Him.

OPEN WITH THE FOLLOWING PRAYER:

Father, I can’t understand Your Word without Your grace, I acknowledge my weakness so Your power can reach perfection in me. Send Your Holy Spirit to remind, teach, and guide me to the Truth. May I share as soon as possible whatever You teach me. AMEN

READ, REFLECT AND WRITE

John 20:19-31 – On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

Now, Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of  God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?

Lectio Divina – EASTER Sunday (April 9th)

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PURPOSE OF THIS SCRIPTURE READING – Develop a personal relationship with Jesus through the Word of God with the understanding that the Holy Spirit will teach and remind us of all Jesus said and did. Psalm 32:8 tells us, “I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel and watch over you.”

  1. Say the opening prayer
  2. Read the passage slowly three times as though Jesus were talking to you.
  3. Converse with Jesus, asking questions and listening to Him.

OPEN WITH THE FOLLOWING PRAYER:

Father, I can’t understand Your Word without Your grace, I acknowledge my weakness so Your power can reach perfection in me. Send Your Holy Spirit to remind, teach, and guide me to the Truth. May I share as soon as possible whatever You teach me. AMEN

READ, REFLECT AND WRITE

John 20:1-9 – On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that He had to rise from the dead.

 

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?

 

DOMINGO DE PASCUA (April 9th) ‑ CICLO A

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El Pan de Vida – Estudio de Biblia Catolico

By Deacon Ken and Marie Finn

ANTES DE COMENZAR

Ora y pídele a Dios que te hable a través de Su Espíritu Santo. “EL ESPIRITU SANTO INTERPRETE, QUE EL PADRE LES ENVIARA EN MI NOMBRE, LES VA A ENSEÑAR TODAS LAS COSAS Y LES RECORDARA TODAS MIS PALABRAS.”  (JUAN 14:26)

PRIMER DIA                   Vuelve a leer las lecturas de la semana pasada

  1. ¿Cuál fue el mensaje qué recibiste de la homilía o de las lecturas que oíste en misa el domingo?
  2. ¿De lo que aprendiste, qué escogiste para aplicar a tu vida esta semana?

SEGUNDO DIA                                   HECHOS 10:34, 37-43                      PRIMeRA LECTURA

(“Hemos bebido y comido con El después de Su resurrección.”)

  1. ¿A quién le estaba hablando Pedro? Hechos 10:24-28
  2. ¿Qué les dijo? Hechos 10:34-35
  3. ¿Cómo describe Deuteronomio 10:17 a Dios y qué dice que no hace El? 2 Crónicas 19:7
  4. ¿Porqué razón Dios no tiene favoritos? Job 34:19,  Sabiduría 6:7

Personal – ¿De qué manera muestras parcialidad con tus hijos, amigos, y compañeros de trabajo?  Pasa un tiempo solo con el Señor, arrepiéntete de esto y pídele al Señor su ayuda para poder ver a los demás a través de sus ojos.

  1. ¿Qué estaba siendo reportado acerca de Jesús de Nazaret por toda Judea? ¿Dónde comenzó y con qué?  Hechos 10:37-38
  2. ¿Quién ungió a Jesús, y quién ungió a Pablo, Silvano y Timoteo? Hechos 10:38, 2 Cor. 1:21-22
  3. ¿Cuáles son las dos cosas que hacia Jesús y quién estaba con El? Hechos 10:38
  4. ¿De qué son testigos, qué le hicieron finalmente a El y qué hizo Dios? Hechos 10:39-40
  5. ¿Qué les concedió Dios, y por medio de quién? Hechos 10:40-41
  6. ¿Quiénes son los escogidos y por qué motivo son escogidos? Efesios 1:13
  7. ¿Qué nos encargó hacer? Hechos 10:42
  8. ¿A quién envió a predicar a su pueblo? Marcos 3:14, 2 Corintios 4:1-2
  9. ¿Quiénes son sus discípulos hoy en día? Juan 8:31, Juan 13:35
  10. ¿De qué debemos dar testimonio y de qué dan testimonio todos los profetas? Hechos 10:42-43

Personal – ¿Qué observas en tu vida diaria como resultado de la unción y el poder del Espíritu Santo?  ¿Ve tu familia buenas obras y sanación en todo lo que haces?  Reflexiona sobre esto.

TERCER DIA                                       COLOSENSES 3:1-4                       SEGUNDA LECTURA

 (“Piensen en las cosas de arriba, no en las de la tierra.”)

  1. ¿Con quién has resucitado y dónde debes poner tu corazón? Colosenses 3:1
  2. ¿Dónde está sentado Jesucristo? Colosenses 3:1
  3. ¿Quién nos levantó y nos reservó un lugar en el cielo? Efesios 2:4-6
  4. ¿A qué debemos estar atentos y porqué? Colosenses 3:2-3
  5. ¿Cuáles son las cosas que están enraizadas en la tierra? Colosenses 3:5, 8, 9
  6. ¿Cómo podemos estar atentos en las cosas de arriba? Colosenses 3:10
  7. ¿Dónde está escondida nuestra vida ahora? Colosenses 3:3
  8. ¿Quién es Cristo para nosotros? Colosenses 3:4
  9. ¿Cuándo aparezca Cristo, qué nos pasará y cómo? Colosenses 3:4

Personal – Así como has muerto con Cristo a los deseos antiguos y a las cosas terrenales, ¿ven tus familiares, amigos y vecinos tu vida como un reflejo de la vida de Cristo?  En una hoja de papel, nombra algunas de las características de Cristo en una columna y en la otra columna pon las tuyas; Haz esto para un día entero y compara las dos columnas.

CUARTO DIA                                            JUAN 20:1-9                                            EVANGELIO

(“Vio y creyó.”)

  1. ¿Quién llegó a la tumba, qué hora era y qué día? Juan 20:1
  2. ¿Dónde estaba María Magdalena mientras Jesús estaba clavado en la cruz? Juan 19:25
  3. ¿Qué había echado fuera de María Magdalena, Jesús? Marcos 16:9
  4. ¿Qué vio María cuando llegó a la tumba? Juan 20:1
  5. ¿A casa de quién se fue corriendo y qué les dijo? Juan 20:2
  6. ¿Qué hicieron Pedro y el otro discípulo? Juan 20:3
  7. ¿Quién llegó primero a la tumba y cómo llegaron allí? Juan 20:4

Personal – ¿En qué forma te ves a ti mismo corriendo para ver donde está Jesús?  ¿Perseveras en esa carrera? ¿En quién tienes fijos los ojos?  ¿Te ven tu familia y amigos como alguien que mira al cielo o al suelo?

  1. ¿Qué hizo el discípulo cuando llegó a la tumba y qué vio tirado en el suelo? Juan 20:5
  2. ¿Qué hizo Pedro al llegar allí? ¿Qué observó en el suelo y en el lienzo que cubría la cabeza de Jesús?  Juan 20:6-7
  3. ¿Que hizo el discípulo que llego primero y cuál fue su reacción a esto? Juan 20:8
  4. ¿Qué se necesita para creer? Juan 1:12
  5. ¿Qué recibirás por creer en el nombre de Jesús? Juan 3:36
  6. Después que Jesús resucitó de entre los muertos, ¿qué llegaron a entender y creer los discípulos? Juan 2:22
  7. ¿Cuándo entendieron y creyeron? Lucas 24:30-32
  8. ¿Qué dice Jesús acerca de quienes no ven y creen? Juan 20:29

Personal – ¿Cómo has visto operarse un cambio en tu vida por medio de la lectura de las Escrituras?  ¿Has llegado a creer en la Palabra de Jesús por medio de la Biblia?  Recuerda, que Juan, nos dice que Jesús es la Palabra hecha carne.  Ora y pídele al Señor llenarte con el entendimiento de Su Palabra por medio del don del Espíritu Santo que has recibido de El.

QUINTO DIA                                SALMO 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

(“La mano del Señor hizo prodigios.”)

Lee y medita el Salmo 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23.

¿Qué te dice personalmente el Señor por medio de este Salmo?

¿Cómo puedes aplicar esto a tu vida diaria?

SEXTO DIA                                LEE TODO EL COMENTARIO

HECHOS 10:34, 37-43

Aleluya es una palabra de origen hebreo que significa “Alabad al Señor.”  En este gran Domingo de Pascua, damos gracias, expresamos nuestra gratitud y total alegría alabando a nuestro Señor Jesucristo.  Este pasaje demuestra claramente que la resurrección es la doctrina básica y, al mismo tiempo, prueba de la verdad de la fe cristiana.  La Escritura nos dice que si Cristo no hubiera resucitado, nuestra predicación y nuestra fe serían vanas (1 Cor. 15:14).

Hay muchos hoy en día que desdeñan la resurrección física y dicen que no tiene importancia.  Ellos dicen que la resurrección espiritual es la que verdaderamente cuenta.  San Pablo dice todo lo contrario.  Jesús se levantó de entre los muertos y fue visto por testigos que no solo le hablaron, sino que comieron con El. Los apóstoles estaban consternados el Viernes por la noche después de la crucifixión.  Permanecieron encerrados con llave por temor de que los soldados Romanos vinieran por ellos.  Inclusive, tenían temor de pensar que pudiera llegarles alguna buena noticia de Jesús.  Fue difícil convencerlos de que de verdad había resucitado aún cuando ya había sucedido.

Necesitamos reflexionar en este pasaje: ¿Lo hemos visto, hemos hablado con El, hemos comido con El?  El está vivo y nosotros, como el apóstol Pedro, estamos llamados a evangelizar y enseñar acerca de Jesús.  Estamos llamados a hacer amistad con todos quienes creen que resucitó y vive hoy en día. Necesitamos descubrir por medio de Cristo algo significativo acerca de nuestros prójimos, sean creyentes o incrédulos.  Ha resucitado para todo el mundo – ¡Aleluya! – ¡Aleluya!

COLOSENSES 3:1-4

En este pasaje, Pablo comienza por introducirnos al corazón del significado de nuestro bautismo. En los primeros días de la iglesia, el bautismo se hacía por inmersión total. Cuando escuchabas la historia de Cristo y estabas listo para creer en un solo Dios, Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, entonces se te bautizaba metiéndote totalmente en el agua.  Eras limpiado de los pecados y de lo mundano.  La inmersión es un símbolo de morir y ser enterrados con Cristo.  Esto significa que el nuevo cristiano ya ha muerto para todos los deseos mundanos.  El/ella era levantado del agua, o de la tumba del pecado, para resucitar con Cristo. Pablo dijo: “Si has resucitado con Cristo, busca las cosas de arriba”; esto significa que debemos ser sinceros en lo que decimos y hacemos.

Hemos sido resucitados con Cristo y ya no necesitamos fijarnos en las cosas de la tierra.  Esto no quiere decir que faltemos a nuestra responsabilidad, ni tampoco basta con ser obedientes con nuestros padres y con la sociedad.  Tampoco significa que solamente tenemos que trabajar para mantenernos a nosotros y nuestras familias.  Significa que no debemos dejar que domine nuestra vida la ambición de posesiones terrenales.

Estamos llamados a amar a la gente, no a las cosas, o al dinero, poder, posición, etc.  Nuestras vidas deben mostrar que lo que hicimos en el bautismo tiene significado para toda nuestra vida.  Lo que hacemos tiene mucho más efecto en los demás que lo que podamos predicar.  Fuimos creados para tener felicidad sin fin en el cielo y ésta felicidad está a nuestro alcance, gracias a la muerte y resurrección de Cristo.  La gracia de Dios es la que nos ayuda diariamente en nuestra vida.  Recuerda, que Dios quiere que vayamos al cielo y El tiene planeada una Pascua de Resurrección para cada uno de nosotros.

JUAN 20:1-9

El plan divino para toda la humanidad fue cumplido por medio de la muerte y resurrección de Jesucristo.  Todos los hombres y mujeres pueden ahora ser llamados hijos de Dios por el acto de perfecta obediencia de Jesucristo. Por El, un día resucitaremos de nuestra sepultura con nuestros cuerpos glorificados, como Cristo.

La resurrección es la base de la nueva fe cristiana.  Si no hubiera sucedido, nunca hubiera comenzado la cristiandad.  No tendríamos por que celebrar la Pascua.  Pedro hubiera regresado con sus amigos pescadores a las barcas y las redes y Jesús hubiera sido olvidado al cabo de algunos años.

El descubrimiento de María Magdalena de una tumba vacía impresionó y causó temor.  Ella corrió donde estaba Pedro y le dijo que ella creía que alguien se había robado el cuerpo de Jesús.  Pedro tenía que ver por si mismo y averiguar los hechos.

Tal vez quieras poner atención a como encontraron la mortaja de Jesús, ordenadamente doblada después que descubrieron que el cuerpo de Jesús no estaba.  Si hubieran robado Su cuerpo, jamás hubieran dejado los lienzos ordenados.  Cuando los discípulos llegaron, quedaron totalmente sorprendidos al ver la tumba vacía.  Fue hasta entonces cuando recordaron que Jesús les había dicho que resucitaría.

Hoy en día mucha gente no creé en Jesús porque dicen que los “hechos” no concuerdan.  Nosotros solo podremos aceptar el hecho de la resurrección cuando hayamos tenido un encuentro personal con Cristo. El entendimiento de la resurrección toma un sentido especial en la medida en que comprometemos nuestra vida a Jesús y Su presencia permanece con nosotros.

La resurrección de Jesús es la base para nuestra fe porque la muerte, como nosotros la conocemos, no es el final.  La resurrección corporal de Jesús nos muestra que El es el gobernador del reino de Dios.  Por Su promesa, los que morimos a nosotros mismos con El, resucitaremos de entre los muertos con El.  Por El tú y yo podemos enfrentar el futuro sin miedo.  Porque por El tenemos Su Santo Espíritu viviendo en nosotros y protegiéndonos de todo mal (1 Juan 4:4).  Por El podemos dar testimonio a todo el mundo, que si cree en Cristo, también a ellos les dará la felicidad eterna.  Por El, toda la humanidad puede ser realmente libre y vivir eternamente.

¡Aleluya!  ¡Resucitó!  ¡Aleluya!  ¡Está Vivo!

Aplicación

La muerte de Jesús nos trajo liberación del pecado y de la muerte.  Ahora estamos llamados a liberar a otros del pecado y de la muerte aquí en la tierra.  Algunos de nosotros lo podemos hacer por medio de nuestro trabajo profesional, como médicos, abogados, políticos, educadores, hombres y mujeres de negocios, padres, hijos.

Esta semana preocúpate de liberar a alguien de tu familia, trabajo, etc., de algún trabajo concreto que sabes que no les agrada.  Procura que vean la alegría en alguien que realmente sabe que es libre.  Luego, reúne a diario a tu familia, y recen todos juntos para que puedan liberarse del pecado por medio de Jesucristo.  Por El, tú eres libre.  Dejemos que la libertad reine por toda esta tierra.

EASTER SUNDAY (April 9th) – CYCLE A

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THE BREAD OF LIFE CATHOLIC BIBLE STUDY

by Deacon Ken and Marie Finn

 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Pray and ask God to speak to you through His Holy Spirit.

“THE PARACLETE, THE HOLY SPIRIT WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, WILL INSTRUCT YOU IN EVERYTHING, AND REMIND YOU OF ALL THAT I TOLD YOU.” (JOHN 14:26)

Application

The first reading showed us that suffering can lead to obedience. The second reading shows that humility is the cornerstone of leadership. And the Gospel tells us that suffering for something that you didn’t do and showing humility in your actions calls for spirituality that only Jesus can give.

This week, look around and see if you can be helpful and set an example of Christ to someone who is suffering. This could be your spouse, your children or someone at work.

 

 

FIRST DAY Reread last week’s readings.

  1. What was a helpful or new thought from the readings or from the homily you heard on Sunday?

 

 

  1. From what you learned, what personal application did you choose to apply to your life this week?

 

 

SECOND DAY           READ ACTS 10:34, 37-43       FIRST READING

(“We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead.”)

  1. Whom was Peter addressing? Acts 10:24‑28

 

  1. What did he say to them? Acts 10:34‑35

 

  1. How does Deuteronomy 10:17 describe God, and what does it say he does not do?   2 Chronicles 19:7

 

  1. For what reason does God have no favorites? Job 34:19, Wisdom 6:7

 

Personal ‑ In what way do you show partiality with your children, your friends, and your co‑workers? Spend time alone with the Lord, repent of this, and ask the Lord to help you look at others through his eyes.

 

  1. What was reported all over Judea about Jesus of Nazareth? Where did it begin, and with what?   Acts 10:37‑38

 

  1. Who anointed Jesus and who anointed Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy?  Acts 10:38, 2 Corinthians 1:21‑22

 

  1. What two things did Jesus go about doing and who was with him?   Acts 10:38

 

  1. To what are they witnesses, what did they finally do to him, and what did God do?   Acts 10:39‑40

 

  1. What did God grant, and by whom? Acts 10:40‑41

 

  1. Who are the chosen and for what purpose are they chosen? Ephesians 1:13

 

  1. What did he commission us to do? Acts 10:42

 

  1. Whom has he sent to preach to the people? Mark 3:14, 2 Corinthians 4:1‑2

 

  1. Who are his disciples today? John 8:31, John 13:35

 

  1. To what are we to bear witness and to what do all the prophets testify?   Acts 10:42‑43

 

Personal ‑ What results and power do you see in your everyday life from your anointing with the Holy Spirit? Does your family see good works and healing taking place from your touch? Reflect on this.

 

 

THIRD DAY             READ COLOSSIANS 3:1-4        SECOND READING

(“Be intent on things above rather than things of earth.”)

  1. With whom have we been raised up, and on what should we set our heart?   Colossians 3:1

 

  1. Where is Christ seated? Colossians 3:1

 

  1. Who raised us up and gave us a place in the heavens? Ephesians 2:4‑6

 

  1. On what are we to be intent and why? Colossians 3:2‑3

 

  1. What are things that are rooted in earth? Col 3:5, 8-9

 

  1. How do we become intent on things above? Col 3:10

 

  1. Where is our life hidden now? Colossians 3:3

 

  1. Who is Christ to us? Colossians 3:4

 

  1. When Christ appears, what will happen to us and in what way?      Colossians 3:4

 

Personal ‑ As you have died with Christ to your old desires and to things rooted in this earth, do your family, friends, and work acquaintances see you as a reflection of Christ? On a sheet of paper, name some of the characteristics of Christ in one column and in another column list your characteristics through a 24‑hour day and compare the two columns.

 

 

FOURTH DAY              READ JOHN 20:1-9                 GOSPEL

(“He saw and believed.”)

  1. Who came to the tomb, what time was it, and what day was it? John 20:1

 

  1. Where was Mary Magdalene as Jesus hung on the cross? John 19:25

 

  1. What did Jesus drive out of Mary? Mark 16:9

 

  1. What did Mary see when she arrived at the tomb? John 20:1

 

  1. To whom did she run, and what did she say to them? John 20:2

 

  1. What did Peter and the other disciple do? John 20:3

 

  1. Who reached the tomb first, and how did they get there? John 20:4

 

Personal ‑ In what way do you see yourself running to see Jesus? Are you persevering in running the race? On whom are you keeping your eyes fixed? Do your family and friends see you as someone with eyes looking up or cast down? Read Hebrews 12:1‑­2.

 

  1. What did the disciple do when he got to the tomb and what did he see lying on the ground?   John 20:5

 

  1. What did Peter do when he got there? What did he observe on the ground, and what did he notice about the cloth which had covered Jesus’ head?   John 20:6‑7

 

  1. What did the disciple who had arrived first do, and what was his reaction to this?   John 20:8

 

  1. What does it take to believe? John 1:12

 

  1. What will you receive by believing in the name of Jesus? John 3:36

 

  1. After Jesus rose from the dead, what did the disciples come to understand and believe?   John 2:22

 

  1. When did they understand and believe? Luke 24:30‑32

 

  1. What does Jesus say about those who believe and have not seen?      John 20:29

 

Personal ‑ How have you seen a change take place in your life through reading the scriptures? Have you come to believe in the spoken Word of Jesus through the scriptures? Remember, John tells us Jesus is the Word made flesh. Pray and ask God to fill you with an understanding of the Word through his gift of the Holy Spirit that you received from him.

 

 

FIFTH DAY       READ PSALM 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

(“The right hand of the Lord has struck with power.”)

Read and meditate on Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23.

What is the Lord saying to you personally through the Psalm?

 

How can you apply this to your life?

 

 

SIXTH DAY          READ ALL OF THE COMMENTARY

ACTS 10:34, 37-43

Alleluia is a Hebrew word that means “praise ye the Lord.” On this great day of Easter Sunday we give thanks, gratit­ude and our complete joy in the form of praise to our Lord Jesus Christ. This passage strongly shows that the resurrection is the basic doctrine and proof of the truth of the Christian faith. We are told in scripture that if Christ has not risen, then our preach­ing is in vain, and our faith is worthless also (1 Cor. 15:14).

There are many today who disregard the physical resurrection and say that it is no big deal. They say that it is the spirit­ual resurrection that really matters. St. Paul says just the op­posite. Jesus rose from the dead, and then he was seen by witnes­ses who had not only spoken with him, but had actually eaten with him. The Apostles were devastated on Friday night after the cruc­ifixion. They remained locked in the upper room, fearful of what the Roman soldiers were going to do next. They were even too afraid to do any wishful thinking about their beloved master Jesus. They were hard to convince even when it happened.

We need to reflect on this passage. Have we seen him, have we talked with him, have we eaten with him? He is alive today, and like the Apostle Peter, we too are called to evangelize and teach about Jesus. We are called to fellowship with others who believe that he is risen and that he lives today. We need to dis­cover through Christ something significant about each other, both believers and non‑believers. He has risen for the whole world ‑ Alleluia ‑ Alleluia!

 

COLOSSIANS 3:1-4

In this passage, Paul begins by bringing us into the core meaning of our baptism. In the early days of the church, baptism was by total immersion. When you heard the story of Christ and you were ready to believe in the one true God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, you were then immersed in water. You were cleansed from your sins and worldliness. Immersion was a symbol of being drowned or buried with Christ. This sig­nified that the new Christian has died to all earthly attachments and desires. He was raised out of the water or the tomb to be with the risen Christ. Paul said, “If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above.” This means that we must mean what we say and do.

We have been raised with Christ and we no longer need to dwell on things of the earth. This does not mean we can walk away from responsibilities. It does not mean just being obedient to parents and to society. It does not mean just having to work to support ourselves or our families. It means that our earthly possessions must not dominate our life.

We are called to love people, not things, money, power, status, etc. Our lives need to show that what we did at baptism has life-long meaning. What we do is far more effective on others than what we say. We were created for unending happiness in heaven and this happiness is now within our grasp, thanks to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are helped in our daily living by God’s holy grace. Remember, God wants us to go to heaven and he has an Easter resurrection planned for all of us.

 

JOHN 20:1-9

The divine plan of God for all people was accomplished through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. All would now be eligible to be called sons and daughters of God because of Jesus Christ’s perfect act of obedience. Because of him, we will one day, like Christ, rise from the grave in our glorified bodies.

The resurrection is the basis of the new Christian faith. Had it not happened, Christianity would never have started. There would have been no Easter Sunday. Peter would have returned with his compan­ions to their fishing nets and boats, and Jesus Christ would have been forgotten after a few short years.

Mary Magdalene’s discovery of an empty tomb brought shock and fear. She ran to Peter and told him that she thought someone had stolen the body of Jesus. Peter had to see for himself and check out the facts.

We might take notice how the clothes were folded after they discovered Jesus’ body was gone. They would not have been arranged that way if there had been a robbery. The disciples were completely surprised when they found the empty tomb. It was only then that they remembered that Jesus had said that he would rise again.

Many people today do not believ­e in Jesus because they say the “facts” do not check out. We can only accept the fact of the resurrection when we have first personally encountered Jesus Christ. The understanding of the resurrection takes on a special meaning as we commit our lives to Jesus and his presence remains with us.

Jesus’ resur­rection is the key to our Christian faith because death, as we know it, is not the end. Jesus’ bodily resurrection shows us that he is ruler of God’s kingdom. Be­cause of his promise, we who die to ourselves with him, will rise from the dead with him. Because of him, you and I can face tomorrow without fear. Because of him, we have his Holy Spirit living within us and protecting us against all evil (1 John 4:4). Because of him, we can witness to the whole world that if they believe in Jesus Christ, they may also receive eternal happiness. Because of him, all mankind can really be free and live forever.

Alleluia ‑ HE is Risen ‑ Alleluia ‑ HE is alive.

 

Application

Jesus’ death brought us freedom from sin and death. We are now called to free others from sin and death here on earth. Some of us can do that by our professions as medical people, legal people, politicians, educators, business people, parents, and children.

This week, free someone in your family, home, or work from a chore that you know they don’t like. Let them see that joy in someone who really knows that he is free. Then each day have your family gather together to pray that all may become free from sin through Jesus Christ. Because of him, you are free. Let freedom ring throughout this land.

Lectio Divina – Palm Sunday (April 2nd) – Cycle A

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PURPOSE OF THIS SCRIPTURE READING – Develop a personal relationship with Jesus through the Word of God with the understanding that the Holy Spirit will teach and remind us of all Jesus said and did. Psalm 32:8 tells us, “I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel and watch over you.”

  1. Say the opening prayer.
  2. Read the passage slowly three times as though Jesus were talking to you.
  3. Converse with Jesus, asking questions and listening to Him.

OPEN WITH THE FOLLOWING PRAYER:

Father, I can’t understand Your Word without Your grace, I acknowledge my weakness so Your power can reach perfection in me. Send Your Holy Spirit to remind, teach, and guide me to the Truth. May I share as soon as possible whatever You teach me. AMEN

READ, REFLECT AND WRITE – (Shorter version)

Matthew 27:33-44 – And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull), they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. After they had crucified him, they divided his garments by casting lots; then they sat down and kept watch over him there. And they placed over his head the written charge against him: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left. Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down from the cross!” Likewise, the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and said, “He saved others, he cannot save himself. So, he is the king of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he wants him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept abusing him in the same way.

  1. What is the Lord personally saying to you?
  2. What does the Lord personally want you to do?

Lectio Divina – 5th Sunday of Lent (March 26th) – Cycle A

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PURPOSE OF THIS SCRIPTURE READING – Develop a personal relationship with Jesus through the Word of God with the understanding that the Holy Spirit will teach and remind us of all Jesus said and did. Psalm 32:8 tells us, “I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel and watch over you.”

  1. Say the opening prayer.
  2. Read the passage slowly three times as though Jesus were talking to you.
  3. Converse with Jesus, asking questions and listening to Him.

OPEN WITH THE FOLLOWING PRAYER:

Father, I can’t understand Your Word without Your grace, I acknowledge my weakness so Your power can reach perfection in me. Send Your Holy Spirit to remind, teach, and guide me to the Truth. May I share as soon as possible whatever You teach me. AMEN

READ, REFLECT AND WRITE – (Shorter Version)

John 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33-45 – The sisters of Lazarus sent word to Jesus saying, “Master, the one you love is ill.” When Jesus heard this he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that he was ill, he remained for two days in the place where he was. Then after this he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.” When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.” He became perturbed and deeply troubled, and said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Sir, come and see.” And Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.” But some of them said, ”Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something so that this man would not have died?” So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now there will be a stench; he has been dead for four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.” And when he had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with the burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.” Now many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what he had done began to believe in him.

  1. What is the Lord personally saying to you?
  2. What does the Lord personally want you to do?