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THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (June 11th) ‑ 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)

 

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 DEUTERONOMY 8:2‑3, 14‑16    FIRST READING

(“Not by bread alone does man live, but by every Word that comes forth from the mouth of the Lord.”)

  1. Who is speaking, and whose words is he announcing? Deuteronomy 5:1‑5

 

  1. What is he asking the Israelites to remember? Deuteronomy 8:2

 

  1. What two things does the Holy One of Israel, the Lord, our God, do for us? Isaiah 48:17

 

  1. Why did affliction come upon the Israelites? Deuteronomy 8:2

 

  1. With what did the Lord let them be afflicted? With what did he feed them, and for what reason? Deuteronomy 8:3

 

  1. How many days was Jesus tempted in the desert by Satan? What was one of the temptations, and what was Jesus’ answer? Luke 4:2‑4

 

  1. Of what is he telling them to be careful after they have their fill? Deuteronomy 8:14

 

  1. What did the Lord do for the Israelites? Deuteronomy 8:15-16

 

  1. What do affliction and testing make us in the end? Deuteronomy 8:16

 

  1. When under trial or affliction, what are we to do? Romans 12:12

 

 

Personal ‑ In what way is there a balance in your life between the food you eat and obedience to the Word of God? In what way are you taking in the Word? Are you eating what is good for you in bread and Word? Is Eucharist part of your daily nourishment?

 

What Kind of Physical Food

4 Basics                         Junk Food

 

How Often

Attitude

 

Listening and Obeying the Word

God’s Word                       Man’s Word

 

How Often

Attitude

 

When Receiving Eucharist

Repentant Heart                  Hard Heart

 

How Often

Attitude

 

 

 

THIRD DAY         READ 1 CORINTHIANS 10:16‑17    SECOND READING

(“We all partake of the one loaf.”)

  1. Who wrote this letter and to whom was he writing? 1 Corinthians 1:1‑2

 

  1. What are the two questions he asks them in 1 Cor. 10:16?

 

  1. What did Jesus do with the bread and what did he say it was? Matthew 26:26

 

  1. What did he do with the cup, and what did he say it was? Matthew 26:27‑28

 

  1. In what do we share or participate? 1 Corinthians 10:16

 

  1. Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are what, and for what reason?   1 Corinthians 10:17

 

  1. In whom are we one body? Romans 12:5

 

  1. Just as there is one body, there is also one what, and what is given you by your call? Ephesians 4:4

 

Personal ‑ In what way do you share in the body and blood of Jesus with your family and friends? Is there a oneness and unity among those with whom you associate? Read the rest of 1 Corinthians 10. Examine your conscience to see whether you have been worshiping the One, True God.

 

FOURTH DAY               READ JOHN 6:51‑58                GOSPEL

(“If anyone eats this bread, he shall live forever.”)

  1. Who is speaking? Who did he say he was, and from where has he come down? John 6:43, 51

 

  1. What did he say would happen to those who eat this bread? John 6:51

 

  1. What did he say the bread he will give is, and for the life of whom?   John 6:51

 

  1. How did the Jews react to this, and what did they ask? John 6:52

 

  1. Jesus assured them that if they did not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, they would have no what? John 6:53

 

  1. What happens to him who feeds on his flesh and drinks his blood?   John 6:54

 

  1. What does Jesus say his flesh and blood are? John 6:55

 

  1. The man who remains in Jesus, and Jesus in him, does what? John 6:56

 

  1. What does the Father have? Whom did he send, and what does he who was sent have because of him?   John 6:57

 

  1. What will the man who feeds on Jesus have because of him? John 6:57

 

  1. Where did this bread come from, and what is it unlike? John 6:58

 

  1. How long will the man live who lives on this bread? John 6:58

 

Personal ‑ How has the eating of Jesus’ flesh, and drinking of his blood, which is the Eucharist, shown others that he is truly present in you?

 

 

FIFTH DAY      READ PSALM 147:12‑15, 19‑20

(“…swiftly runs his Word.”)

Read and meditate on Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20.

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

DEUTERONOMY 8:2‑3, 14‑16

Today’s passage reveals what it really means to live the “real life.” You have to ask yourself a very difficult question: “How do you find “real life?” Today, many people think it comes when you eat the right foods, or drink the light and tasty drinks. Some go to extreme measures to make sure they dress well so that they may look good. Others spend enormous amounts of time trying to build up their bodies in order to look more attractive, younger or stronger. An incredible number of people think the “real life” is to obtain an education so they can earn a fortune and live wherever they choose and do whatever they decide. Today, we call this “living the good life,” and for many, the way others must live does not enter into their concern. But these desires leave us empty because they satisfy only our appetites, not our deepest longings.

Moses tells us that real life comes from total commitment to God. It requires sacrifice, discipline, and plain hard work. Many people today are looking for the quick fix whether it be for a diet, an education, marriage, or work. Only as our relationship with God deepens will our character and strength develop. The long‑term rewards for obeying God are greater than anything the world has to offer. The bread God gave Moses was a special kind of Bread, and it came from heaven.

God showed what was coming in the form of another special kind of bread at the Last Supper. Jesus gave us himself in the taking and eating of his Body and Blood. He said, “This is my Body, take and eat. This is my Blood, take it and drink.” We call this “Eucha­rist,” which we receive at Mass. We become “Eucharist­ed” when we eat his body and drink his blood. We might ask, “How do we Eucharist others?” You can Eucharist others by giving of yourself in many ways. You Eucharist others when you give them a smile, a hug, a kiss, a loving pat on the shoulder when they are emotionally in pain, a cup of coffee, a glass of cold water, and a few moments of your time to listen. There are many ways to give yourself away to others, and be Eucharisting every one you meet. “Eucha­rist” is at its best when we joyfully give it away. When we say “amen” at communion time, we are saying “Yes, I am the body of Christ.” That is why we are called to go out and Eucharist his people.

 

1 CORINTHIANS 10:16‑17

Paul tells us that we have unity with God when we ask God to bless the wine and bread that is offered, he accepts it, and blesses it through the presence of his Son, Jesus. The ideal of experiencing unity with God through eating a sacrifice was strong in the old days of Judaism, and in the early days of Christianity.

In the Old Testament days, when a Jew offered a sacrifice, he ate part of that sacrifice (Deut. 12:17, 18). Christians then, and today, participate in Christ’s once-and-for-all sacrifice when they eat the bread and drink the wine that is changed into his body and blood. This unity that we call the body of Christ is shared by all who eat and drink of the body and blood of Christ. We call this Communion, which means the believers share in the benefits of the same source (body and blood of Christ). When we all eat from the same loaf, then we are blessed with the gift of unity.

We may ask, “What does it mean to eat the body of Christ, and to share in his glory?” We are asked to reflect to the age‑old question, “Is this an act of faith that we believe in, or is it some great story that we are expected to believe?” Communion is com‑union which means with or union with Christ. Are you in communion with Christ and his family? When we say we share the blessings of Christ’s blood, are we saying that his blessings are only for the spiritually clean, and that his blood covers only the righteous with glory? We need to reflect on our attitude as we come to the table of the Lord. Do we really believe that the bread and wine of our sacrifice has been transformed into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The way we live out our lives will be our greatest testimony to what we say we profess and believe. His “Yes” is our whole healing presence of himself in the Holy Eucharist.

 

JOHN 6:51‑58

This passage challenges us to reflect on Jesus being the “bread of life.” Many people today ask, “How can Jesus give us his flesh as bread to eat?” To eat his living bread means to unite ourselves with Jesus Christ. Jesus tells the people that their fathers in the wilderness ate the bread that came from the skies, and gave them life for a time, but they eventually died. The bread that Jesus gives is eternal life to anyone who partakes of it.

We are united with Christ when we believe in his death and resurrection, and depend on his teaching for guidance, and trust in the Holy Spirit for power. The people of Jesus’ day were shocked just to imagine drinking his blood and eating his flesh. They probably thought this was very cannibalistic. The Jewish law forbade drinking blood (Lev. 17:10‑11), and they could not tolerate such a statement. Jesus was saying that his life had to become their life.

Today, the celebration is called the Eucharist which means thanksgiving or giving thanks in unity that Christ died for all mankind. Paul calls it the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:23), and he tells us that Jesus taught us about his Last Supper on the night of the Passover (Luke 22:13‑20). We need to remember that just as Passover celebrated deliverance from slavery in Egypt, so the Lord’s supper or communion as most of us know it, celebrates deliverance from sin by Christ’s death. We need to really remember that Jesus is present to us in the bread and wine, and when we eat his body and drink his blood, we are proclaiming to the world that he will be within us, and bless us until he comes again. This is the tremendous benefit of the new covenant that allows us personally to approach God and communicate with him.

Eating the Sacred Body and drinking the Sacred Blood makes us “Amen” people. That is, we are saying “Amen or yes, I believe it, and I will live it out” when the celebrant hands the consecrated bread and wine to us and says “Body of Christ, Blood of Christ.” Our “Amen” is a yes, not only present in bread and wine, but also to his total presence in ourselves and others as we consume it. We are then called in unity to go forth and present the power and presence of that Eucharist to others by giving it away through our love and service. “They will know we are Christians by our love” is more than just a saying.

 

Application

The first reading tells us that real life comes from total commitment to God. The second reading shows us that “communion” is com-union which means with or in union with Christ. The Gospel tells us that “communion,” or Eucharist, means giving thanks, in unity that Christ died for all mankind.

The body and blood of Christ is given to us in Holy Communion. Let us, this week, show others that he lives within us by the way we act in love, kindness and gentleness. Let others see that this bread of life is a food that nurtures the heart, the mind, the body and the spirit. Your taking time to be compassion­ate, caring, and loving will be a sign to others that this is much more than a symbol.

Show those around you how you bring Eucharist to them. You can Eucharist people with a caring touch, a little note of affirmation, a cup of tea, a shoulder to cry on, a back that needs rubbing. Eucharist is what we call the Body and Blood of Christ. We can receive Eucharist in church and then go out and Eucharist every person with whom we come in contract.

Lectio Divina – Corpus Christi (June11th)

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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 6:51-58 – Jesus said to the Jewish crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?

Lectio Divina – Trinity Sunday (June 4th)

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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 3:16-18 – God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?

Lectio Divina – Pentecost (May 28th)

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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 20:19-23 – 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.”

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?

Lectio Divina – Pentecost Sunday (June 8th)

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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 20:19-23 – 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.” 

 

 

A. What is the Lord personally saying to you? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 B. What does the Lord personally want you to do? 

 

 

 

 

 

Share your reflection with someone. 

LA ASCENSION (May 18th or 21st) – 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 1:1-11                    PRIMERA LECTURA

(“Se presentó vivo ante ellos”)

 1. ¿De qué se trató antes de que Jesús fuera Ilevado al cielo? Hechos 1:1

 

  1. ¿Cómo instruyó Jesús a los Apóstoles que había escogido? Hechos 1:2

 

  1. ¿Después de que Jesús sufrió, que les mostró a Sus Apóstoles y cómo se los mostró? Hechos 1:3

 

Personal – ¿Cómo te has convencido de que Jesús está vivo hoy día?

 

  1. ¿Por qué les dijo Jesús a sus discípulos que no se alejaran de Jerusalén? Hechos 1:3

 

  1. ¿Con qué bautizó Juan y que pasaría en unos cuantos días? Hechos 1:5

 

  1. ¿Qué le preguntaron los Apóstoles a Jesús y que les dijo El? Hechos 1:6-7

 

  1. ¿Qué les dijo Jesús que recibirían cuando el Espíritu Santo descendiera sobre ellos y qué  Los haría esto? Hechos 1:8

 

  1. ¿Al estar los Apóstoles mirando, qué le pasó a Jesús y cómo pasó esto? Hechos 1:9

 

  1. ¿Cuándo estaban mirando quién se les apareció y qué dijeron? Hechos 1:10-11

 

  1. ¿Cómo bajará el Señor y que les pasará a los que estén vivos, los que creen en El?  1 Tesalonicenses 4:16-17

 

Personal – ¿Cómo te estás preparando para el regreso de Jesús?

 

TERCER DIA                               LEE EFESIOS 1:17-23                   SEGUNDA LECTURA

(¿“Qué es ésta extraordinaria fuerza que actúa a favor de los que hemos creído?”)

  1. ¿Qué le está pidiendo Pablo a Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el Padre de la Gloria que te dé? Efesios 1:17

 

  1. ¿Cuáles son las tres cosas que quiere que sepa tu mirada interior, los ojos de tu corazón?   Efesios 1:18-19

 

  1. ¿Qué representan tus ojos, y si tus ojos son buenos que será tu cuerpo? Mateo 6:22

 

  1. ¿Cuál es la antorcha para nuestros pies y la luz de nuestro camino? Salmo 119:105

 

  1. ¿Cómo es está extraordinaria fuerza para los que hemos creído? Efesios 1:19-20

 

  1. ¿Dónde está sentado Cristo? Efesios 1:20-21

 

  1. ¿Qué ha puesto Dios bajo los pies de Jesús y qué lo ha hecho mas arriba de la Iglesia, Su cuerpo?  Efesios 1:22

 

  1. ¿Quién es la cabeza de todo hombre; quién es la cabeza de la mujer y quién es la cabeza de Cristo? 1 Corintios 11:3

 

  1. ¿De qué hay solo uno? Efesios 4:4

 

  1. ¿Cómo se construye el cuerpo de Cristo? Efesios 4:11-12

 

Personal – ¿Cómo se han iluminado los ojos de tu corazón con la grandeza extraordinaria de Su poder en ti?

 

 

CUARTO DIA                              LEE MATEO 28:16-20                               EVANGELIO

“Enséñenles a cumplir todo lo que les he encomendado.”

  1. ¿Quién fue a Galilea y por qué razón fueron ahí? Mateo 28:16

 

  1. ¿Quién les dijo a los discípulos donde podían encontrar a Jesús? Mateo 28:1, 7 y 10

 

Personal – ¿Cómo ves el papel de la mujer en el plan de salvación de Dios de acuerdo a la pregunta de arriba?

 

  1. ¿Cuando los discípulos vieron a Jesús, ¿qué hicieron aquellos que habían tenido dudas? Mateo 28:17

 

  1. ¿Qué le dijo Jesús a Tomás? Juan 20:29

 

  1. ¿Qué les dijo Jesús a sus discípulos que le había sido dado en el cielo y en la tierra? Mateo 28:18

 

  1. ¿Qué les dijo Jesús a sus discípulos que hicieran? Mateo 28:19
  2. ¿Quiénes dijo Jesús que son sus discípulos? Juan 8:31

 

  1. ¿En nombre de quién debían bautizar los discípulos? Mateo 28:19

 

  1. ¿Qué debían enseñar los discípulos? Mateo 28:20

 

  1. ¿Sobre cuál discípulo dijo Jesús que edificaría Su Iglesia y confiaría las llaves del reino del cielo? Mateo 16:16-19

 

  1. ¿Qué dijo Jesús que haría y por cuánto tiempo? Mateo 28:20

 

Personal – ¿A quién has sido tu llamado a enseñar lo que has aprendido de la Palabra de Dios, y bajo la autoridad de quien lo estás haciendo?

 

 

QUINTO DIA                                    LEE SALMO 47:2-3, 6-9

(“Dios se sienta en su trono entre voces alegres”)

Lee y medita el Salmo 47:2-3, 6-9.

 

¿Qué te dice el Señor personalmente por medio del Salmo?

 

¿Cómo puedes aplicar esto en tu vida?

 

 

SEXTO DIA                          LEE TODO EL COMENTARIO

                                                            HECHOS 1:1-11

Este pasaje empieza con Lucas hablándole al oficial Romano Ilamado Teófilo. Lucas se estaba refiriendo a que el trabajo de Jesús continua en los Hechos de los Apóstoles a través del poder del Espíritu Santo.

Los Hechos son Ilamados por muchos, el quinto Evangelio ya que habla acerca de las vidas y los eventos de la nueva Iglesia. Jesús mostró a los Apóstoles después de Su sufrimiento y muerte, Sus muchas heridas. Les dio muchas pruebas convincentes de que estaba vivo. Les dijo que entonces recibirían al Espíritu Santo y recibirían poder y vendrían a ser Sus testigos por toda la tierra. Luego fue ascendido delante de sus propios ojos y una nube lo cubrió de su vista.

Hoy, El todavía está vivo en el Poder que vive dentro de Su Iglesia y dentro de ti como miembro de la comunidad de Sus discípulos. Tu has venido a ser un Templo de ese Poder debido a tu Bautismo y Confirmación. El Poder que partió el Mar Rojo para Moisés vive dentro de ti. El Poder que bautizó a Jesús en el Río Jordán vive dentro de ti. El esta vivo y vive en ti, esperando ser dado gratuitamente al que sufre, al que está perdido, al enfermo, al que está solo, al cautivo por todos los confines de la tierra.

 

EFESIOS 1:17-23

            En este pasaje San Pablo ora y da gracias por los dones que han sido dados a los creyentes. Hoy se nos recuerda a nosotros dar gracias a Dios por los dones de sabiduría y conocimiento que están a nuestra disposición. Crecemos en sabiduría y conocimiento a través de la oración, las escrituras, los sacramentos y las enseñanzas de la Iglesia Católica. A esto le sigue un orden de disciplina y humildad.

Nuestra esperanza para el futuro no es un sentimiento ambiguo, por lo contrario, es una completa seguridad de la victoria a través del poder del Espíritu Santo y en el nombre de Jesucristo. Vemos a muchos por todos lados temiendo un desastre nuclear, una desintegración de las computadoras y un colapso de la moral. Debemos recordar siempre que pertenecemos al Dios del Universo, quien resucitó a Jesucristo de entre los muertos. El gran poder de Dios está a nuestra disposición para ayudarnos hoy a través del Espíritu Santo en la comunidad de fe. Las Escrituras nos dicen que con Dios nada es imposible (Filipenses 4:13). Pablo nos dice en la escritura, que no tenemos que temerle a nada ni a nadie pues nada puede separarnos de Dios y de Su amor (Romanos 8:31-39).

Cuando hablamos de la plenitud de la Iglesia Católica, estamos hablando sobre Cristo colmando a la Iglesia con dones y bendiciones. La Iglesia es en sí misma la expresión total de Cristo quien es El Mismo, la plenitud de Dios (Efesios 3:19). La imagen del cuerpo representa la unidad de la Iglesia. No debemos intentar trabajar, servir o dar adoración por nuestra propia cuenta. En el Cuerpo de Cristo no hay “Ilaneros solitarios.” Cada uno de nosotros está involucrado con todos los demás al ir trabajando por Dios en la tierra.

 

MATEO 28:16-20

Esta fiesta es de alegría, de consolación y por supuesto de esperanza para cualquiera que sea un verdadero creyente.

Celebramos el día de fiesta con la firmeza de Su promesa de estar siempre con nosotros y con el poder de Su comisión de evangelizar.  Sabemos que la muerte terrena nos espera a cada uno de nosotros, pero debido a Su promesa, también sabemos que ese no es el fin de nosotros, más bien es el principio.  La fiesta de hoy es un recordatorio de este hecho consolador.

Te invito a imaginar a los once discípulos yendo a la montaña en Galilea así como Jesús los había dirigido por medio de las mujeres en la tumba (Mateo 28:10).  Cuando lo vieron, muchos cayeron de rodillas y lo adoraron, aún esos que tenían dudas.

Sus últimas palabras y aparición en la tierra todavía resuenan con autoridad y poder.  Les dijo que toda la autoridad en el cielo y en la tierra le había sido dada.  Les dio acceso al poder cuando le confió a Pedro las llaves del reino del cielo y la dirección de Su Iglesia en la tierra (Mateo 16:16-19).  Esta autoridad ha sido pasada desde Pedro a la sucesión de los Papas en la Iglesia.

Hoy en día la Iglesia nos enseña con la misma autoridad y poder para ir y hacer discípulos de todas las naciones.  Jesús les dijo que bautizaran en el Nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo.  Termina diciendo a Sus discípulos que El estará con ellos siempre.  Nos está diciendo a nosotros el mismo mensaje hoy en día, debemos ir y hacer discípulos de todas las naciones y El estará con nosotros por siempre.  Ve adelante y haz lo correcto.

 

Aplicación

La primera lectura nos dice que los Apóstoles estaban mirando cuando Jesús fue levantado y que tú recibirás el poder cuando el Espíritu Santo venga sobre ti.  En la segunda lectura Dios sentó a Jesús a Su derecha en los cielos y le dio el mando sobre todas las cosas de la Iglesia, y en el Evangelio, hemos sido comisionados para hacer discípulos de todos, empezado con nuestras propias familias.

Esta semana vamos con alguien de nuestra familia, comunidad o parroquia a rezar con ellos y a proclamarles las Buenas Nuevas.  Quizá quieras preguntar a tu párroco como le puedes ayudar a cumplir esta gran comisión y hacer discípulos de todos sus feligreses.

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD (May 18th or 21st) – CYCLE A

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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)

 

FIRST DAY                                                      Reread last weeks 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 1:1-11

(“He presented Himself alive to them….”)

  1. What was dealt with before Jesus was taken up to heaven? Acts 1:1

 

  1. How did Jesus instruct the Apostles He had chosen? Acts 1:2

 

  1. After Jesus had suffered what did He show His Apostles and how did He show them? Acts 1:3

 

Personal -How have you been convinced that Jesus is alive today?

 

  1. Why did Jesus tell His disciples not to leave Jerusalem? Acts 1:4

 

  1. What did John baptize with and what would happen in a few days? Acts 1:5

 

  1. What did the Apostles ask Jesus and what did He tell them? Acts 1:6-7

 

  1. What did Jesus tell them they would receive when the Holy Spirit came down on them and what would that make them? Acts 1:8

 

  1. As the Apostles were looking on what happened to Jesus and how did it happen? Acts 1:9

 

  1. As they were looking up who appeared to them and what did they say? Acts 1:10-11

 

  1. How will the Lord come down from heaven and what will happen to the living, the believers in Him? 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

 

 

Personal – How are you preparing for Jesus’ return?

 

 

 

THIRD DAY                               READ EPHESIANS 1:17-23                SECOND READING

(“What is the surpassing greatness of His power for us who believe?”)

  1. What is Paul asking our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, to give you? Ephesians 1:17

 

  1. What three things does he want your innermost vision, the eyes of your hearts, to know? Ephesians 1:18-19

 

  1. What do your eyes represent, and if your eyes are good what will your body be? Matthew 6:22

 

  1. What is a lamp to our feet and a light for our path? Psalm 119:105

 

  1. What is it like, this immeasurable scope of His power in us who believe? Ephesians 1:19-20

 

  1. Where is Christ seated? Ephesians 1:20-21

 

  1. What has God put beneath Jesus’ feet and what has He made Him over the Church, His body? Ephesians 1:22

 

  1. Who is the head of every man; who is the head of the woman and who is head of Christ? 1 Corinthians 11:3

 

  1. There is one what? Ephesians 4:4

 

  1. How is the body of Christ built up? Ephesians 4:11-12

 

Personal – How have the eyes of your heart been enlightened to the surpassing greatness of His power in you?

 

 

FOURTH DAY                           READ MATTHEW 28:16-20                                     GOSPEL

(“Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you.”)

  1. Who went to Galilee and for what reason did they go there? Matthew 28:16

 

  1. Who told the disciples where to find Jesus? Matthew 28:1, 7 & 10

 

Personal – How do you see women’s role in God’s plan of salvation according to the above question?

 

  1. When the disciples saw Jesus what did those who had entertained doubts do? Matthew 28:17

 

  1. What did Jesus tell Thomas? John 20:29

 

  1. What did Jesus tell His disciples has been given to Him both in heaven and on earth? Matthew 28:18

 

  1. What did Jesus tell His disciples to make? Matthew 28:19

 

  1. Who did Jesus say are His disciples? John 8:31

 

  1. In whose name were the disciples to baptize? Matthew 28:19

 

  1. What were the disciples to teach? Matthew 28:20

 

  1. Which disciple did Jesus say He would build His Church and entrust to him the keys to the kingdom of heaven? Matthew 16:16-19

 

  1. What did Jesus say He would do and for how long? Matthew 28:20

 

Personal – To whom have you been called to teach what you have learned from God’s Word? Under whose authority have you been in doing this?

 

 

FIFTH DAY                                  READ PSALM 47:2-3, 6-9

(“God mounts His throne amid shouts of joy;”)

Read and mediate on Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9.

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 1:1-11

This passage begins with Luke addressing the Roman official called Theophilus. Luke was implying that Jesus’ work continues in Acts through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Acts is called by many the fifth Gospel in that it tells about the lives and events of the new Church. Jesus showed the Apostles after His suffering and death His many wounds. He gave them many convincing proofs that He was alive. He told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the gift that His Father had promised them.  He told them that they would then receive the Holy Spirit and they would receive power and become His witnesses to the ends of the earth.  He then was taken up before their very eyes and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

Today, He is still among us in the Power that lives within His Church and within you as a member of the community of His disciples.  You have become a Temple of that Power by your Baptism and Confirmation. The Power that split the Red Sea for Moses lives within you. The Power that impregnated Mary with Jesus lives within you.  The Power that baptized Jesus in the Jordan River lives within you.  The Power that raised Jesus from the dead lives within you.  He is alive and He lives in you waiting to be given freely to the hurt, the lost, the sick, the lonely, the captive throughout the ends of the earth.

 

EPHESIANS 1:17-23

In this passage St. Paul is praying and giving thanks for the gifts that have been given to the believers.  We today are reminded to thank God for the gifts of wisdom and knowledge that are available to us today.   We grow in wisdom and knowledge through prayer, scripture, sacraments and Catholic Church teaching. This follows an order of discipline and humility.

Our hope for the future is not an ambiguous feeling, on the contrary, it is a complete assurance of victory through the power of the Holy Spirit and in the name of Jesus Christ. We see many on all sides fearing nuclear disaster  and the collapse of morals. We must always remember we belong to the God of the Universe, who raised Jesus Christ from the dead. God’s great power is available to help us today through the Holy Spirit in the community of faith.  Scripture tells us that with God nothing is impossible (Philippians 4:13). Paul tells us in scripture that we do not have to fear anything or anyone because nothing can separate us from God and His love (Romans 8:31-39).

When we talk about the fullness of the Catholic Church, we are talking about Christ filling the Church with gifts and blessings. The Church itself, with Christ at its head, is the full expression of Christ who Himself is the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:19). The image of the body shows the Church’s unity.  We should not attempt to work, serve or worship on our own.  There are no Lone Rangers in the Body of Christ.  Each one of us is involved with all the others as we go about doing God’s work on earth.

 

 

MATTHEW 28:16-20

This feast is a time of joy, a time of consolation, and of course, a time of hope for anyone who is a true believer.

We celebrate the feast day on the strength of His promise to always be with us and the power of His commission to evangelize. We know that earthly death awaits everyone of us, but because of His promise, we also know that it is not the end of us, but rather the beginning. Today’s feast is the reminder of this consoling fact..

I invite you to picture the eleven disciples going to the mountain in Galilee as Jesus had directed them through the women at the tomb (Matthew 28:10). When they saw Him many fell on their knees and worshiped Him, even those who had some doubts. His last words and appearance on earth still ring out with authority and power. He told them that all authority on heaven and earth had been given to Him. He  gave them access to that power when He entrusted to Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven and the leadership of His Church on earth (Matthew 16:16-19). This authority has been passed down from Peter to the succession of Popes in the Church.

Today, the Church teaches us with that same authority and power to go forth and make disciples of all nations. Jesus told them to baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. He closes by telling His disciples that He would be with them always. He is telling us that same message today, we are to go out and make disciples of all nations and that He would be with us for all ages. Go forth now and do the right thing.

 

 

Application

The first reading tells us as the Apostles were looking on, Jesus was lifted up and you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. In the second reading God seated Jesus at His right hand in the heavens and gave Him as head over all things to the Church, and in the Gospel we are all commissioned to make disciples of everyone starting with our own families.

This week let us go to someone in our family, our community or our parish, to pray with them and  proclaim the Good News to them. You might want to ask your pastor how you can help him fulfill the great commission and make disciples of all his parishioners.

 

Lectio Divina – 7th Sunday of Easter (May 21st)

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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 17:1-11 – Jesus raised His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him. Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.

“I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you gave me is from you, because the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.”

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?

SEXTO DOMINGO DE PASCUA (May 14th) – 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 8:5-8, 14-17                   PRIMERA LECTURA

(“Samaria había aceptado la Palabra de Dios.”)

  1. ¿Adonde fue Felipe y que proclamó? Hechos 8:5

 

  1. ¿Quién era Felipe? Hechos 6:5 y 21:8

 

  1. ¿Qué hacían y veían las multitudes que oían a Felipe? Hechos 6:6

 

  1. ¿Qué les pasaba a los espíritus impuros y a los paralíticos lisiados? Hechos 6:7

 

  1. ¿Qué llegó a su punto culminante en ese pueblo? Hechos 6:8

 

Personal – ¿En qué forma ves que tu familia y amigos son sanados por tus palabras o acciones personales?

 

  1. ¿A quiénes mandaron los apóstoles y que aceptó Samaria? Hechos 8:14

 

  1. ¿Qué juzga la Palabra de Dios? Hebreos 4:12

 

  1. ¿Qué hicieron Pedro y Juan y qué pedían recibir en su oración? Hechos 8:15

 

  1. ¿Porqué no había venido el Espíritu Santo todavía a ellos? Hechos 8:16

 

  1. ¿Qué pasó cuando ellos impusieron sus manos sobre los demás? Hechos 8:17

 

  1. ¿Cómo recibieron al Espíritu Santo los apóstoles? Juan 20:22

 

Personal – ¿Qué señales ve tu familia, amigos y compañeros de trabajo en ti por medio del poder del Espíritu Santo que recibiste con el Bautismo, la Confirmación y la creencia en la Palabra de Dios?

 

 

 

TERCER DIA                              LEE 1 PEDRO 3:15-18                         SEGUNDA LECTURA

(“La razón por la que Cristo murió por nuestros pecados…fue que te podría llevar a Dios.”)

  1. ¿Dónde debemos venerar al Señor? 1 Pedro 3:15

 

  1. ¿Qué es lo que penetra el Señor? Lucas 16:15 y 1 Tes. 2:4

 

  1. Si alguien te pregunta la razón de esta esperanza, ¿qué debes estar listo a hacer y cómo lo harás?  1 Pedro 3:15-16

 

  1. Cuando seas difamado, ¿qué debes hacer y que pasará a los que te calumnien?  1 Pedro 3:16

 

  1. Si es el designio de Dios que sufras, ¿por qué es mejor sufrir? 1 Pedro 3:17

 

  1. Al sufrir ¿a quién debemos seguir? 1 Pedro 2:21

 

  1. ¿Cuántas veces murió Cristo por los pecados y por quién? ¿y el hombre justo? 1 Pedro 3:18

 

  1. ¿Cuál fue la razón de la muerte de Cristo? 1 Pedro 3:18

 

  1. ¿En cuál existencia fue Cristo sentenciado a muerte y en qué reino le fue dada la vida? 1 Pedro 3:18

 

  1. ¿Qué vino antes de la vida en el Espíritu? l Pedro 3:18

 

  1. ¿Cómo probó Dios Su amor por nosotros? Romanos 5:8

 

 

Personal – ¿Cómo respondes a los demás cuando te preguntan porque tienes esperanza?  ¿Te ven los demás como una persona confiada en Dios?  Pregunta a las personas mas cercanas a ti si ven esta esperanza y si no, lee de nuevo el versículo 1 de Pedro 3:18 y Romanos 5:8-9 y medita sobre esto.

 

 

 

CUARTO DIA                              LEE JUAN 14:15-21                                             EVANGELIO

(“Aquel que me ame será amado también por mi Padre.”)

  1. ¿Quién está hablando en Juan 14:15-21 y Juan 14:9?

 

  1. ¿Cuáles son las dos cosas que debemos hacer para poder recibir el Espíritu Santo (El Paráclito)?  Juan 14:15

 

  1. ¿Por quién abogará Jesús con su Padre? ¿Estará siempre con nosotros? ¿Cuál es otro nombre que se le da al Paráclito; ¿cómo lo ve el mundo?  Juan 14:15-17

 

  1. ¿Cómo lo reconoces? ¿Hacia donde nos guiará?  Juan 14:17 y Juan 16:13

 

  1. ¿Qué efecto tiene la verdad sobre nosotros? Juan 8:31-32

 

  1. ¿Qué es lo que dice Jesús a sus discípulos que hará y que no hará? Juan 14:18
  2. ¿Quién no lo verá más y quién lo verá como uno que tiene qué? Juan 14:19

 

  1. ¿Dónde está Jesús y donde estamos nosotros? Juan 14:20

 

  1. ¿Quién es el hombre que ama a Jesús y cómo se comporta? Juan 14:21 y  1 Juan 2:5-6
  2. ¿Quién amará a quién ame a Jesús? Juan 14:21 y Juan 16:27

 

  1. ¿Qué le revelará Jesús? Juan 14:21

 

Personal – ¿En qué formas se te ha revelado Jesús en el hogar, en la escuela, en el trabajo  o en la Iglesia?

 

 

 

QUINTO DIA                               LEE EL SALMO 66:1-7, 16, 20

(“Canta alabanzas a la gloria de su nombre.”)

Lee y medita el Salmo 66:1-7, 16, 20.

¿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 8:5-8, 14-17

Felipe fue a Samaria un lugar en que los Israelitas discriminaban fuertemente a los samaritanos porque ellos no seguían la ley de Moisés.  Es increíble que haya escogido ir a una ciudad hostil para llevarles el poder sanador del Señor.  Los alivios fueron muchos y se expandió la alegría por toda la ciudad.  Cuando los apóstoles se enteraron de lo que había pasado fueron y bautizaron a muchos en el nombre del Señor y muchos recibieron el Espíritu Santo.

Jesús instruyó a sus apóstoles a que fueran y atestiguaran por todos los confines de la tierra (Hechos 1:6).  La nueva fe se formó oficialmente con el martirio de Esteban y esto marco el comienzo del rechazo de la nueva fe (Hechos 8:1).  Preguntamos, ¿qué nos trae el bautismo hoy en día?  El Bautismo nos trae un nuevo comienzo, una familia nueva (la familia de Dios).  Es una limpieza de los caminos viejos y el comienzo de una vida nueva (la vida de Jesús).  El Espíritu Santo desata todo su poder sobre ti en la Confirmación (Hechos 1:8).  La gran tragedia de nuestros tiempos es que muchos cristianos ni siquiera saben que dentro de ellos mismos tienen el poder más grande del mundo (1 Juan 4:4).

¿Creemos realmente que el Espíritu Santo habita dentro de cada uno de los que creemos que Jesucristo es el Señor?  La manera como vivimos es una prueba visible de lo que realmente creemos.  Si el Espíritu Santo no parece estar visiblemente en tu vida, búscalo por medio de las Escrituras y la Oración.  El Espíritu Santo nos da el poder de resistir la tentación y alejar el mal (Santiago 4:7).  El mundo en general hoy en día es hostil a Jesús, pero gracias a Su Espíritu Santo, hemos sido llamados a ser sus discípulos victoriosos y a bautizar a todas las naciones de la tierra (Mat. 18:19) y con la ayuda de Dios, los haremos.

 

1 PEDRO 3:15-18

            La fe, para mucha gente es algo muy privado que debe reservarse para uno mismo; sin embargo, probablemente el secreto mejor guardado del mundo es la Revelación de que Jesucristo es el Señor y Salvador de la humanidad.  No necesitamos ser presumidos ni arrogantes al compartir nuestra fe, pero tampoco debemos ocultarla bajo una canasta (Mateo 5:15), o no permitir que sea vista como la ciudad en la montaña (Mateo 5:14).

Cuando nos preguntan sobre nuestro estilo de vida, contestemos siempre con respeto y gentileza de acuerdo con nuestra fe.  ¿Es realmente visible para los demás tu fe en Cristo?  No quiero decir por lo que haces, sino por lo que eres.  ¿Estás preparado(a) para decirles a otros lo que Cristo ha hecho en tu vida? ¿Estás preparado para sufrir por Cristo, quizá perder tu trabajo, ir a prisión (oponerse al aborto) o incluso ser asesinado porque convenciste a otro que sea cristiano?  ¿Si te arrestaran hoy por ser cristiano, tendrían ellos suficiente evidencia como para condenarte?

Que tu estilo de vida esté de acuerdo con la enseñanza de Jesús y las acusaciones de los demás quedarán huecas y se avergonzarán de ellos mismos.  Tu conducta como seguidor de Cristo debe estar por encima de toda crítica.  Estamos llamados a ser sus mensajeros y como el mismo Jesús, podemos esperar sufrimientos en el camino.

 

 

JUAN 14:15-21

            Jesús, había prometido dejar Su Espíritu Santo con sus seguidores y ellos deben haber estado algo confusos pensando como podría dejarlos y al mismo tiempo estar con ellos.  En su humanidad, Jesús estaba solo para aquellos que estaban con El, pero ahora por medio de Su Espíritu Santo El está presente en todas partes.  Su Espíritu reside en nuestro templo (cuerpo) (1 Corintios 3:16) y El está siempre listo para con Su presencia, ayudar a Su pueblo.  El Espíritu Santo es la verdadera presencia de Dios dentro de todos los creyentes.

El prometió que su Padre nos daría otro Consolador y que El nunca nos abandonaría; ¿Crees realmente que dentro de ti existe Dios?  Jesús así lo dijo, y dijo también que nunca abandonará el corazón de quienes creen en El.  El Consolador es una combinación de consuelo y consejo.

El Espíritu Santo es una persona poderosa quien está trabajando por nosotros y con nosotros. Necesitamos saber que el Espíritu Santo es el espíritu de la verdad (Juan 14:7).  El es nuestro maestro y necesitamos recordar que El nos enseñará que hacer y qué decir cuando estemos en una crisis.  Nunca debemos convencernos a nosotros mismos o a otros de que el Espíritu Santo no es nuestro maestro o que El nos abandonará.

El es el Espíritu de la verdad.  El nos dará fortaleza para hablar cuando es más seguro callar.  El nos acompañará cuando todos se burlen de nosotros, nos abandonen e incluso nos maten.  Sin embargo, no debemos sentir angustia, sino alegría extática porque Jesús nos ha escogido para ser sus embajadores.  Esto significa que tenemos el privilegio increíble de ser mensajeros de la Buena Nueva y con el Espíritu Santo residiendo dentro de nosotros somos mucho más que simples conquistadores.

 

Aplicación

La primera lectura nos revela que el regalo de la salud puede ser simplemente un toque ordinario de la mano sobre alguien quien tiene dolor.  La segunda lectura revela lo profundo de nuestra fe por medio de nuestra respuesta.  El Evangelio nos habla de la promesa de Jesús de dejarnos Su Espíritu Santo con nosotros y llenarnos de poder con Su amor.

Esta semana vamos a ver a los miembros de nuestra familia y vamos a responder a sus necesidades y dolores tendiéndoles la mano, ayudándolos tal vez en sus quehaceres domésticos, lavándoles su carro o simplemente sentándonos a escuchar a un ser querido compartiendo sus necesidades.  Da un paso adelante en la fe y deja que el Espíritu Santo te dé valentía esta semana y seas un servidor(a) para tu familia, amistades y comunidad.

Lection Divina – The Ascension of the Lord (May 18th or May 21st)

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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 – Matthew 28:16-20 – The Eleven Disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

What is the Lord personally saying to you?

 

 

 

 

What does the Lord personally want you to do?