Jesus I trust in You!
We often declare this but how many of us since the start of Easter with joy in our hearts have boldly gone out to demonstrate the joy of the Gospel. Sharing the Word, healing, liberating His sheep from evil?
How many of us actually celebrated with family, friends and community the joy of the resurrected Lord. We had fifty days to do so, how many of these were days of great celebration and joy?
Well there is still hope! As we look forwards in joyful anticipation of brand new Pentecost in our lives! Let our body minds and spirits be renewed! So let us open our minds and hearts as we cry out, “Come Holy Spirit Come! Come dwell in us.” Amen Alleluia!
“I will send you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will lead you to the complete truth.”
Saint John I, Pope, pray for us….
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First reading
Acts 28:16-20,30-31 ·
In Rome, Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God without hindrance from anyone
On our arrival in Rome Paul was allowed to stay in lodgings of his own with the soldier who guarded him.
After three days he called together the leading Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, ‘Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. They examined me and would have set me free, since they found me guilty of nothing involving the death penalty; but the Jews lodged an objection, and I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not that I had any accusation to make against my own nation. That is why I have asked to see you and talk to you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I wear this chain.’
Paul spent the whole of the two years in his own rented lodging. He welcomed all who came to visit him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the truth about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete freedom and without hindrance from anyone.
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Gospel
John 21:20-25
This disciple is the one who vouches for these things and we know that his testimony is true
Peter turned and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them – the one who had leaned on his breast at the supper and had said to him, ‘Lord, who is it that will betray you?’ Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘What about him, Lord?’ Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to stay behind till I come, what does it matter to you? You are to follow me.’ The rumour then went out among the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus had not said to Peter, ‘He will not die’, but, ‘If I want him to stay behind till I come.’
This disciple is the one who vouches for these things and has written them down, and we know that his testimony is true.
There were many other things that Jesus did; if all were written down, the world itself, I suppose, would not hold all the books that would have to be written.
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