Word of the day

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Date08/05/2020

Reading of the day

A reading from the Book of the Acts of the Apostles
ACTS 13:26-33

When Paul came to Antioch in Pisidia, he said in the synagogue:
“My brothers, children of the family of Abraham,
and those others among you who are God-fearing,
to us this word of salvation has been sent.
The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him,
and by condemning him they fulfilled the oracles of the prophets
that are read sabbath after sabbath.
For even though they found no grounds for a death sentence,
they asked Pilate to have him put to death,
and when they had accomplished all that was written about him,
they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
But God raised him from the dead,
and for many days he appeared to those
who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.
These are now his witnesses before the people.
We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you
that what God promised our fathers
he has brought to fulfillment for us, their children, by raising up Jesus,
as it is written in the second psalm,
You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.”

Gospel of the day

From the Gospel according to John
JN 14:1-6

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You have faith in God; have faith also in me.
In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.
If there were not,
would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come back again and take you to myself,
so that where I am you also may be.
Where I am going you know the way.”
Thomas said to him,
“Master, we do not know where you are going;
how can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Words of the Holy Father

All of Christian life is a work of Jesus, of the Holy Spirit, to prepare a place for us, to prepare our eyes to see... 'But, Father, I see well! I don't need glasses!': but that's just another vision... Let's think of those who have cataracts and require cataract surgery: they see, but after the surgery what do they say? 'I never thought you could see so well without glasses! Our eyes, the eyes of our soul, need to be prepared to look at that wonderful face of Jesus. Our hearing has to be prepared so that we can hear beautiful things, beautiful words. And above all our heart needs to be prepared to love, to love even more." (Santa Marta, 26 April 2013)