. . . that they may be one, as we are one.

7TH WEEK OF EASTER . . . that they may be one, as we are one.  Did you know that Jesus prayed these same words twice in the same night? That’s how much he desired unity! Yesterday, we looked at this prayer in terms of our relationships with other people within our own...

Holy Father, keep them in your name

SAINT ISIDORE (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Holy Father, keep them in your name . . . , so that they may be one just as we are one.  When we are baptized into the body of Christ, we receive a new family, united in love with our heavenly Father. And in today’s Gospel, Jesus...

One of the men who accompanied us the whole time

SAINT MATTHIAS, APOSTLE (FEAST) One of the men who accompanied us the whole time . . . The first time we hear of Matthias is when the apostles are considering who will take the place of Judas. Yet Matthias must have been a familiar face to the community of disciples....

The Holy Spirit came upon them

OUR LADY OF FATIMA (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The Holy Spirit came upon them.  “Holy what?” The disciples whom Paul encountered in Ephesus didn’t know there was a Holy Spirit, or even that Jesus was the Messiah. But when Paul shared the good news and prayed with them, their...

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