Apr 29, 2013
Readings:
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
John 14:23-29
The first Church council, the Council of Jerusalem we hear about in today's First Reading, decided the shape of the Church as we know it.
Some Jewish Christians had wanted Gentile converts to be circumcised and obey all the...
Apr 22, 2013
Readings:
Acts 14:21-27
Psalm 145:8-13
Revelation 21:1-5
John 13:31-35
By God's goodness and compassion, the doors of His kingdom have been opened to all who have faith, Jew or Gentile.
That's the good news Paul and Barnabas proclaim in today's First Reading. With the coming of the Church - the new Jerusalem...
Apr 17, 2013
Apr 15, 2013
Readings:
Acts 13:14,
43-52
Psalm 100:1-3, 5
Revelation 7:9,14-17
John 10:27-30
Israel's mission - to be God's instrument of salvation to the ends
of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6) - is fulfilled in the
Church.
By the "Word of God" that Paul and Barnabas preach in today's First Reading, a new covenant people...