"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
In this gospel reading, we have the crowd goes looking for Jesus, not out of malice, not even out of disbelief, but because they had been fed. They had experienced something good, something real. And like all of us, they wanted more of it. But Jesus sees deeper than their actions. He gently exposes what … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Monday, April 20th 2026 MONDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER FIRST READING “They could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 6: 8 – 15) In those days: Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders … Read more
Alleluia.Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn with love when you speak to us.Alleluia. This is not asking for signs or miracles, it is asking for understanding, for a heart that can truly receive what God is already saying. “Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us…”How often we hear the Word … Read more
“Lord, you will show me the path of life.” It is not a statement of certainty about the road ahead but a statement of trust in the One who leads. Life often unfolds in ways we do not expect. There are moments of clarity, but also long stretches of uncertainty, times when the way forward … Read more
This Gospel begins not with joy, but with disappointment. Two disciples walk away from Jerusalem carrying the quiet weight of shattered hope: “But we had hoped…” Those words say everything. They had believed, trusted, followed and now it all seemed lost. And it is precisely there, in that place of confusion and sorrow, that Jesus … Read more