Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Evangelization and ecumenism On that day, there broke out a severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a… Read More »ENFL096

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter The power of forgiveness When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus… Read More »ENFL095

Monday of the Third Week of Easter Believing in Jesus is our job  The next day … When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found… Read More »ENFL094

Saturday of the Second Week of Easter Sailing the lake, today When it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea … It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.… Read More »ENFL093

Friday of the Second Week of Easter You cannot fight against God   But a Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel, …respected by all the people, stood up, ordered the men to be put outside for a short time, and said to them, “Fellow Israelites,… Read More »ENFL092

Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter The normality of a miracle Then the high priest rose up and all his companions …, filled with jealousy … and put them in the public jail. But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the… Read More »ENFL090

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Meritocracy and sharing The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. With great power the apostles bore witness… Read More »ENFL089

Monday of the Second Week of Easter Being reborn in the Spirit Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come… Read More »ENFL088

Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday Faith, life and Church Now a week later… Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and … said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring… Read More »ENFS021

Friday in the Octave of Easter The apparition  on the lake Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples….Together were Simon Peter, Thomas…, Nathanael,… Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We… Read More »ENFL086