Sunday

24 Apr 2016

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SUNDAY SUMMARY

Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27  The door of faith is opened to Gentile believers, thanks be to God.
Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13  God’s compassion is available to all of creation.
Revelation 21:1-5a  When the old order passes away, so does every reason for sorrow.
John 13:31-33a, 34-35  The new commandment is more compact than the old: love.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

Just last Sunday we heard in the Book of Revelation how those who worship before God’s throne “will not hunger or thirst anymore. . . . and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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Exploring the word

Love makes all things new

The closest thing to apocalypse most of us will experience in this life is falling in love. In the biblical Apocalypse, God reveals the great mystery at the end of time in these terms: “Behold, I make all things new.”

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In other words

The Sunday gospel in everyday English

When Judas had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is seen for who he is, and God seen for who he is in him.

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Homily stories

Go forth among the people

When my daughter was asked why she wanted to be confirmed into the Catholic faith, she answered: “Because God needs me.”

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

Our God asks us to love one another. For when we have not loved, we now ask for God’s forgiveness

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Homily themes

Notes on the text

“I give you a new commandment: love one another.” Everything is new: “Behold, I make all things new.”

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Quotes

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. —T. S. Eliot

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