by L'équipe de publication | Apr 14, 2024 | Evangelium
Saint Paternus
White
He is the first saint of the 5th century. He followed his father’s path by becoming a hermit in Wales. He was known for his preaching, charity and mortifications.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Sir 15: 5
In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory, alleluia.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who raised up the Bishop Saint Athanasius as an outstanding champion of your Son’s divinity, mercifully grant, that, rejoicing in his teaching and his protection, we may never cease to grow in knowledge and love of you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading : Acts 6:8-15
Stephen was filled with grace and power and began to work miracles and great signs among the people. But then certain people came forward to debate with Stephen, some from Cyrene and Alexandria who were members of the synagogue called the Synagogue of Freedmen, and others from Cilicia and Asia. They found they could not get the better of him because of his wisdom, and because it was the Spirit that prompted what he said. So they procured some men to say, ‘We heard him using blasphemous language against Moses and against God.’ Having in this way turned the people against him as well as the elders and Scribes, they took Stephen by surprise, and arrested him and brought him before the Sanhedrin. There they put up false witnesses to say, ‘This man is always making speeches against this Holy Place and the Law. We have heard him say that Jesus the Nazarene is going to destroy this Place and alter the traditions that Moses handed down to us.’ The members of the Sanhedrin all looked intently at Stephen, and his face appeared to them like the face of an angel.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:23-24,26-27,29-30
R/ They are happy whose life is blameless.
I ponder on your statutes. Your will is my delight; your statutes are my counsellors.
I declared my ways and you answered; teach me your statutes. Make me grasp the way of your precepts and I will muse on your wonders.
Keep me from the way of error and teach me your law. I have chosen the way of truth with your decrees before me.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn20:29
Alleluia, alleluia! ‘You believe, Thomas, because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 6:22-29
After Jesus had fed the five thousand, his disciples saw him walking on the water. Next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side saw that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had set off by themselves. Other boats, however, had put in from Tiberias, near the place where the bread had been eaten. When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered: ‘I tell you most solemnly, you are not looking for me because you have seen the signs but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat. Do not work for food that cannot last, but work for food that endures to eternal life, the kind of food the Son of Man is offering you, for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do if we are to do the works that God wants?’ Jesus gave them this answer, ‘This is working for God: you must believe in the one he has sent.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, O Lord, upon the offerings we present to you in commemoration of Saint Athanasius, and may witnessing to your truth bring salvation to those who profess the same unblemished faith as him. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : 1 Cor 3: 11
No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Grant us, we pray, almighty God, that the true divinity of your Only Begotten Son, which we firmly profess with Saint Athanasius, may, through this Sacrament, ever give us life and protection. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“…you are not looking for me because you have seen the signs but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat…”. Jesus is inviting us to strive for higher realities. He insists: “Do not work for food that cannot last, but work for food that endures to eternal life…” The invitation to strive for higher realities is constant in practically all religions. Christianity captures this in the Sermon on the Mount: “Seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given you besides” (Matt 6:33). We are constantly advised to desire and work for things that truly count. This is part of the genuine wisdom throughout human history. Plato urged his disciples to love the “eternal ideas” and to reject mere shadows. In decadent times people prefer only entertainment and light literature. In the Church, we should weep when preachers use the pulpit only to entertain, gauging the “success” of the homily by the number of times the people laugh. “Work for food…that endures to eternal life.”
by L'équipe de publication | Apr 14, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
Sainte Anastasie
Blanc
Avec son amie Basilisse, elles sont des martyres romaines qui furent condamnées à mort pour avoir enseveli, selon la tradition, les saints apôtres Pierre et Paul. Elles connurent les supplices habituels et cruels de la part de l’empereur Néron.
Antienne d’ouverture
Il est ressuscité, Jésus, le vrai Pasteur, lui qui a donné sa vie pour son troupeau, lui qui a choisi de mourir pour nous sauver. Alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui montres aux égarés la lumière de ta vérité pour qu’ils puissent reprendre le bon chemin, donne à tous ceux qui se déclarent chrétiens de rejeter ce qui est indigne de ce nom et de rechercher ce qui lui fait honneur. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Act 6, 8-15
En ces jours-là, Étienne, rempli de la grâce et de la puissance de Dieu, accomplissait parmi les peuplades prodiges et des signes éclatants. Intervinrent alors certaines gens de la synagogue dite des Affranchis, ainsi que des Cyrénéens et des Alexandrins, et aussi des gens originaires de Cilicie et de la province d’Asie. Ils se mirent à discuter avec Étienne, mais sans pouvoir résister la sagesse et à l’Esprit qui le faisaient parler. Alors ils soudoyèrent des hommes pour qu’ils disent : «Nous l’avons entendu prononcer des paroles blasphématoires contre Moïse et contre Dieu. »Ils ameutèrent le peuple, les anciens et les scribes, et, s’étant saisis d’Étienne à l’improviste, ils l’amenèrent devant le Conseil suprême. Ils produisirent de faux témoins, qui disaient : «Cet individu ne cesse de proférer des paroles contre le Lieu saint et contre la Loi. Nous l’avons entendu affirmer que ce Jésus, le Nazaréen, détruirait le Lieu saint et changerait les coutumes que Moïse nous a transmises. » Tous ceux qui siégeaient au Conseil suprême avaient les yeux fixés sur Étienne, et ils virent que son visage était comme celui d’un ange.
Psaume : 118 (119), 23-24, 26-27, 29-30
R/ Heureux ceux qui marchent suivant la loi du Seigneur !
Ou : Alléluia ! cf. 118,1
Lorsque des grands accusent ton serviteur, je médite sur tes ordres. Je trouve mon plaisir en tes exigences: ce sont elles qui me conseillent.
J’énumère mes voies : tu me réponds ; apprends-moi tes commandements. Montre-moi la voie de tes préceptes, que je médite sur tes merveilles.
Détourne-moi de la voie du mensonge, fais-moi la grâce de ta loi. J’ai choisi la voie de la fidélité, je m’ajuste à tes décisions.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. L’homme ne vit pas seulement de pain, mais de toute parole qui sort de la bouche de Dieu. Alléluia. (Mt 4, 4b)
Évangile : Jean 6, 22-29
Jésus avait rassasié cinq mille hommes, et ses disciples l’avaient vu marcher sur la mer. Le lendemain, la foule restée sur l’autre rive se rendit compte qu’il n’y avait eu là qu’une seule barque, et que Jésus n’y était pas monté avec ses disciples, qui étaient partis sans lui. Cependant, d’autres barques, venant de Tibériade, étaient arrivées près de l’endroit où l’on avait mangé le pain après que le Seigneur eut rendu grâce. Quand la foule vit que Jésus n’était pas là, ni ses disciples, les gens montèrent dans les barques et se dirigèrent vers Capharnaüm à la recherche de Jésus. L’ayant trouvé sur l’autre rive, ils lui dirent : « Rabbi, quand es-tu arrivé ici ? » Jésus leur répondit: « Amen, amen, je vous le dis: vous me cherchez, non parce que vous avez vu des signes, mais parce que vous avez mangé de ces pains et que vous avez été rassasiés. Travaillez non pas pour la nourriture qui se perd, mais pour la nourriture qui demeure jusque dans la vie éternelle, celle que vous donnera le Fils de l’homme, lui que Dieu, le Père, a marqué de son sceau. » Ils lui dirent alors : « Que devons-nous faire pour travailler aux œuvres de Dieu ? » Jésus leur répondit: « L’œuvre de Dieu, c’est que vous croyiez en celui qu’il a envoyé. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que nos prières montent vers toi, Seigneur, avec ces offrandes pour le sacrifice ; dans ta bonté purifie-nous, et nous correspondrons davantage au sacrement de ton amour. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Jn 14, 27
«C’est la paix que je vous laisse, dit le Seigneur, c’est ma paix que je vous donne. Ce n’est pas à la manière du monde que je vous la donne», Alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Dieu tout-puissant, dans la résurrection du Christ, tu nous recrées pour la vie éternelle ; multiplie en nous les fruits du sacrement pascal : fais-nous prendre des forces neuves à cette nourriture qui apporte le salut. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Jésus a multiplié le pain pour nourrir la foule , cette foule l’a aussi vu réussir l’exploit de marcher sur les eaux . C’est des signes qui l’accroche à Jésus , tels des téléspectateurs accrochés à un match de football parceque l’équipe de leur joueur favori est sur scène . Ils sont accrochés à Jésus soit pour le spectacle , soit pour le bénéfice c’est pourquoi ils le cherche sans répit. « Vous me cherchez parceque vous avez mangé du pain «. Leur foi refuse d’éclore malgré les signes . Ils s’accrochent aux signes et non pas à ce que les signes indiquent . C’est l’exemple de cet insensé qui regarde le doigt de celui qui lui indique un objet . Chers frères il nous arrivent aussi que les besoins que nous présentons à Dieu aucours de nos prières nous obsedent et vident notre être de la présence de Dieu . Cherchons d’abord l’essentiel Dieu lui même et le reste nous sera donné. Que le Seigneur nous donne d’être clairvoyants.
by L'équipe de publication | Apr 13, 2024 | Evangelium
3rd Sunday of Easter Year B
Psalter: Week 3
Saint Lydwine
White
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 65: 1-2
Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia.
Collect
May your people exult for ever, O God, in renewed youthfulness of spirit, so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption, we may look forward in confident hope to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Acts 3:13-15,17-19
Peter said to the people: ‘You are Israelites, and it is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, who has glorified his servant Jesus, the same Jesus you handed over and then disowned in the presence of Pilate after Pilate had decided to release him. It was you who accused the Holy One, the Just One, you who demanded the reprieve of a murderer while you killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses.
‘Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that his Christ would suffer. Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out.’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 4:2,4,7,9
R/ Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord.
When I call, answer me, O God of justice; from anguish you released me, have mercy and hear me!
It is the Lord who grants favours to those whom he loves; the Lord hears me whenever I call him.
‘What can bring us happiness?’ many say. Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord.
I will lie down in peace and sleep comes at once for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Second reading: 1 John 2:1-5
I am writing this, my children, to stop you sinning; but if anyone should sin, we have our advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, who is just; he is the sacrifice that takes our sins away, and not only ours, but the whole world’s. We can be sure that we know God only by keeping his commandments. Anyone who says, ‘I know him’, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, refusing to admit the truth. But when anyone does obey what he has said, God’s love comes to perfection in him.
Gospel Acclamation: cf.Lk24:32
Alleluia, alleluia! Lord Jesus, explain the Scriptures to us. Make our hearts burn within us as you talk to us. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 24:35-48
The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread. They were still talking about all this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you!’ In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said, ‘Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.’ And as he said this he showed them his hands and feet. Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, and they stood there dumbfounded; so he said to them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ And they offered him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes. Then he told them, ‘This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms has to be fulfilled.’ He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive, O Lord, we pray, these offerings of your exultant Church, and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness, grant also that the gifts we bring may bear fruit in perpetual happiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Lk 24: 35
The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord, and grant, we pray, that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries may attain in their flesh the incorruptible glory of the resurrection. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The Emmaus disciples recount their encounter with the Risen One and how they recognised him while sharing bread with the rest of their companions, the community, when Jesus arrives again, greeting them and promising them PEACE. The disciples were consequently troubled and perplexed by Jesus’ terrible death and «rumoured» resurrection. His gift, which overcame all of these difficulties, was PEACE. Peace dispels doubt and drives anxiety away. Today, Jesus offers us this serenity: the peace that knows no boundaries, the joy that knows no fear. A person who has found inner peace has already risen with Christ. The previous doubts and worries vanish because Jesus «opened their minds» so they could grasp the Scriptures and how much they knew about Him. So, one by one, the Spirit of the Risen Jesus enlightens their companions’ brains and hearts and converts them – like Peter – into powerful witnesses of the Good News.
by L'équipe de publication | Apr 13, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
3ème Dimanche de
Pâques
Psautier iii
Saints Maxime, Tiburce
et Valérien
Antienne d´ouverture Cf. Ps 65, 1-2
Acclamez Dieu, toute la terre, chantez à la gloire de son nom, rendez-lui grace, louez-le, alléluia.
Collecte
Garde à ton peuple sa joie, Seigneur, toi qui refais ses forces et sa jeunesse; tu nous as rendu la dignité de fils de Dieu, affermis-nous dans l’espérance de la réssurection. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Actes 3, 13-15,17-19
En ces jours-là, devant le peuple, Pierre prit la parole : « Hommes d’Israël, le Dieu d’Abraham, d’Isaac et de Jacob,
le Dieu de nos pères, a glorifié son serviteur Jésus, alors que vous, vous l’aviez livré, vous l’aviez renié en présence de Pilate qui était décidé à le relâcher. Vous avez renié le Saint et le Juste, et vous avez demandé qu’on vous accorde la grâce d’un meurtrier. Vous avez tué le Prince de la vie, lui que Dieu a ressuscité d’entre les morts, nous en sommes témoins. D’ailleurs, frères, je sais bien que vous avez agi dans l’ignorance, vous et vos chefs.
Mais Dieu a ainsi accompli ce qu’il avait d’avance annoncé par la bouche de tous les prophètes : que le Christ, son Messie, souffrirait. Convertissez-vous donc et tournez-vous vers Dieu pour que vos péchés soient effacés. »
Psaume 4, 2,4.7,9
R/ Sur nous, Seigneur, que s’illumine ton visage ! ou : Alléluia ! (4, 7b)
Quand je crie, réponds-moi, Dieu, ma justice ! Toi qui me libères dans la détresse, pitié pour moi, écoute ma prière !
Sachez que le Seigneur a mis à part son fidèle, le Seigneur entend quand je crie vers lui. Beaucoup demandent : « Qui nous fera voir le bonheur ? » Sur nous, Seigneur, que s’illumine ton visage !
Dans la paix moi aussi, je me couche et je dors, car tu me donnes d’habiter, Seigneur, seul, dans la confiance..
2ème lecture : 1 Jean 2:1-5
Mes petits enfants, je vous écris cela pour que vous évitiez le péché. Mais si l’un de nous vient à pécher, nous avons un défenseur devant le Père : Jésus Christ, le Juste. C’est lui qui, par son sacrifice, obtient le pardon de nos péchés, non seulement des nôtres, mais encore de ceux du monde entier.
Voici comment nous savons que nous le connaissons : si nous gardons ses commandements. Celui qui dit : « Je le connais », et qui ne garde pas ses commandements, est un menteur : la vérité n’est pas en lui. Mais en celui qui garde sa parole, l’amour de Dieu atteint vraiment la perfection.
Acclamation : cf. Lc 24:32
Alléluia. Alléluia. Seigneur Jésus, ouvre-nous les Écritures ! Que notre cœur devienne brûlant tandis que tu nous parles. Alléluia.
Évangile : Luc 24, 35-48
En ce temps-là, les disciples qui rentraient d’Emmaüs racontaient aux onze Apôtres et à leurs compagnons ce qui s’était passé sur la route, et comment le Seigneur s’était fait reconnaître par eux à la fraction du pain. Comme ils en parlaient encore, lui-même fut présent au milieu d’eux, et leur dit : « La paix soit avec vous ! » Saisis de frayeur et de crainte, ils croyaient voir un esprit.
Jésus leur dit : « Pourquoi êtes-vous bouleversés ? Et pourquoi ces pensées qui surgissent dans votre cœur ? Voyez mes mains et mes pieds : c’est bien moi ! Touchez-moi, regardez : un esprit n’a pas de chair ni d’os comme vous constatez que j’en ai. » Après cette parole, il leur montra ses mains et ses pieds. Dans leur joie, ils n’osaient pas encore y croire, et restaient saisis d’étonnement. Jésus leur dit : « Avez-vous ici quelque chose à manger ? »
Ils lui présentèrent une part de poisson grillé qu’il prit et mangea devant eux. Puis il leur déclara : « Voici les paroles que je vous ai dites quand j’étais encore avec vous : “Il faut que s’accomplisse tout ce qui a été écrit à mon sujet
dans la loi de Moïse, les Prophètes et les Psaumes.” » Alors il ouvrit leur intelligence à la compréhension des Écritures. Il leur dit : « Ainsi est-il écrit que le Christ souffrirait, qu’il ressusciterait d’entre les morts le troisième jour, et que la conversion serait proclamée en son nom, pour le pardon des péchés, à toutes les nations, en commençant par Jérusalem. À vous d’en être les témoins. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Accueille, Seigneur, lesdonsde ton Eglise en fete : tu es à l’origine d’un si grand bonheur, qu’il s’épanouisse en joie éternelle. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Lc 24, 46-47
Il fallait que s’accomplit ce qui était annoncé par l’Ecriture : les souffrances du Messie, sa réssurection des morts le troisième jour, et la conversion proclamée en son no, pour le pardon des péchés, à toutes les nations, alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Regarde avec bonté, Seigneur, le peuple que tu as renové par tes sacrements ; accorde-nous de parvenir à la réssurection bienheureuse, toi qui nous as destinés à connaitre ta gloire; Par Jésus.
Méditation
Jésus, en venant dans ce monde, avait, comme dessein ultime de sa vie, le salut de toute l’humanité. Pour cette raison, il n’a pas seulement apporté aux hommes le salut par sa Passion, sa mort et sa Résurrection ; il a également veillé à faire connaître ce salut à tous les peuples, par l’intermédiaire de l’Église. Pour cela, dès le début de sa vie publique, il s’est choisi des disciples qui, en l’accompagnant, en vivant à ses côtés, et en suivant son exemple et ses enseignements, deviendraient des témoins authentiques auprès des nations du monde. Jésus leur apprit, en tout premier lieu, à se soumettre à la volonté du Père, à aimer la croix, et à se renier eux-mêmes (Matthieu 16.24-25) et il les consacra au salut des âmes (Jean 17.18-20). Aujourd’hui, tout chrétien est appelé à devenir un témoin authentique de Jésus, en revivant en son cœur le mystère pascal. Mais sa maturité chrétienne n’est complète que lorsqu’il se consacre généreusement à l’œuvre d’évangélisation et au salut de ses frères.
by L'équipe de publication | Apr 12, 2024 | Evangelium
Saint Martin I (- 655)
Pope, Martyr
White
He was born in Todi in Umbria and elected Pope in 649. He called a synod to combat the Monothelite heresy concerning the nature of Christ. He died on in 655.
Entrance Antiphon
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
Collect
Set aside, O Lord, the bond of sentence written for us by the law of sin, which in the Paschal Mystery you cancelled through the Resurrection of Christ your Son. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
First reading : Acts 6:1-7
About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 32(33):1-2,4-5,18-19
R/ May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you. or Alleluia!
Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just; for praise is fitting for loyal hearts Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp, with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs.
For the word of the Lord is faithful and all his works to be trusted. The Lord loves justice and right and fills the earth with his love.
The Lord looks on those who revere him, on those who hope in his love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Lk1:28
Alleluia, alleluia! Christ, having been raised from the dead, will never die again. Death has no power over him any more. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 6:16-21
In the evening the disciples went down to the shore of the lake and got into a boat to make for Capernaum on the other side of the lake. It was getting dark by now and Jesus had still not rejoined them. The wind was strong, and the sea was getting rough. They had rowed three or four miles when they saw Jesus walking on the lake and coming towards the boat. This frightened them, but he said, ‘It is I. Do not be afraid.’ They were for taking him into the boat, but in no time it reached the shore at the place they were making for.
Prayer over the Offerings
Sanctify graciously these gifts, O Lord, we pray, and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice, make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon
Father, I wish that, where I am, those you gave me may also be with me, that they may see the glory that you gave me, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery, humbly imploring, O Lord, that what your Son commanded us to do in memory of him may bring us growth in charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The disciples were scared when they saw Jesus walking on water approaching them. They thought he was a ghost. They soon discovered that their master was also the master of nature. As the master of nature, he controls all of nature’s troubles, including the storm at sea when the disciples rowed the boat. «It is I. Do not be afraid,» he said, and the sea calmed down. When the Twelve became terrified after watching Jesus walk on the water, Jesus comforted them with these words. He was practically saying to them, «Trust me!» We must walk with unwavering trust in the Church and this world. Invite Jesus into your boat, and any difficulty you think you have, no matter how bad it appears, will vanish for good, just like the storm that plagued the disciples. If you can hear his voice amid life’s storms and respond appropriately, you will find peace that the world cannot provide. When foreign and internal crises endanger our communities, the readings today give us hope. In difficult times, Jesus is with us. Nothing is too complicated for us to master with him!
