Friday within the Octave of Easter

Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"

Readings of the Day

Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 65:1-10 The Prior of the Monastery

Mass: Acts 4:1-12; Resp Ps 118; Jn 21:1-14

It is wonderful in our eyes.

MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,

PRAY FOR US.

It is the Lord.

(Jn 21:7)

Here is one of the first things that occurs to me with the opening line of today's account from the Acts of the Apostles. The man, crippled from birth, who we first heard about on Wednesday, caused quite a commotion. As you recall, with the words of Peter, "In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk" (Acts 3:6), the man regained strength in his feet and ankles, then immediately stood up, walked around, jumped about too, and praised God. Yesterday we found the man clinging to Peter and John. Is he still clinging to them? What must the people think about that? As we hear today, not everyone was pleased with all this commotion. The ones who were annoyed (Acts 4:2) have Peter and John arrested and put in custody. At the same time, many of those who heard the word believed, thousands of them (Acts 4:4). Three cheers for the formerly crippled, now healed man. At the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, every tongue confess Him, king of glory now, Jesus is Lord, king of glory now!

We also find Jesus is on the move this week appearing here there and everywhere, much to people's astonishment. We find the Risen Lord revealing Himself to the fishermen today. Hungry, Jesus invites the others to a meal: Come and have breakfast (Jn 21:12). So Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish (Jn 21:13). May we recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread, and fish too. 

CHRIST IS RISEN!

HE IS TRULY RISEN!

Today's photo: This fawn lily is wonderful in our eyes. Another one from Bald Hill, near Corvallis, OR.

© Gertrude Feick 2022