5/04/13:
Jn 14.23-29
Meditatio: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. ” Jn 14.27a
Oratio: "O God, how great You treat us with among Your gifts is the gift of peace.
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I remember Jesus, at the Last Supper, gave the gift of peace to His disciples and through them to all who believe in Him.
Grant that I may live always in the spirit and peace of Christ - two of Your great gifts to us.
I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.
Reflect: "peace”; not a worldly one; not simply a cessation of hostilities; but a gift of loving concern for the needs of the other above one’s own concerns; and living a life a selfless love; therein lies the Peace of Christ and the source of lasting joy for all of us.
Tomorrow's reading: Jn 15.26-16.4a
About Me
- Father Mike
- I was ordained for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 15, 1993. I am a widower with 8 children and 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. On July 1, 2014 I began my residence at St Mathew Parish in Philadelphia, PA. My last assignment was pastor of St.Elizabeth Ann Seton in Bensalem, PA since November of 1999. I have created this Blog in response to Pope Benedict XVI's recommendation that Priest use modern means of communications to reach out to people with the Good News. I publish daily my Lectio Divina efforts via a group email. I will publish such efforts from time to time to this site as well as other pertinent info about the Good News of Jesus Christ or issues which are contrary to the Good News. What is Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina is the Study of and Meditation on Sacred Scripture. The steps include: Reading (Lectio),- Pondering (Meditatio); Praying (Oratio) and Silence(Contemplatio). I use the daily Lectionary as the source of readings.
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