GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY : Saturday - April 30, 2022

Saturday - April 30, 2022

"Mary, give me your Heart: so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate; your Heart so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life and love Him as you love Him and serve Him in the distressing guise of the poor."

-- Blessed Mother Teresa

April 30, 2022

 

Saturday of the Second Week of Easter

Lectionary: 272

 

Reading I     

                                                                                    Acts 6:1-7

 

As the number of disciples continued to grow,

the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews

because their widows

were being neglected in the daily distribution.

So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said,

“It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table.

Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men,

filled with the Spirit and wisdom,

whom we shall appoint to this task,

whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer

and to the ministry of the word.”

The proposal was acceptable to the whole community,

so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit,

also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas,

and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

They presented these men to the Apostles

who prayed and laid hands on them.

The word of God continued to spread,

and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly;

even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

 

Responsorial Psalm                                  33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19

 

R.        (22)  Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

 

Exult, you just, in the LORD;

            praise from the upright is fitting.

Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;

            with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.

R.        Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

 

Upright is the word of the LORD,

            and all his works are trustworthy.

He loves justice and right;

            of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.

R.        Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

 

See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,

            upon those who hope for his kindness,

To deliver them from death

            and preserve them in spite of famine.

R.        Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

 

Alleluia                                              Phil 2:8         

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Christ is risen, who made all things;

he has shown mercy on all people.

R. Alleluia

 

Gospel                                                           Jn 6:16-21

 

When it was evening, the disciples of Jesus went down to the sea,

embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum.

It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.

When they had rowed about three or four miles,

they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat,

and they began to be afraid.

But he said to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”

They wanted to take him into the boat,

but the boat immediately arrived at the shore

to which they were heading.

 

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The Miracle of the Boat

We often think about the dramatic miracle of Jesus walking on water. But did you notice the equally amazing end of that story?

The moment the disciples wanted to invite Jesus to climb into the boat, zap! God supernaturally transported Jesus and the disciples and the boat to their destination!

This is how God works in our lives too. The moment we recognize our need for Jesus, he says, "I'm here. Don't be afraid." And then, before we can invite him into our boats, we're already with him beyond the place of fear, arriving on the shore of the mission that he wants us to do.

Every trial, every hardship, every suffering we're enduring is meant to be turned into the mission of Christ. If you haven't taken my course yet on "How to Turn Your Crosses into Resurrections", make time for it now for the sake of letting God lift you up into Easter joy.

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God Bless You.....

The Rosary Family

The mother of Jesus promised St. Dominic that, “one day through the rosary & the scapular I shall save the world!”