18 May – Memorial of St John I, Pope, Martyr Priest in Rome. Elected 53rd pope in 523. Italy‘s ruler, Theodoric the Goth, was an Arian, and for a while he let Catholics alone, but in later life he became suspicious of everyone, imagining conspiracies and attempts to seize his throne. He tried to involve [...]
17 May _____________________ Acts 25:13-21 King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus. Their visit lasted several days, and Festus put Paul’s case before the king. ‘There is a man here’ he said ‘whom Felix left behind in custody, and while I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and elders [...]
16 May _____________________ Acts 22:30,23:6-11 Since the tribune wanted to know what precise charge the Jews were bringing, he freed Paul and gave orders for a meeting of the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin; then he brought Paul down and stood him in front of them. Now Paul was well aware that one section [...]
15 May _____________________ Acts 20:28-38 Paul addressed these words to the elders of the church of Ephesus: ‘Be on your guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you the overseers, to feed the Church of God which he bought with his own blood. I know quite well [...]
14 May – Feast of St Matthias, Apostle Apostle. As he could bear witness to the Resurrection of Jesus, he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Preached the Gospel for more than 30 years in Judea, Cappadocia, Egypt and Ethiopia. Remembered for preaching the need for mortification of the flesh with regard to all its [...]
13 May – Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima _____________________ Acts 19:1-8 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul made his way overland as far as Ephesus, where he found a number of disciples. When he asked, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?’ they answered, ‘No, we were never even told there [...]
12 May The Spirit and the Bride The Church is wedded to Christ in the love of the Spirit and looks forward to the final fulfilment of that love in the glory of heaven. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Acts 7:55-60 Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory [...]
11 May _____________________ Acts 18:23-28 Paul came down to Antioch, where he spent a short time before continuing his journey through the Galatian country and then through Phrygia, encouraging all the followers. An Alexandrian Jew named Apollos now arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, with a sound knowledge of the scriptures, and yet, [...]
10 May _____________________ Acts 18:9-18 At Corinth one night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid to speak out, nor allow yourself to be silenced: I am with you. I have so many people on my side in this city that no one will even attempt to hurt you.’ So [...]
9 May – Solemnity of The Ascension of the Lord Dear readers, Greetings in the Lord! We are delighted to welcome a new contributor to our team today – Steven Su. Steve was born and raised in New York City and has been residing in Hong Kong since 2006. He has lived the majority of [...]
