THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ABUNDANT LIFE.

THE GIFT OF ABUNDANT LIFE. 

"Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.

"But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 

"The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 

When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. 

"But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”

 Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them.

"So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 

"I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.

 A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; 

I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10: 1 - 10).

Sunday April 26th 2026 in the 4th Week in the Easter Season.

"I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”

Why was Jesus conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontus Pilate, crucified, died and buried and raised again on Easter Sunday, which we celebrate each Easter Season?

The answer is: THAT WE MAY HAVE ABUNDANT LIFE.

Humanity had lanquished in squalor since the downfall of Adam and Eve. 

What is Abundant Life? 

Abundant Life is the Holy Spirit.

 When we become baptized, the third Person of the Blessed Trinity instantly comes and dwells in us. 

He does not come empty handed. God does not ration the Holy Spirit. 

The Holy Spirit comes with all His gifts to make His residence in us. He brings with Him these gifts. 

Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Reverential Fear of the Lord and Piety.

These gifts come to us as seeds to be developed by us through desire, prayer and study.

The Holy Spirit blesses us too with the fruits of His personality, for example: Charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity and others.

This is the Abundant Life that Jesus speaks about in John 10: 10. 

He who believes enjoys Abundant Life Here and Now.

 St Catherine of Siena says that we continue to enjoy this Abundant Life from now all the way to eternity.

Abundant life is life in the Spirit.

 It is not eating, drinking and revelry which is the life of the unsaved. 

If you lose the joy and peace of abundant life through sin, you go to the Hospital in the Sacrament of Reconciliation where the Good Shepherd is waiting for you with the merciful medicine of Mercy.

The Eucharist is the food for the Journey of life provided for us by the Good Shepherd.

THE EUCHARIST IS THE PRECIOUS BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. 

The Church d honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

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THE FEAST OF ST MARK THE EVANGELIST.

GO AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL TO THE WHOLE WORLD. 

"Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: 

“Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.

 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; 

whoever does not believe will be condemned.

"These signs will accompany those who believe: 

in my name they will drive out demons, 

they will speak new languages.

 They will pick up serpents with their hands,

 and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. 

They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. 

But they went forth and preached everywhere, 

while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs." (Mark 16: 15 - 20).

Saturday April 25th 2026 is the feast of St Mark the Evangelist. 

St Mark the Evangelist lived between AD 12 - 68 AD.

 He was Cyerene from Libya in North Africa. 

He was also called John Mark.

Mark was son of Mary who provided her home as a place of meeting for the early Christian community in Jerusalem.

Mark worked with Saints Paul and Barnabas and later with St Peter the Apostle. 

St Mark founded the Church in Alexandria in Egypt where he is honored with a beautiful Basilica.

St Mark is the patron saint of Egypt, Copts, Mainar, Venice and Barristers.

St Mark is the writer of the  Gospel according to St Mark.

The Holy Spirit commands us in today's Gospel:

"Go into all the world, and proclaim the Gospel to every creature."

Today, this mission of universal evangelization is very urgent.

 Recent Popes are insistent that the Church mobilize for New Evangelization.

Everyone can evangelize today.

 Probably over 50% of mankind today can be reached through social media groups, viz: WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Facebook, etc

The word today encourages each of us to share the Gospel. Practice makes perfect.

"Go into all the world, and proclaim the Gospel to every creature."

THE EUCHARIST IS THE PRECIOUS BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. 

The Church honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-holy-eucharist_31.html?m=1

FEAST OF ST FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN, PRIEST AND MARTYR.

FEAST OF ST FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN, PRIEST & MARTYR.

THE GOODNEWS:

"Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,

went to the high priest and asked him

for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,

that,

if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way,

he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains.

On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus,

a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,

"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

He said, "Who are you, sir?"

The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do."?

The men who were traveling with him stood speechless,

for they heard the voice but could see no one.

Saul got up from the ground,

but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing;

so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus.

For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank.

There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias,

and the Lord said to him in a vision,

"Ananias."

He answered, "Here I am, Lord."

The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight

and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul.

He is there praying,

and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias

come in and lay his hands on him,

that he may regain his sight."

But Ananias replied,

"Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man,

what evil things he has done to your holy ones in Jerusalem.

And here he has authority from the chief priests

to imprison all who call upon your name."

But the Lord said to him,

"Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine

to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and children of Israel,

and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name."

So Ananias went and entered the house;

laying his hands on him, he said,

"Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me,

Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came,

that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes

and he regained his sight.

He got up and was baptized,

and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength.

He stayed some days with the disciples in Damascus,

and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues,

that he is the Son of God." (Acts 9: 1 - 20).

Friday April 24th 2026 in the 3rd Week in the Easter Season is the feast of St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, OFM.

St Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577 - 1622), Priest and Martyr.

Born in Germany, he achieved fame as Evangelist and Catechist in Switzerland where he was martyred for the faith.

Jesus said:

"I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness."

Why is there so much darkness in the world today?

Because of lack of faith.

Jesus is the true light of the world. He shines light on God's purpose for the world.

This includes God's purpose for every person and everything in the world.

Unbelief in Jesus produces confusions like gender ideology, abortion, war, materialism, euthanasia, emotional instability and so forth.

Our saint of today, St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, OFM believed that Jesus Christ is the light of the world. This belief drove him to Switzerland to share this light where he was martyred.

Our Scripture today is from the master story of the Conversion of St Paul.

IS PAUL SPECIAL?

#1. Christ Jesus undertook the conversion of St Paul Himself.

No delegation of this duty to a super Apostle.

No intermediary. Like for all the other Apostles, it was a personal choice, call and anointing.

#2. Paul is the greatest missionary and evangelist in the Church.

#3. Paul wrote most of the New Testament.

#4. Paul's case was clearly an instance of Predestination and Divine Providence.

What do we learn from the Conversion of St Paul?

#A. We share a vocation with the great Apostle: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16: 15).

#B. People are converted through hearing the testimonies of converted people. Testimony also means witnessing.  This is why autobiographies and biographies are powerful genre of literature. They leverage the power of example and testimony.

It is not an accident that the Conversion of St Paul is repeated three times in the Acts of the Apostles in considerable length.

The Holy Spirit is teaching the Church the best practice in Evangelization.

Do not hide the blessings of God. Shout them.

"They [converts] only kept hearing that “the one who once was persecuting us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” So they glorified God because of me." (Galatians 1: 23 - 24).

This powerful example of Paul encouraged the faith of all.

The Church exists for only One Thing:

Evangelization.

Jesus is appealing to us:

"Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16: 15).

How do we start?

"You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses..." (Acts 1: 8).

No Holy Spirit, No power.

Ask the Lord Jesus with confident boldness for the Gift of the Holy Spirit for Evangelization.

And you can start evangelizing right away with your smart phone.

Do you have a phone with Internet connection? Do you  have an address book on your phone? Start sharing Scriptures and the blogs you like.

"If there are so few priests in certain places, it is above all because those that are there have forsaken Me in the Sacrament of My love and no longer live in My friendship.

Let every priest present himself as a friend of Jesus, and his ministry will soon take on the efficacy and fruitfulness that characterized that of Saint John, of Saint Paul, and of My first apostles. The friend speaks with the authority that only experience can confer." (IN SINU JESU, March 30, 2008 Sunday of Divine Mercy).

The Church learns more and honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL.

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-holy-eucharist_31.html?m=1

 

COME TO THE ALTAR AND EAT FREE BREAD.

COME AND EAT BREAD. COME AND DRINK RICH WINE. 

"Jesus said to the crowds: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. 

It is written in the prophets:

They shall all be taught by God.

Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.

 Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.

 I am the bread of life. 

Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; 

this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die.

 I am the living bread that came down from heaven; 

whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my Flesh for the life of the world.” (John 6: 44 - 51).

Thursday April 23rd 2026 in the 3rd Week in the Easter Season.

What does Jesus mean that He is the bread of life?

Jesus  gives us Himself as our nourishment.

 What does the Church teach about the Bread of life?

"It [Eucharist] refers directly to the Bread of Life, the Body of Christ, the "medicine of immortality,"

 without which we have no life within us......

The Eucharist is our daily bread.

 The power belonging to this divine food makes it a bond of union. 

Its effect is then understood as unity, so that, gathered into his Body and made members of him, we may become what we receive. 

 This also is our daily bread." (CCC 2837)

In the Eucharist, we receive who we are, the Body of Christ. 

Now we must become what we receive, the Body of Christ, St Augustine teaches.

Jesus also says in the Gospel of today:  "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life." (John 6: 47).

Eternal life starts right here and right now with BELIEF in Jesus.

 In the Eucharist we are challenged to exercise the highest kind of faith in human experience. 

The bread you see looks, tastes and smells like ordinary bread.

 Once the words of consecration are pronounced over it, it becomes the Flesh of Jesus Christ.

 Same with the wine when it is consecrated, it becomes the Blood of Jesus.

 Can you now understand why most of His disciples abandoned Him when Jesus unveiled this doctrine?

Many protestants mock Catholics for believing in the True and Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. 

Jesus Himself says "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life." (John 6: 47).

According to St Athanasius, the early Church Father and Martyr, Easter is a 50-Day Sunday.

 Because of the Resurrection of His dear Son Jesus Christ, God's sweetness towards us in this holy and joyful Season is boundless. The image and flavor of the Eucharist permeates the whole Eastertide. 

"Come and eat bread without money. Come and drink rich wine." (Cf Isaiah 55: 1 - 2). 

I love the Easter Season. This is my best liturgical Season. 

Because Jesus Christ has risen from the grave, I indulge myself in the 50-Day festivities: Ice cream, donut, walnut, movies, music, etc. 

☔🔆🙏 

THE EUCHARIST IS THE SOURCE, CENTER AND SUMMIT OF THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH. 

The Church learns more and honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-holy-eucharist_31.html?m=1

THE EUCHARIST MAKES THE CHURCH.

I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. 

"Jesus said to the crowds,

“I am the bread of life; who­ever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.

"But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe.

"Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

"And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. 

"For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.” (John 6: 35 - 40).

Wednesday 22nd April 2026 in the 3rd Week in the Easter Season. 

Jesus continues the BREAD of LIFE discourse. 

"I am the bread of life; who­ever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

The Eucharist is the soul, center and summit of the life of the Church. 

This is why the Church offers us the whole Month of April to reflect on this great mystery and deepen our knowledge and love of this great Sacrament. 

We can say without fear of contradiction that all the saints in the Roman Calendar are Eucharistic Saints. They could never be Saints without the Eucharist. 

Here is what  some of the Saints say about the Holy Eucharist. 

1.     “In an ever-changing world the Holy Eucharist is a constant reminder of the great reality of God’s changeless love.” – Saint Teresa of Avila 

 2.    “Holy Communion is the most efficacious means of uniting one’s self to God.” – Saint Paul of the Cross  

3.     “The Holy Eucharist is the perfect expression of the love of Jesus Christ for man.” – Saint Maria Goretti

4.     “The Eucharist is a fire that inflames us, that, like lions breathing fire, we may retire from the altar being made terrible to the devil.” – Saint John Chrysostom

5.     “This is the bread of everlasting life which supports the substance of our souls.” – Saint Ambrose

6.     “The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself.” – Saint Peter Julian Eymard

THE HOLY EUCHARIST MAKES THE CHURCH. 

The Church dedicates ALL APRIL to honoring the Most Holy Eucharist 

THE EUCHARIST IS THE CHURCH.

Honor the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

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FEAST OF ST ANSELM, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH.

GIVE US THIS BREAD ALWAYS. 

THE GOOD NEWS: 

"The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?

 What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:

He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”

So Jesus said to them, 

“Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; 

my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 

For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

So they said to Jesus, 

“Sir, give us this bread always.”

 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life;

 whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” (John 6: 30 - 35).

Tuesday April 21 in the 3rd Week in the Easter Season is the feast of St Anselm. 

  

St Anselm lived between 1033 and 1109. 

He was Bishop and Doctor of the Church. 

Anselm became the Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of England in 1093.

 A great theologian, God called Anselm to study and teach the sublime truths of His Revelation for which Anselm suffered much including exile.

 Other great Archbishops and Doctors of the Church who suffered exiles are:

Saints Athanasius, and John Chrysostom.

With great power Saint Anselm bore witness to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Lord recognized this through glorifying Anselm with the crown of suffering and exile. 

Those whom the Lord justifies through faith, He glorifies through the Cross. For what purpose?

 So that they may resemble more closely their elder Brother Jesus.

Rejection of the Cross is rejection of Jesus Christ.

 When you embrace the Cross, then you can bear great testimony to the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

In the Gospel of today, the crowd pleaded:

“Sir, give us this bread always.”

Where in the Gospel of St John did we hear a similar request of Jesus? 

"The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” (John 4: 15).

The Samaritan Woman and the Crowd in today's Gospel are looking for something more than ordinary bread and water. 

Jesus is truly the Bread of life who comes to us in Holy Communion. 

One month every year, the Church inspired by the Holy Spirit gives us the opportunity to reflect on the immense Gift of the Holy Eucharist and the opportunity to renew our faith and gratitude.

The Eucharist = Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ.

It is the Food for the Journey. 

Sacred Heart = Physical Heart of Jesus, a Demonstration of His love. 

The Church dedicates ALL APRIL to honoring the Most Holy Eucharist 

THE EUCHARIST IS THE CHURCH. 

The Church learns more and honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

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STEPHEN THE FIRST MARTYR DIED LIKE JESUS.

THE MARTYRDOM OF ST STEPHEN, THE DEACON 

THE GOSPEL:

STEPHEN FILLED WITH GRACE AND POWER. 

"Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people.

"Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen, 

but they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

"Then they instigated some men to say, 

“We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, accosted him, seized him, and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 

"They presented false witnesses who testified,

 “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law. 

For we have heard him claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

"All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel." (Acts 6: 8 - 15).

Monday 20th April 2026 in the 3rd Week in the Season of 

Easter. 

St Stephen was one of the seven deacons who helped the apostles (Acts 6: 1 - 6). 

He was filled with faith and the Holy Spirit," 

He was "full of fortitude" (Acts 6: 5, 8). 

Stephen died praying for his executioners. 

The similarities between Stephen's martyrdom and the crucifixion of Our Lord emphasize his imitation of Christ even up to the complete gift of self." (Roman Missal).

We learn from the brief summary of the life of St Stephen from the Roman Missal that Stephen must have been a very important witness in the early Church.

 Consider why:

#1 Stephen's life and experience shows that the promises of Jesus are true.

 "When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say.

 You will be given at that moment what you are to say." (Matthew 10: 19).

#2 Stephen died like Jesus forgiving his executioners.

This vindication of the promises of Jesus and fearless embrace of martyrdom made a deep impression on the early Church.

 The Church included the name of St Stephen in the Canon of the Mass to intercede for the Church.

How soon after His Ascension was Christ's prediction vindicated when He said in the course of instructing His disciples: 

 "But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. 

 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. 

You will be given at that moment what you are to say." (Matthew 10: 17 - 19).

We observe the power and faithfulness of Jesus in the trial and death of Stephen. 

What Jesus did for Stephen during his trial and execution, He has done for every single one of His martyrs. He has stood by their sides and sustained them to the last.

Do not be afraid. Jesus will do the same for us should the occasion arise.

THE EUCHARIST IS THE CHURCH. 

The Church learns more and honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

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THE PLACE OF JESUS IN THE SCRIPTURES.

JESUS OPENS THE MIND OF CLEOPAS AND HIS FRIEND TO GOSPEL TRUTH. 

"That very day, the first day of the week, 

two of Jesus' disciples were going

to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,

and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.

And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,

Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,

but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.

He asked them, 

"What are you discussing as you walk along?"

They stopped, looking downcast.

One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,

"Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem

who does not know of the things

that have taken place there in these days?"

And he replied to them, 

"What sort of things?"

They said to him, 

"The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,

who was a prophet mighty in deed and word

before God and all the people,

how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over

to a sentence of death and crucified him.

But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel;

and besides all this,

it is now the third day since this took place.

Some women from our group, however, have astounded us:

they were at the tomb early in the morning 

and did not find his body;

they came back and reported

that they had indeed seen a vision of angels

who announced that he was alive.

Then some of those with us went to the tomb

and found things just as the women had described,

but him they did not see."

And he said to them,

Oh, how foolish you are!

How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things

and enter into his glory?"

Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets,

he interpreted to them what referred to him

in all the Scriptures.

As they approached the village to which they were going,

he gave the impression that he was going on farther.

But they urged him, "Stay with us,

for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over."

So he went in to stay with them.

And it happened that, while he was with them at table,

he took bread, said the blessing,

broke it, and gave it to them.

With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,

but he vanished from their sight.

Then they said to each other,

"Were not our hearts burning within us

while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?"

So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem

where they found gathered together

the eleven and those with them who were saying,

"The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!"

Then the two recounted 

what had taken place on the way

and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread." (Luke 24: 13 - 35).

Our Gospel today (Luke 24: 13 - 35) contains a great revelation. I call it: 

THE FULL TRUTH ABOUT THE GOSPEL. 

This is one of the most powerful and important post Resurrection catechesis of Jesus. 

SIN, SUFFERING, SALVATION are intertwined. 

Sin causes suffering. Suffering creates the condition for Salvation.

"And he[Jesus] said to them,  

“Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! 

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures."

The Old Testament contains in hidden form the full story of the Pascal Mystery: The Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Christ Jesus, the Messiah. 

Jesus reveals this truth to Cleopas and his friend. 

The center of this truth is the Apostolic Kergma, which will become the core of the teaching and preaching of the Disciples of Jesus after Pentecost:

Jesus Christ fulfilled the Vital Necessity of His Mission: He suffered. He died. He rose from the dead. 

The Church continues to proclaim this truth always and everywhere. 

The Church learns more and honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL. 

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

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