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Sunday April 5
Our Journey with Jesus
Day 15
Jesus Is Raised From the Dead.
Sunday April 5
Our Journey with Jesus
Day 15
Jesus Is Raised From the Dead.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Let us pray
O Jesus I Surrender myself to You, You take over. Amen
Easter Sunday
In other years:
St Vincent Ferrer (1350 - 1419)
Roman Missal:
Easter Sunday
The Day we Have Waited For - Alleluia
On Good Friday we walked with Jesus through the final 3 Stations of the Cross.
Our journey of course has a triumphant ending when on Easter Sunday today we reflect on the lesser known Station - the Resurrection of Jesus
Uphold the true Gospel of Jesus Christ
My Saviour thank you.
Thank You for so much endless love
that helps me rise
out of my own sinfulness.
I will try again
to live a better life.
Help me always to remember
that love You showed to me.
Mary Mother of our risen Lord
Teach me to be like you
and in my love for others,
love Him in return.
Amen
Prayer
My Saviour thank you.
Thank You for so much endless love that helps me rise out of my own sinfulness.
I will try again to live a better life.
Help me always to remember that love You showed to me.
Mary Mother of our risen Lord
Teach me to be like you
and in my love for others, love Him in return.
Reflection of Mary
I could only be most grateful
for the sacrifice of my son for us.
Yet what emptiness I felt,
trying to live without him, Whom I loved.
But only two days later that emptiness
was filled beyond belief.
He had risen!
Our Saviour opened the doors to a new life.
That is the way it had to be.
because his underlying love for us
would not stop anything less.
I could rejoice forever,
but certainly ...... not in silence.
Prayer to Our Lady Of Sorrows
O most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief you experienced when you witnessed the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and death of your divine Son, look upon me with eyes of compassion, and awaken in my heart a tender commiseration for those sufferings, as well as a sincere detestation of my sins, in order that being disengaged from all undue affection for the passing joys of this earth, I may sigh after the eternal Jerusalem, and that henceforward all my thoughts and all my actions may be directed towards this one most desirable object.
Honour, glory, and love to our Divine Lord Jesus, and to the holy and immaculate Mother of God.
Thank you for making this journey through lent on the sufferings and death of Our Lord to His eventual triumph and resurrection.
What a wonderful God we have!
May the blessing of this Easter Season come down on you and remain with you forever. Amen
John 20:1-9 - He must rise from the dead
It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb’ she said ‘and we don’t know where they have put him.’
So Peter set out with the other disciple to go to the tomb. They ran together, but the other disciple, running faster than Peter, reached the tomb first; he bent down and saw the linen cloths lying on the ground, but did not go in. Simon Peter who was following now came up, went right into the tomb, saw the linen cloths on the ground, and also the cloth that had been over his head; this was not with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and he believed. Till this moment they had failed to understand the teaching of scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
The Word of The Lord - From the letters of Paul
Colossians 3:1-4 · Look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is
Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand. Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth, because you have died, and now the life you have is hidden with Christ in God. But when Christ is revealed – and he is your life – you too will be revealed in all your glory with him.
Our Blessed Mother explained to us what would happen in the World and in the Church if people continued to turn from God. Sadly we can now see this all around us in the Church and in the World. One of the things she asked us to do was to say the Rosary everyday.
Please find a few minutes today to fulfil her request.
"Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Saviour; in suffering love becomes crystallised; the greater the suffering, the purer the love.”
(Diary of St Faustyna #57, page 29)
The Divine Mercy Prayers
A live link to the Divine Mercy Shrine
Surrender to Jesus
Surrender is a word that can feel heavy, especially in a world that glorifies self-reliance and control. Yet, when it comes to our relationship with God, surrender is not about giving up; it’s about giving in—to His love, His plans, and His promises.
Trusting God in daily surrender is a beautiful yet challenging act of faith.
Trusting God in Daily Surrender
Prayer to St Michael
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in our hour of conflict. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Lord Jesus I accept you as my personal Saviour.
From this moment on may I open my heart to you and trust that the Holy Spirit will fill this heart with your love so that I can in all sincerity worship God our Father above all things and love my neighbour as myself.
For me alone this will be extremely difficult. In my human nature I am under constant attack from Satan but I know that if I trust You, You will provide me with whatever graces I need to withstand such evil attacks.
I know that with Your love it is truly possible to have heaven here on earth.
For what is Heaven except to be in the presence of God.
With Your help I can overcome my human limitations, my needless worries, and my needless concerns.
Help me accept Your holy living Word as proclaimed in the bible and at every Mass and through the Gospel realise that my childish love reflects Your words -
'Unless you become like little children you shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven'.
Jesus please grant that when my time comes to meet You, You will not be a stranger but a friend.
I can ask for nothing more.
Amen.
A Poor Clare nun who had just died, appeared to her Abbess, who was praying for her, and said to her, "I went straight to Heaven, for, by means of this prayer, recited every evening, I paid all my debts." It is known as 'the Prayer for Daily Neglects' and invites us to offer to God the Father the Heart of his Divine Son as we read below in reparation of our sins.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits:
To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life.
Glory be ....
To purify the good I have done badly this day and during all my life.
Glory be......
To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and during all my life.
Glory be .....
Father in heaven,
this evening,
we lift our eyes to You and pray:
confound the scorn of the proud
and graciously show us Your mercy.
Amen.
God of peace and love bring us all together in your name.
Do not let the gates of hell consume us.
We all believe in God and his Word
and accept Jesus as our Saviour.
Send your Spirit to lead us to accept each other
and our differences and that one day
we will be one in Christ.
Amen.
Always remember - Jesus loves you.
Only in God is my soul at rest.
In Him comes my salvation.
Always remember - Jesus loves you
We finish as we begun
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen