Matthew 28:16-20
The
eleven disciples went to
to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them,
"All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
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After reading the first time…invite
to share, a word, a phrase, idea, image or thought.
After reading the second time…invite to share: What does this passage teach me about my
mission in life?
After reading the
third time…invite to share what I am called to do, what I am called to
change.
Then move around the
circle…offering prayer of thanks (Thank you, God, for…) and petition (Please,
God...). Conclude by praying the Lord’s
Prayer together.
Remember one is always
free to pass.
John 20:19-23
On
the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, "Peace be with you."
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained."
Lectionary for Mass, Copyright © 1970, 1986, 1992,
1998, 2001 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981,
1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither
this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or
displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in
writing from the copyright owner.
After reading the first time…invite
to share, a word, a phrase, idea, image or thought.
After reading the second time…invite to share: Where is the Spirit speaking in my life
now?
After reading the
third time…invite to share what I am called to do, what I am called to
change.
Then move around the
circle…offering prayer of thanks (Thank you, God, for…) and petition (Please,
God...). Conclude by praying the Lord’s
Prayer together.
Remember one is always
free to pass.
John 3:16-18
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of
God.
Lectionary for Mass, Copyright © 1970, 1986, 1992,
1998, 2001 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997,
International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither
this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or
displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in
writing from the copyright owner.
After reading the first time…invite
to share, a word, a phrase, idea, image or thought.
After reading the second time…invite to share: What difference does the reality of the
Trinity make in my life?
After reading the third time…invite to
share what I am called to do, what I am called to change.
Then move around the
circle…offering prayer of thanks (Thank you, God, for…) and petition (Please,
God...). Conclude by praying the Lord’s
Prayer together.
Remember one is always
free to pass.
John 6:51-58
Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:
"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."
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Jesus said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood,
you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise him on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me
and I have life because of the Father,
so also the one who feeds on me
will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
whoever eats this bread will live forever."
Lectionary for Mass, Copyright © 1970, 1986, 1992,
1998, 2001 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981,
1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither
this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or
displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in
writing from the copyright owner.
After reading the first time…invite
to share, a word, a phrase, idea, image or thought.
After reading the second time…invite to share: What does my “amen” mean?
After reading the
third time…invite to share what I am called to do, what I am called to
change.
Then move around the
circle…offering prayer of thanks (Thank you, God, for…) and petition (Please,
God...). Conclude by praying the Lord’s
Prayer together.
Remember one is always
free to pass.