Saved by Grace

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/06/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Thursday of Fifth week of Easter, 2021

Acts 15:7-21

Ps 96

John 15:9-11

Saved by Grace

Dear friends in Christ, while the law is good for our common existence, grace goes further. The law came through Moses, but grace has come to us through Christ. ... Read More »

He prunes

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/05/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Wednesday in the fifth week of Easter, 2021

Acts15:1-6

Ps 122

John 15:1-8

He prunes

Dear friends in Christ, many cash crop farmers in preparation for the season, spend time and energy trimming off the dead branches and weeding through the plantation to get the ... Read More »

The gift of peace

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/04/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Tuesday in the fifth week of Easter, 2021

Acts 14:19-28

Ps 145

John 14:27-31

The gift of peace

Dear friends in Christ, today’s readings invite us to look at how the first missionaries worked tirelessly at planting the seeds of the faith and relied ... Read More »

I am the Way…

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/03/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday in the fifth week of Easter, 2021

Feast of Saints Philip and James

1Cor 15:1-8

Ps 19

John 14:6-14

I am the Way…

Dear friends in Christ, today we celebrate two of the Apostles of Jesus: Philip hailed from Bethsaida and started as a ... Read More »

God uses his adversaries…

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/30/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Friday in the fourth week of Easter, 2021

Acts 13:26-33

Ps 2

John 14:1-6.

God uses his adversaries…

In the first part of Luke’s account of the speech or address of Paul in the synagogue of Antioch in Pisidia, he focused on the history of ... Read More »

Not greater…

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/30/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Thursday in the fourth week of Easter, 2021

Acts13:13-25

Ps 89

John 13:16-20

Not greater…

Dear friends in Christ, it is something good for a servant to strive to be like his master; for an apprentice to work hard to rise to great heights; for ... Read More »

Set apart for me…

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/28/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Wednesday in the fourth week of Easter, 2021

Acts 12:24-13:5a

Ps 67

John 12:44-50

Set apart for me…

Dear friends in Christ, when we were baptised into Christ Jesus, we were set apart to live like Him. Not just by walking down the roads of ... Read More »

Listen to what the Lord says

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/27/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Tuesday of fourth week of Easter, 2021

Acts 11:19-26

Ps 87

John 10:22-30

Listen to what the Lord says

In today’s gospel reading (Jn 10:22-30), Jesus declares, ‘the sheep that belong to me listen to my voice. 

An essential element of following Jesus is listening ... Read More »

The gate of the sheepfold

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/26/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday of third week of Easter, 2021

Acts 11:1-18

Ps 42

John 10:1-10

The gate of the sheepfold

Dear friends in Christ, Jesus is not only the Good Shepherd but he is also the gate of the sheepfold. That is very comforting as we ... Read More »

Why are you persecuting me?

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/23/21

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Friday in the third week of Easter, 2021

Acts 9:1-20

Ps 117

John 6:52-59

Why are you persecuting me?

Dear friends in Christ, how often does it happen that while someone suffers, others behave as if it is not their business? 

Our ... Read More »