This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, May 26, 2024 is from Matthew 28:16-20.
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all 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.”
Reflection
“When we were baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we were bound with all three persons in God. Called to live out that bond, we express it with the love that in turn binds us with others. Bonded with those we love and with those who love us, we form an ever-widening family, rooted in the bonds of the Trinity.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Summer 2024
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday 1 Peter 1:3-9; Mark 10:17-27
Tuesday 1 Peter 1:10-16; Mark 10:28-31
Wednesday 1 Peter 1:18-25; Mark 10:32-45
Thursday 1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12; Mark 10:46-52
Friday Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Luke 1:39-56
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feast) – This feast commemorates the visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. The story of this joyous event can be found in Luke’s gospel. Elizabeth declares that Mary and her child are blessed. Mary’s response to this is the Magnificat, also known as “The Song of Mary,” her hymn of praise to God.
Saturday Jude 17, 20b-25; Mark 11:27-33
Saint Justin, Martyr – Justin, a Samaritan and convert to Christianity, was called “The Philosopher.” He used his knowledge of philosophy to explain Christian doctrine. He refused to sacrifice to the gods, was brought to trial before the Roman prefect, and condemned to death. SOURCE: Living with Christ, May 2024