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2025 Jun 1 SUN: ASCENSION OF THE LORD S (Seventh Sunday of Easter) Acts 1: 1-11/ Ps 47: 2-3. 6-7. 8-9 (6)/ Heb 9: 24-28; 10: 19-23/ Lk 24: 46-53 As I mentioned last week, I am intending to concentrate through the 15th of June on God the Holy Spirit.  And we have another help today in the passage from the letter to the Hebrews. He is asking us to imagine the heavenly sanctuary itself, which of course is beyond imagining. I know it exists. It is the proper place for the blessed Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We are to picture God the Son returning to that heavenly sanctuary with His own blood offered in sacrifice for the salvation of all of us. And we are called to understand the difference between offering sacrifices over and over, as opposed to the one great sacrifice which is effective for all of us for all time. And we understand that once the Son of God has returned to that heavenly sanctuary, He does send power from on high, and this is God the Holy Spirit. I mentioned last week that I think of the Holy Spirit in terms of what you and I experience as we get to know one another and seek to live together according to the love of God. We know that we can put two people together and they can feel very isolated from one another. They can also feel hostile to each other, but the Holy Spirit is in our midst and that Spirit allows us to become friends, to appreciate and love one another. We understand that the Holy Spirit comes to form the body of Christ here and now in our earthly existence. Today we have also been given two accounts of Jesus' ascension, one from the end of Luke, the other from the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. And we understand that we are in fact to be the body of Christ here and now following the Apostles. And of course next week we celebrate that strange and beautiful event in which there's a mighty wind and tongues of flame and the ability to communicate across barriers. This is what we seek to receive and to exercise. This is the gift won for us through the death and resurrection of Jesus in his breaking of the power of evil, in his giving us an invincible power, the power of love.

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Delivered by Jack and Joanna from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 28: 16-20.30-31; Rs psalm 11: 4.5.7; John 21: 20-25.NECESSARY INTERVETNION Our meditation today is entitled:Necessary Intervention. With this statement we want to express an appropriateand correct intervention. We can also be reminded that if one is not inclinedto interfere then he doesn't need to do so. If you feel obliged to intervene inanother's matter, just do it anyway. The Holy Spirit who moves us at the righttime, will allow us to intervene in the affairs of others or of common things,but at other moments He will prevent us from doing so. Many people often share theirexperiences, especially about personal life and the journey of their faith,with the help of daily meditation through this La Porta media. All gave theirappreciation and gratitude because this spiritual sharing serves to intervene intheir personal lives. A devout listener once wrote a message like this:"Father, I feel my life every day is disturbed by the pouring out of God'sword. I felt reprimanded, but at the same time I am consoled, calm, anddirected towards the wisdom of God." This is an example of doingintervention in the proper and right moment. For the apostle Peter, it seems hewas reprimanded by Jesus because he intervened with the affairs of otherdisciple who the Lord loved so much. He also intervened Jesus' own affairs.According to Jesus, Peter must take care of his matters before being busy withthe matters of others. In other words, there are always moments  that are not right to intervene. This alsohappened with the interest of Roman authority and the diputes of Jewishreligious leaders reagarding the sufferings and trials of the apostle Paulwhile he was in Rome. Our intervention with the matters ofothers is basically unavoidable. That's part of giving attention to them. Butin order to be a very positive act and as a service, we should be able to avoidthe two extremes that make an intervention wrong and negative on ourselves andothers. The first extreme is about theunnecessary, or precisely, excessive and improper time and place of making an intervention.To a person who was stressful and sad, we actually involved him in a discussionof something that made him more confused and depressed. The second is not doinganything or not at all intervening. A friend regretted that he could not helphis friend, when in fact he could provide his help, and as a result the friendsuffered a more severe accident. So, by avoiding these two extremes there isonly one choice, namely the action of intervention that is needed, at the righttime and place, according to one's need or interest. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... Listen to our prayers, o Lord, as we beg for our mutual cooperationof individuals and communities or the society that really aims to improve ourquality of life according to Your will. Our Father who art in heaven ... In thename of the Father ...

Msgr. Roger J. Landry New York City Chapter of the Leonine Forum Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr June 5, 2025 Acts 22:30.23:6-11, Ps 16, Jn 17:20-26   To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/6.5.25_Homily_1.mp3   The following points were attempted […] The post Christ’s Prayers for the Church’s Mission of Unity, 7th Thursday of Easter, June 5, 2025 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

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Delivered by Ivan Kristianto from the Parish of Sydney City South in the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia. Acts of the Apostles 25: 13-21; Rs psalm 103: 1-2.11-12.19-20ab; John 21: 15-19.OUR JUSTIFICATION FROM THE LORD The title for our meditation today is:Our Justification From The Lord. This expression: “Our justification from theLord” means an act of God that justifies and strengthens our dignity as sonsand daughters, which means separating us from the evil and worldly powers thatwant to keep us away from Him. The most obvious example is SaintPaul's trial before the rulers of the world on the basis of the faith that heprofessed and taught. Jesus Christ experienced the same when He was confrontedwith Pontius Pilate. It is there that the justification of God is so evident.It reveals in both words and deeds so that on the one hand stands the truth ofGod that confronts the truth of this world on the other. The outcome should beclear, namely the truth of God must break away from this world to return to itsowner, namely God himself. This is done through a death in this world, in orderto have a new life in the hereafter. Saint Paul's trial is related to theevangelization of the Early Church, while there is also a trial that Saint Peterexperienced when Jesus specifically "judged" him. The term Jesus "judged"is intended to put someone right and honest before God. Peter was interrogatedabout his sincerity, faith and commitment to follow Christ. Peter was famousfor talking without thinking, so he was often mistaken and misunderstood. With thattrial Peter could arrive at his commitment along with his appointment to becomethe leader of the Church.  Justification through a court, whetherby an instrument of the state law enforcement or by God himself, must obey oneof the fundamental conditions which is objectivity. People's consciences,society and public opinion help to shape an objectivity. Whereas ifjustification comes only from one or two persons, who clearly oppose theconsciences of many people, it must be against the truth. The voice and will of God aremanifested through shared opinion in the Church facilitated by her leaders.Through words and deeds of the Church leaders, the justification of our faithand its implementation in life are achieved. For example, if you get absolutionin the sacrament of reconciliation through the ministry of the Church in thehands of the confessor, you are justified and you are in the guidance of thatjustification. God justifies us in this world through legitimate instruments,and one that is most important is the Church. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O most loving God, increase our courage and strength that we may beable to deal with various kinds of difficulties and evil influences, so we mayobtain Your justification and try to live it through words and deeds throughoutour lives. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In thename of the Father ...

Delivered by Ariel of the Parish of Saint Albert the Great in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 20: 28-38; Rs psalm 68: 29-30.33-35a.35b-35c; John 17: 11b-19.SHARING THE HOLY SPIRIT Our meditation today is entitled:Sharing The Holy Spirit. The expression of “sharing the Holy Spirit” here is akind of spiritual work to signify that after receiving the outpouring andempowerment of the Holy Spirit, the person who receives it assume the duty toshare the gift of the Holy Spirit to others. He or she shares the Holy Spirit in thescope of the mission entrusted. For example, the parents bring the Holy Spiritinto their family. Father and mother show their mutual and loving kindness oftheir marriage, and therefore, they give positive effect on the whole family.Everyone wants to contribute what is good and positive so that joy and peacegrow in the family. One is a God's gift to another.  We have an example from the tworeadings today. Jesus strengthened the apostles and disciples, that their liveswithout His physical presence were actually the lives under the guidance of theHoly Spirit. They must had experienced many challenges and difficulties,especially the threat of enemies from various directions. But the fullness ofthe Holy Spirit in Jesus is to be shared among them. Likewise, Saint Paul, whowas going to leave the Ephesian church he had cared for three years. Heguaranteed that the Holy Spirit fully strengthened and guided them. Why should we share the Holy Spirit?There are several importants reasons. First, because God has shared fromHimself. He who is pure and most holy in heaven, wants to share His life withhumans through the Son of God becoming Jesus of Nazareth; then Jesus Himselfsent His Spirit to us. God has shared Himself, then we must also share fromourselves. Second, the Holy Spirit moves andacts. He moved every person in the Early Church and then animated all theiractivities so that they did not stay silent or hid themselves from differentkinds of opposition. Each of them moved and committed in every corner of theworld to testify about Jesus Christ. We also have to do so, especially sharingtestimonies about Jesus Christ to others. Third, the Church is inclusive and sheobeys Jesus' command to make the whole nations His disciples. Thus, there is noother right way except to move every follower of Christ to share the gifts ofthe Holy Spirit, which are to convey all kindness, joy and truth to the wholeworld. Sharing with others in the unity of Jesus Christ is a law that never tobe neglected and not to be undermined. It is basically the responsibility ofevery follower of Chirst as member of the holy Church. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Jesus Christ, in the moments of waiting the coming of the HolySpirit, we put our faith in you with all our hearts, so that through thefullness of the Holy Spirit we share it with those around us. Our Father whoart in heaven ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Gladys from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 22: 30; 23: 6-11; Rs psalm 16: 1-2a.5.7-8.9-10.11; Yohanes 17: 20-26.MAY THEY BECOME ONE The title for our meditation today is:May They Become One. This sentence comes from Jesus Himself, that is when Heprayed for the apostles, the disciples and all of His followers, at the momentof the last supper. The focus of a prayer of this type continues to inspire allour prayers with the intentions for communion and unity among us. This communion is the fundamentalnature of God's being and existence, namely the Trinity. Based on this, Jesusthen prayed that all of his followers will finally arrive at this goal. Butthere is one simple question as it goes: why does Jesus not reveal: “They mustbecome one”, but instead he says: “May they become one”? The most obvious reason is that Godgives freedom to every human person to choose communion or division anddisintegration. This is the same as the human freedom to choose to obey God ordisobey Him. In this world the battle field and struggle of life will determinewhether one really follows God or otherwise chooses another path to oppose Him.Every human being is blessed with freedom and intelligence to choose the pathto salvation. Another reason that we may not realizeis that preparation is always an important element in the pilgrimage of ourfaith in the world. The prayer of Jesus that we may unite in the world is anencouragement, therefore, we can prepare a strong and dignified unity as sonsand daughters of God. This preparation is like an increase of our passion tolong for eternal communion in heaven. Therefore to each one of us: neitherignore nor play and underestimate any kind of unity of God's children in theworld and rather think only the future communion in heaven. God does not pleasewith this type of belief. The next reason that maybe the highestone is that God is the only one God, and He dwells forever in heaven. To getthere we have to go through a long journey and process. There is no magic gameor highly-expressed transportation to get there. If there is no need of aprocess, then we need only one miracle to bring all of us together to heaven.This is not the way of God. God allows us to follow the process, and so we usethe prayer "May we become one". In all our efforts, we humans hopethat we can achieve the goal of communion with God. God does not want toeliminate the element of hope in us by using the word “must”. Hope is veryimportant for us humans. All our prayers clearly use the words "hopefully"or "may" and "will" or "later", because it is aconcrete sign of our hope.Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O God Almighty, unity in You is our ultimate hope, may the HolySpirit sent by Your Son Jesus Christ unite us in this world in all our ways andsituations as our preparation to enjoy eternal communion in heaven. Hail Maryfull of grace ... In the name of the Father ...

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 1, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

Sunday Worship for June 1, 2025, from Queen Anne Lutheran Church in Seattle, our 10:00 service—Pastor Dan Peterson; Cantor Kyle Haugen.Two settings of SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT   (ELW 657); David Schack (b. 1947); Charles Ore (b. 1936) • Introit— Psalm 27:7,8,9,1 • Gathering Hymn—Rise, O Sun of Righteousness, (ELW 657) •  First Reading— Acts 16:16-34  • Psalm 97 • Second Reading—Revelation22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 • Gospel—John 17:20-26 • Sermon—Pastor Dan Peterson ; "The Power of Persistence" • Hymn of the Day— Blest Be the Tie That Binds, ELW 656 • Communion Verse—John 17:12, 13, 15 • Distribution Anthem—Lead Me Lord, Samuel Sebastian Wesley  • Sending Hymn —This Is the Glory, (ELW 376) • Postlude —Andante alla Marcia, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link here to view the bulletin.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enjoying our worship recordings? Consider giving a gift to our church; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠go to this link.⁠⁠

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Delivered by Ria from the Parish of Good Shepherd in the Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 20: 17-27; Rs psalm 68: 10-11.20-21; John 17: 1-11a.EMBRACE THE GLORY OF GOD The title for our meditation today is:Embrace The Glory Of God. Jesus has explained so much about the Holy Spirit whoteaches us everything about Him, including about the cross and suffering. If weas His followers love and accept the cross that the Lord has given us, we mustbe so loved and blessed by the Holy Spirit. For example, the Apostle Paul saidthat suffering and the cross had become his daily food. The Holy Spiritstrengthened and comforted him to accept it with pleasure, and he enjoyed it tothe end. To endure to the end with this cross, Jesus makes it the greatestchallenge for His followers. There are people who are ready for it like Paul,but there are more not yet or even not ready. So He prays for them so that theydo not need to worry about all kinds of suffering and the cross. Blessed are wefor the Lord Jesus Christ prays for us! His prayer for us and His promise ofthe Holy Spirit that helps us to carry our crosses, aim to make us always likethe cross, embrace it, and carry it. Before carrying the cross, we must embracefirst. That means we want, we like and we accept it. If we embrace something orsomeone, that means we love, also we are careful to keep it from falling. Wetry to make sure that the cross does not fall from us and can even move toanother person. This means we embrace the glory ofGod. The cross signifies victory and glory for us, which is achieved byovercoming error and sin. What does embracing God's glory mean? First, becauseJesus Himself reveals that glory to us, especially when He prays for us.Second, Jesus offers an abundance of blessings without limit and this describesreally the glory of God. The glory of the Lord refers to His abundant mercy andkindness. Third, by embracing the glory of Godthrough His cross, we are certain to know God personally. In principle, if wecan get to know someone about his situation that is most difficult, then wecome to know him deeply and personally. With the cross of Jesus, we can knowmany people who are suffering around us because of the various problems.Fourth, the glory of our Lord is also experienced through the fellowship oflove that endures to the end, precisely when love is expressed in serving thosewho suffer. The cross signifies the unity of Jesus Christ with the sinful andsuffering human beings. Let us prepare ourselves for the Solemnity of thePentecost by embracing the glory of God.Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Good and loving God, help us to always choose for Your glory inall our efforts and duties. May we faithfully carry our crosses in all times.Hail Mary full of grace ... In the name of the Father ...

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It is possible to hear in Jesus' high priestly prayer, a prayer he offered shortly before his death, the petitions of the ascended Christ for his own throughout history—to our day—and beyond. Jesus prays for us. In holy baptism we become believers in God, have our robes washed in the flood of Christ's forgiveness, and receive the gift of life forever with all the saints.Scripture Reading: Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; John 17:20-26

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Delivered by Josephine Mercy Ho from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 19: 1-8; Rs psalm 68: 2-3.4-5ac.6-7b; John 16: 29-33.THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS US TO CARRY THECROSS The title for our meditation today is:The Holy Spirit Helps Us Carry The Cross. In religion class, a student askedhis teacher: "The gospel is called the good news, but why are we taughtabout the cross and suffering? Where's the joy of the Gospel? " The lady teacher who has fullexperiences in teaching religion answered by using the analogy of a pregnantmother. In fact the pupil's mother was pregnant at that time with her secondchild. "You at home are happy looking forward to the birth of your sister,right? That is a good news. But your mother bears all the heavy burdens, shehas a lot of trouble every day, and even more so when she gives birth, howpainful she will be. All is about cross and suffering. But after giving birth,all of you in the family will be happier than now." The pupil fell silent and understood.He is like many of us who often regard the cross as a burden that will notescape from us. We often protest God, why the burden or suffering is very heavyand painful. If the holy martyrs in the Church could testify to us, theycertainly repeat what the Gospel proclaims today: But take courage andstrengthen your heart, because we are the true witnessess that Jesus hasovercome the world! Jesus defeated the world with theCross He carried with Him and upon it he was crucified. The Holy Spirit helpsus to see the cross as the power and the way we defeat the world. The cross isa victory and glory. Therefore, we cannot just consider it simply a futilesuffering, ignorance and scandal. Jesus had carried the cross to conquer theworld. So we don't have to worry or be ashamed of the cross. Jesus gives us the best gift, that isHis own Spirit and that means we are baptized in the Holy Spirit. We have allreceived it through the sacrament of baptism, or the same also received byApollos and his friends during the early Church evangelization. There is layingon of hands when the Holy Spirit fills us at the time of the sacrament ofConfirmation. Pentecost will be a reminder of our renewal in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit strengthens us withfaith, courage, perseverance and loyalty so that we are able to live tomorroweven though we will face many obstacles and difficulties. In carrying each ofour cross, the Holy Spirit is present with us. After passing through thesedifficulties and sufferings, the Holy Spirit also stays with us in all joy andpeace. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... Almighty and everliving God, may we remain in longing and passion towelcome the Holy Spirit and remain in the path of salvation. Glory to theFather and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

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Delivered by Maria Delie, Chendani Budhi, Kezia Nikita, and Stella Wijaya from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 7: 55-60; Rs psalm 97: 1.2b.6.7c.9; Revelation 22: 12-14.16-17.20; John 17: 20-26.UNITY IS PERFECT The title for our meditation on this 7thSunday of Easter is: Unity Is Perfect. We all know that perfection belongs toGod. He and all of His powerful deeds are perfect. God is the only creator oflife, that means He is perfect and total in word and deed. Therefore we callhim "Almighty", which means there is no other power above Him. Our human attitude towards God who isone and perfect, generally manifested in two types. The first is to follow Himwhich means we give ourselves to live according to His will and to fulfill Hiscommandments. In the whole story of salvation, the history of God's people 'srelationship with God is very much colored by a crisis of giving of selfproperly and sincerely to God. Moses, David, Peter and Paul are some concreteexamples. They reflect the dynamic life of the real believers like everyone ofus. Second, towards the one and perfectGod, there is a type human attitude that refuses God, both openly and secretlynot to open up to accept His call. The history of salvation also proves thatthe enemies of God like the flood story in the days of Noah in the oldtestament and the Pharisees in the new testament, did not have blessings fromGod. A journey of life that does not know God and rejects Him, clearlydirects  that life to its end in the formof death. On this Sunday the word of God deeplytouches all of us who believe in Christ, that our unity and life in God are thebasic conditions for our salvation. This is our basic calling that begins withour respective baptisms, so that from that moment until the end of our lives,we are in that same unity. The virtue and value of unity are noble and holybecause it comes from God Himself. This should become a reminder for usboth individuals and people of God or members of society, that a union ofpeople who live together in community does not always end in a unity. The endof a process and journey turns out to be in division, separation, conflict, andeven persecution. If the calling of marriage andreligious life turn out to end in separation or division, it means that lifedoes not reach perfection. If someone's journey as a follower of Christ finallyleads to failure to enter heaven, then the journey of faith is far from thelight of perfection. Therefore, the good news of today is important for us,that is, stay united in God. That is perfection. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O God, bless us so that we are not tempted to abandon the unity oflife in your kingdom. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of theFather ...

Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Sermon Brainwave! This week, our hosts Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the texts for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, focusing on John 17's Priestly Prayer, the significance of glory in John's Gospel, and the challenges faced by Paul in Acts 16. They explore the story of the enslaved girl, the power of prayer and praise in adversity, and provide liturgical reflections on the Psalm and Revelation, emphasizing God's presence and promise amidst trials. ✨ Whether you're preparing to preach or simply longing to deepen your spiritual insight, this episode will equip you with fresh angles, biblical depth, and a few laughs along the way. Commentaries for the Seventh Sunday of Easter can be found on the Working Preacher website at https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/seventh-sunday-of-easter-3/commentary-on-john-1720-26-6. *  *  * Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share to stay connected with more insightful lectionary discussions! Reminder: We have commentaries for the Revised Common Lectionary, the Narrative Lectionary, and Evangelio (Spanish-language Gospel). We're here for you, working preachers! Learn more by visiting https://www.workingpreacher.org/. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/T6Paog8Pd6M.

Delivered by Margareth Sembiring from Saint Francis of Assisi Church Singapore. Acts of the Apostles 25: 13b-21; Rs psalm 103: 1-2.11-12.19-20b; John 21: 15-19 OUR JUSTIFICATION FROM THE LORD The theme for our meditation today is: Our Justification From The Lord. This expression: “Our justification from the Lord” means an act of God that justifies and strengthens our dignity as sons and daughters, which means separating us from the evil and worldly powers that want to keep us away from God. The most obvious example would be Saint Paul's trial before the rulers of the world on the basis of the faith that he professed and taught. Jesus Christ experienced the same treatment when He was confronted with Pontius Pilate. There, the justification from God was evident. It reveals itself through words and actions so that the truth of God on the one hand stands contradicting the truth of this world on the other. The climax is clear, the truth of God must break away from this world to return to its owner, namely God himself. This is done through a death in this world, in order to have a new life in the hereafter. Saint Paul's trial was related to the evangelization of the Early Church, while there was also a trial that Saint Peter faced when he was "judged" specifically by Jesus. The term "judged" by Jesus is intended to put someone right and honest before God. Peter was interrogated about his sincerity, faith and commitment to follow Christ. Peter was famous for talking without thinking, so he was often mistaken and misunderstood. With that trial Peter could arrive at his commitment along with his appointment to become the leader of the Church. Justification through a court either by an instrument of the state law enforcement or by God himself, must obey one of the fundamental conditions which is objectivity. People's consciences, society and public opinion help to shape an objectivity. Whereas if justification comes only from one or two persons, who clearly oppose the consciences of many people, it must be against the truth. The voice and the will of God are manifested through the opinion shared in the Church that is facilitated by its leaders. Through words and acts of the Church leaders, the justification of our faith and its implementation in life are obtained. For example, if you get absolution in the sacrament of reconciliation through the ministry of the Church in the hands of the confessor, you are justified and guided by that justification. God justifies us in this world through legitimate instruments, and one of which the most important is the Church. Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... O most loving God, increase our courage and strength that we may be able to deal with various kinds of difficulties and evil influences, so we may obtain Your justification and try to live it through words and deeds throughout our lives. Glory to the Father ... In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/media-la-porta/message

Delivered by Margareth Sembiring from Saint Francis of Assisi Church Singapore and Jason Christopher Stedy from Saint John Bosco Church Jakarta, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 28: 16-20.30-31; Rs psalm 11: 4.5.7; John 21: 20-25 NECESSARY INTERVETNION Our meditation today has the theme: Necessary Intervention. With this statement we want to express an appropriate and correct intervention. We can also be reminded that if one is not inclined to interfere then he doesn't need to do so. If you feel obliged to intervene in a friend's problem, just do it anyway. The Holy Spirit who moves us at the right time, will allow us to intervene in the affairs of others or of common things, but at other moments He will prevent us from doing so. In a particular Sunday Mass, a priest delivered his homily which attracted so much attention from the congregation. His explanation really penetrated people hearts. And there was a devout Catholic wrote a message to him few hours after the holy Mass as it went like this: "Father, I feel my life every day is disturbed by the pouring out of God's word. I felt reprimanded, but at the same time I am consoled, calm, and directed towards the wisdom of God." This is an example of doing intervention in the proper and right moment. For the apostle Peter, it seems he was reprimanded by Jesus because he intervened with the affairs of other disciple who was loved by the Lord. He also intervened Jesus' own affairs. According to Jesus, Peter must take care of his own matters before being busy with the matters of others. In other words, there are always moments that are not right to intervene. This also happened with the interest of Roman authority and the diputes of Jewish religious leaders reagarding the sufferings and trials of Paul while he was in Rome. Our intervention with the problems of others is basically unavoidable. That's part of giving attention to them. But in order to be a very positive act and as a service, we should be able to avoid the two extremes that make an intervention wrong and negative on ourselves and others. The first extreme is about the unnecessary, or precisely, excessive and improper time and place intervention. To a person who was stressful and sad, we might have involved him in a discussion of something that made him more confused and depressed. The second is not doing anything or not at all intervening. A friend regretted that he could not help his friend, when in fact he could have provided his help, and as a result the friend suffered a more severe accident. So, by avoiding these two extremes there is only one choice, namely the action of intervention that is needed, at the right time and place, according to one's need or interest. Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... Listen to our prayers, o Lord, as we beg for our mutual cooperation of individuals and communities or the society that really aims to improve our quality of life according to Your will. Hail Mary full of grace ... In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/media-la-porta/message

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Delivered by Manette Maturan from Saint John Bosco Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 22: 30; 36: 6-11; Rs psalm 16: 1-2a.5.7-8.9-10.11; John 17: 20-26 MAY THEY BECOME ONE The theme for our meditation today is: May They Become One. This sentence comes from Jesus Himself, that is when He prayed for the apostles, the disciples and all of His followers, at the moment of the last supper. The focus of a prayer of this type continues to inspire all our prayers with the intentions for communion and unity among us. This communion is the fundamental nature of God's existence, namely the Trinity. Based on this, Jesus then prayed that all of his followers will finally arrive at this goal. But there is one simple question: why does Jesus not reveal: “They must become one”, instead he says: “May they become one”? The most obvious reason is that God gives freedom to every human being to choose either communion or division and disintegration. This is the same as the freedom to choose to obey God or disobey Him. In this world the battle field and struggle of life will determine whether one really follows God or otherwise chooses another path to oppose Him. Every human being is blessed with freedom and intelligence to choose the path to salvation. Another reason that we may not realize is that preparation is always an important element in the pilgrimage of our faith in the world. The prayer of Jesus that we may unite in the world is an encouragement so that we can prepare a strong and dignified unity as sons and daughters of God. This preparation is like an increase of our passion to long for eternal communion in heaven. Therefore to each one of us: never ignore nor underestimate any kind of unity of God's children in the world. We should always think on the future communion in heaven. The next reason that maybe the highest one is that God is the only one God, and He dwells forever in heaven. To get there we have to go through a long journey and process. There is no magic game or highly-expressed transportation to get there. If there is no need of a process, then we need only one miracle to bring all of us together into heaven. This is not the way of God. God allows us to follow the process, and so we use the prayer "May we become one". In all our efforts, we humans hope that we can achieve the goal of communion with God. God does not want to eliminate the element of hope in us by using the word “must”. Hope is very important for us humans. All our prayers clearly use the words "hopefully" or "may" and "will" or "later", because it is a concrete sign of our hope. Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... O God Almighty, unity in You is our ultimate hope, may the Holy Spirit sent by Your Son Jesus Christ unite us in this world in all our ways and situations as our preparation to enjoy eternal communion in heaven. Hail Mary full of grace ... In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/media-la-porta/message

Delivered by Sister Maria Fe Silva, FMA from Salesian Sisters Community in Sumba Barat Daya, Diocese of Weetebula, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 20: 28-38; Rs psalm 68: 29-30.33-35b.36c; John 17: 11b-19 SHARING THE HOLY SPIRIT Our meditation today has the theme: Sharing The Holy Spirit. The expression of “sharing the Holy Spirit” here means that after receiving the outpouring and empowerment of the Holy Spirit, the person who receives it has the mission to share the gift of the Holy Spirit to others. He shares the Holy Spirit in line with the mission he is entrusted. For example, as parents bring the Holy Spirit into a family, the father and mother show their mutual and lasting love in their marriage life, and therefore, they give positive effect on the whole family. Everyone wants to contribute what is good and positive so that joy and peace grow in the family. One is a God's gift to another. We have an example from the two readings today. Jesus strengthened the apostles and disciples, that their lives without His physical presence were actually the lives under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. They must had experienced many challenges and difficulties, especially the threat of enemies from various directions. But the fullness of the Holy Spirit in Jesus is all shared with them. Likewise, Paul, who was going to leave the Ephesian church he had cared for three years. He guaranteed that the Holy Spirit fully strengthened and guided them. Why should we share the Holy Spirit? There are several importants reasons. First, because God has shared from Himself. He who is pure and most holy in heaven, wants to share His life with humans in the form of the Son of God becoming Jesus of Nazareth; then Jesus Himself sent His Spirit to us. God has shared Himself, then we must also share from ourselves. Second, the Holy Spirit moves and acts. He moved every person in the Early Church and then animated all their activities so that they did not stay silent or hid themselves from different kinds of opposition. Each of them moved and exited in every corner of the world to testify about Jesus Christ. We also need to do so, especially sharing testimonies about Jesus Christ to others. Third, the Church is inclusive and obeys Jesus' command to make the whole nations His disciples. Thus, there is no other right way except to move every follower of Christ to share the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which are to convey all kindness, joy and truth to the whole world. Sharing with others in the unity of Jesus Christ is a law that not to be neglected and not to be undermined. It is basically the responsibility of every follower of Chirst as member of the holy Church. Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... O Jesus Christ, in the moments of waiting the coming of the Holy Spirit, we put our faith in you with all our hearts, so that through the fullness of the Holy Spirit we share it with those around us. Our Father ... In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/media-la-porta/message

The Seventh Sunday of Easter / June 2, 2019 / Pastor Timothy Schwartz Service Folder

Sermon for 06/06/2019 from the Reverend Dominic George, TSSF Musical selections from the St. Francis' Choir Dale Richard- musical director Jason Jia- organ

In this sermon, on the Seventh Sunday in Easter (June 2, 2019), Pastor Corey Brooks explores the idea of unity (based on John 17:20-26).

Discussion on texts for Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 2, 2019): (Gospel) John 17:20-26; (First Reading) Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; (Second Reading) Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher. read more...

Discussion on texts for Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 2, 2019): (Gospel) John 17:20-26; (First Reading) Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; (Second Reading) Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher. read more...

Discussion on texts for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 1, 2014): (Gospel) John 17:1-11; (1st Reading) Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; (2nd Reading) 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11. read more...

Discussion on texts for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 1, 2014): (Gospel) John 17:1-11; (1st Reading) Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; (2nd Reading) 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11. read more...