7th April
5th Sunday of Easter
I am the Way the Truth and the Life
COLLECT: Almighty ever-living God, constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us, that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism may, under your protective care, bear much fruit and come to the joys of life eternal. Through our Lord …
Readings:
Acts 2:14,36-41
Ps 22:1-6 1
Pt 2:20-25
Gospel: John 10:1-10
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you may be too. You know the way to the place where I am going.’
Thomas said, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.’ Philip said, ‘Lord, let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’ Have I been with you all this time, Philip,’ said Jesus to him ‘and you still do not know me? ‘To have seen me is to have seen the Father, so how can you say, “Let us see the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on the evidence of this work, if for no other reason. I tell you most solemnly, whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself, he will perform even greater works, because I am going to the Father.’
Meditation
It is urgent to rediscover and to set forth once more the authentic reality of the Christian faith, which is not simply a set of propositions to be accepted with intellectual assent. Rather, faith is a lived knowledge of Christ, a living remembrance of his commandments, and a truth to be lived out. A word, in any event, is not truly received until it passes into action, until it is put into practice. Faith is a decision involving one’s whole existence. It is an encounter, a dialogue, a communion of love and of life between the believer and Jesus Christ, the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. It entails an act of trusting abandonment to Christ, which enables us to live as he lived, in profound love of God and of our brothers and sisters.
St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor
We Venerate the Saints
- Wed 10 St. John of Ávila, Priest, Doctor
- Fri 12 Ss Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs. Also St. Pancras, Martyr
- Sat 13 Our Lady of Fátima
Our Lady of Fatima
Throughout the Old Testament God, in His great mercy, chose prophets to call His people back to Him. In recent times God is sending His Mother. One of the apparitions of the Mother of God in this century took place in 1917 at Fatima, a little village in Portugal. Our Lady came there to warn us of the harm we would inflict upon ourselves as a result of our sins: wars, famines, plagues, persecution of the Church and the loss of many souls in Hell. God, in His great mercy, wished to save us from these miseries through the Immaculate Heart of His Mother. Our Heavenly Mother revealed at Fatima a plan of hope for this world which continues to plunge headlong toward its own destruction.
Our Lady of Fatima, ewtn.com
Readings for next Sunday (6th of Easter)
- Acts 8:5-8, 14-17.
- Psalm 65:1-7, 16,20.
- 1 Peter 3:15-18.
- John 14:15-21.
»COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK
Parish €1297.98 Hospice €82.04 Caritas €105.60
Thank you for your generosity!
»COMMUNITY EVENT OF CELEBRATION AND THANKS
Buffet at Neos to Help AMH. Thursday 18th May 1.30pm. €20 incl. 1st drink €4 to AMH. Please let Fr. Jim know if coming.
»ST. PAUL’S BEREAVMENT GROUP
For mutual support, comfort and sharing. Next meeting Tues 2nd May 3pm in the coffee shop, entrance via backdoor. To join contact Fr. Jim, phone number and email useful. Thank you.
»HORSE RACE NIGHT
Friday 9th June at the Local from 5pm. Game of chance not gambling. For details see poster at the coffee shop.
»ST. JOSEPH PRAYER GROUP (French Speakers)
Meeting Tuesdays 6PM-7PM. Contact Hervé 96295598.
»COFFEE SHOP
Join us for some tea or coffee, shop bric-a-brac, enjoy community time. Volunteers needed, please contact Fr. Jim.
»CARITAS PAPHOS
Thank you for your donations of non-perishable food. Please, clothing and household item donations may be dropped off at the priest-house (No furniture). For info on food program or volunteering, contact Fr. Fernando 99 93 3130. Thank you for your prayers.
Mass Schedule for this Week
- Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri …… 9 am at Agia Kyriaki.
- Wednesday ……………… 12, preceded by Holy Hour.
- Saturday ……………… 4 and 6pm AK. /// 6 pm Polis.
- Sunday ………………… 10am (Latin), 11am (Polish), 12pm (English) in AK.
Sri Lankan Mass: Every 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:15 pm.
Filipino Mass: Every last Sunday of the month at 12 pm.
Maronite Mass: Sunday at 9 am, Info: Fr. Youakim 9981 4316.