COMMUNITY WORD FOR APRIL 2025

(WORD, THEMES AND PROMISES)

READINGS   (Cycle C, Year I)

April 6, 2025 – Is 43:16-21/ Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6/ Phil 3:8-14/ Jn 8:1-11

April 13, 2025 – Is 50:4-7/ Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24/ Phil 2:6-11/ Lk 22:14—23:56

April 20 2025 – Acts 10:34A, 37-43/ Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/ Col 3:1-4/ Jn 20:1-9

April 27 2025 – Acts 5:12-16/ Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24/ Rev 1:9-11A, 12-13, 17-19/ Jn 20:19-31

COMMUNITY WORD

Christ’s passion, death and resurrection lead us to a transformed life.

ORDER  

“Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” (Jn 8:11b)

PROPHECIES:

1.     Repent and feel My warm embrace; forgive that you may experience My love.

2.     Emulate My perfect love and obedience to the Will of the Father.

DIRECTIONS:

1.     Go to confession and be reconciled with God and your neighbor.

2.     Like Christ, manifest mercy to all in word and in deed.

3.     Have a devotion to the Divine Mercy and pray the novena.

THEMES AND PROMISES

Week 1 (5th Sunday of Lent)

Theme: We live a transformed life when we sincerely repent and turn back from our sinfulness.

Promise: “Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing.” (Ps 126:5)

Week 2 (Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion)

Theme: We live a transformed life when we humbly obey and follow God’s will.

Promise: “The Lord God is my help…I am not disgraced; …I shall not be put to shame.” (Is 50:7)

Week 3 (Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord)

Theme: We live a transformed life when we preach and testify Christ’s resurrection.

Promise: “When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.” (Col 3:4)

Week 4 (2nd Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday)

Theme: We live a transformed life when we place our full trust in Jesus, the Divine Mercy.

Promise: “…believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, that through this belief you may have life in his name.” (Jn 20:31)