(WORD, THEMES AND PROMISES)
READINGS (Cycle A, Year II)
May 3, 2026 – Acts 6:1-7/ Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19/ 1 Pt 2:4-9/ Jn 14:1-12
May 10, 2026 – Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/ Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20/ 1 Pt 3:15-18/ Jn 14:15-21
May 17, 2026 – Acts 1:1-11/ Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9/ Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-20
May 24, 2026 – Acts 2:1-11/ Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30/ 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13/ Jn 20:19-23
May 31, 2026 – Ex 34:4B-6, 8-9/ Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56/ 2 Cor 13:11-13/ Jn 3:16-18
COMMUNITY WORD
The Holy Spirit empowers us to proclaim the Good News.
ORDER
“Go and make disciples of all nations.” (Mt 28:19a)
PROPHECY
- Be bearers of My light, bringing comfort, unity, and faith wherever you are.
- Be united in My love as I am with the Father.
DIRECTIONS
- Affirm your care and love to your brethren in community
- Be steadfast and relentless in inviting friends and families to district worship and evangelization programs.
- Persevere in prayer and in the study of God’s word.
THEME AND PROMISE
Week#1 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
Theme: We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to trust Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and continue His works.
Promise: “Whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.” (Jn 14:12)
Week#2 (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
Theme: We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to love Jesus by keeping His commandments.
Promise: “Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” (Jn 14:21)
Week#3 (The Ascension of the Lord)
Theme: We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the mission entrusted to us by Christ.
Promise: “… I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Mt 28:20)
Week#4 (Pentecost Sunday)
Theme: We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to forgive and receive healing and peace.
Promise: “When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you will renew the face of the earth.” (Ps 104:30)
Week#5 (The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity)
Theme: We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to emulate the perfect love of the Blessed Trinity.
Promise: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” (Jn 3:16)