(WORD, THEMES AND PROMISES)
READINGS (Cycle A – Year I)
May 7, 2023 – Act 6:1-7/ Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19/ 1 Pt 2:4-9/ Jn 14:1-12
May 14, 2023 – Act 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 21, 2023 – Act 1:1-11/ Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9/ Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-20
May 28, 2023 – Act 2:1-11/ Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30/ 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13/ Jn 20:19-23
COMMUNITY WORD
Jesus Christ, our Lord, is the way to the Father by the power of the Holy Spirit.
ORDER
“Go and make disciples of all nations.” (Mt 28:19a)
PROPHECIES.
1. Have faith, do your mission and I will be with you always.
2. You are My instruments to renew the face of the earth.
DIRECTIONS
1. Pray fervently and dwell on His word daily, that you will be guided in everything you do.
2. Be an instrument of God’s saving grace by being active in the mission field.
3. Recruit and evangelize more people by conducting LSS and Encounters in parishes and outreaches.
THEMES AND PROMISES
Week#1 (5th Sunday of Easter)
Theme: We follow Jesus as the way to the Father, when we believe that He is the way, the truth and the life.
Promise: “I go and prepare a place for you…so that where I am you also may be.” (Jn 14:3)
Week#2 (6th Sunday of Easter)
Theme: We follow Jesus as the way to the Father, when we love Him 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 14:21b)
Week#3 (The Ascension of the Lord)
Theme: We follow Jesus as the way to the Father, when we preach His gospel and make disciples in His name.
Promise: “I am with you always, until the end of age.” (Mt 28:20b)
Week#4 (Pentecost Sunday)
Theme: We follow Jesus as the way to the Father when we forgive and receive the peace of the Holy Spirit.
Promise: “When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.” (Ps 104:30)