(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 communityBe 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)
