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Yesterday I was crucified with Christ; today I am glorified with
him.
Yesterday I was dead with him; today I am sharing in his resurrection.
Yesterday I was buried with him; today I am waking with him from the sleep of death.
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Gregory Nazianzen, Oration I, For Easter, 4.
(. . . "today" . . . and every day. How do you experience this new life in
Christ?)
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ACTS 2:36-41; PS 33:4-5, 18-19, 20,
22; JN 20:11-18
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of
the LORD the earth is full.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
Our soul waits for the
LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
USCCB Lectionary
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Reflection on the Scriptures |
It's Easter, and he is not dead. And it is not too late. Peter tells the Jews to repent and be baptized and they can share in the Holy Spirit. And they did. It's not too late. They didn't recognize the Lord before, but they see now, and it's not too late.This is the best part. It's not too late. It's never too late. We can repent and share in the Holy Spirit. I didn't really do everything I wanted to for Lent. I started to clean out my closet to donate clothes, but I didn't get finished, and I didn't get the clothes to the Goodwill. But it's
not too late. I can take them this week, and they will still do some good. My Lenten sacrifice is a little late, but it's not too late. I wanted to donate to the food pantry, and I didn't get it done during Lent, but I can do it now. It's not too late. It's not too late. If we recognize
Jesus now, if we realize now that he has risen and he lives in us, we can repent now. We can do what we need to, and we can share in the Holy Spirit. It's not too late. - by Tami
Whitney
Creighton Online Ministries
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Selected Quotes from St. John of the Cross on the Journey of the Soul to God by Contemplation - from Living Flame of
Love
Second Redaction
Stanza III. #34. Any kind of thought or meditation or pleasure would impede and disturb the soul and would introduce noise into the deep silence which the
soul should observe in order to hear the deep and delicate voice in which God speaks to the heart in this secret place.
#35. When the soul is led into silence, it must forget even the practice of loving advertence; it must practice that advertence only when it is not conscious of being brought into solitude or interior rest or forgetfulness.
- compiled by James and Tyra Arraj Paperback edition: Kindle edition available
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