Celebrating at Home: The Good Shepherd Calls His Own by Name and They Recognize His Voice *Fourth Sunday of Easter* The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called “Good Shepherd Sunday” because no matter what reading cycle we are in, the Gospel always focusses on the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. This year, the Gospel reading talks about Jesus as the ‘gate of the sheepfold’, that is, Jesus is the one through whom we truly enter into the fold of God. Read more ... Celebrating At Home - Fourth Sunday&nbs ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Strangers Share a Journey, Hearts Begin to Burn, and They Recognized Him *Third Sunday of Easter* Luke’s wonderful story of the two disciples on the way to Emmaus is another story of transformation through personal encounter with the risen Jesus. It is a heart-warming story and we can easily identify with the two disciples feeling crushed by the weight of their shattered dreams. They don’t believe the story of the women that Jesus is alive. They don’t recognise the stranger when he walks beside ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: A Joyful Meeting, the Spirit Received, Doubts Transformed*Second Sunday of Easter*The great Easter feast of last Sunday began the Church’s fifty-day celebration of the Resurrection which concludes with the feast of Pentecost in six weeks.The Gospel of each Sunday is a meditation on Jesus as: the resurrected Christ, made known in the scriptures and the breaking of the bread, the bearer of life in all its fullness, our way, truth and life, pledge of God’s love.In today’s Gospel reading there are ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: An Empty Tomb, Lives Changed Forever, Enduring Presence*Easter Sunday*The practice of the presence of God can help us - just frequently reminding ourselves that we always in the presence of God, that we can talk to God as one friend to another, that God is in this moment with us, that God is on our side no matter what comes our way, that God is our constant companion.Eventually, we will begin to feel more deeply God’s presence, not just beside us, but within us. Eventually, the fears and anxie ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Love Revealed in the PassionGood Friday*When the soldiers had finished crucifying Jesus they took his clothing and divided it into four shares, one for each soldier. His undergarment was seamless, woven in one piece from neck to hem; so they said to one another, ‘Instead of tearing it, let’s throw dice to decide who is to have it.’ In this way the words of scripture were fulfilled: They shared out my clothing among them. They cast lots for my clothes. This is exactly what the so ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Love Poured Out in ServiceHoly Thursday*On this night we recall Jesus’ commandment to love one another, his washing of the disciples’ feet and the breaking of the bread of his own life, not just at table, but also on the altar of the Cross, for the healing and nourishment of the world.Read more ...Celebrating At Home - Holy Thursday [PDF]Celebrating At Home - Holy Thursday [ePub .     .     .Celebrando en Família: El amor manifestado en el servicioJueves Sa ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Love Revealed Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord* Matthew presents the passion, not as a gruesome act, but as the means of salvation. The cross is part of God’s plan, not a tragic mistake. Read more ... Celebrating At Home - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [PDF] Celebrating At Home - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [ePub]  .     .     . Celebrando en Família: El amor revelado Domingo de Ramos - Pasión de Nuestro Señ ...Continue Reading

April – Abril – Aprile 2023 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANO Download English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISH LECTIO DIVINA - April 2023 Lectio Divina April 2023 [PDF] Download here Lectio Divina April 2023 [ePub] Download here Lectio Divina April 2023 [Mobi] Download here If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITO ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Let Him Go Free5th Sunday of Lent*The final of the three Great Gospels of Lent is ours today - a Gospel story of life and freedom. Like the gospels of the last two Sundays, the dramatic story of Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead is a story of love, faith and belief.One thing that is rarely commented on about this story is the image of love that pervades it. Jesus has treated the Samaritan woman with dignity, respect, gentleness and love, and reached out in love to heal the bl ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Journey into the Light 4th Sunday of Lent* In this Sunday’s Gospel we accompany the man who was born blind on his journey into the light. The first thing we read in the full version of this Gospel is that Jesus announces that the man is sinless – he has been born blind so that God’s glory can be seen at work in him.  Then Jesus gives the blind man sight. Notice that the man didn’t ask to be healed – this is Jesus’ initiative, taking the first step and reaching out in love.  That’s how J ...Continue Reading