{"id":171401,"date":"2025-05-10T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=171401"},"modified":"2025-05-08T22:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T02:51:22","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-may-11-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-may-11-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: May 11-18 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"171401\" class=\"elementor elementor-171401\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc0b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc0b80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eecdb71\" data-id=\"eecdb71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7fd1f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7fd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><B>THE WEEKLY DIGEST<\/B><br>OF REGNUM CHRISTI <BR>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff4b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eff4b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492a02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8492a02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5353e87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5353e87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da66621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da66621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week of May 11 - 18 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, May 11, 2025 \u2013 Hearing Our Shepherd\u2019s Voice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, May 12, 2025 \u2013 Freedom of the Sheepfold<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, May 13, 2025 \u2013 Spiritual Seasons<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, May 14, 2025 \u2013 God Loves Us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, May 15, 2025 \u2013 Blessed Are You<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, May 16, 2025 \u2013 The Cure for Anxiety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, May 17, 2025 \u2013 I Need You, Lord<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, May 18, 2025 \u2013 Commanded to Love<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-size: 26px;font-style: normal\"> May 11, 2025 \u2013 Hearing Our Shepherd\u2019s Voice\n\n<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-8);font-size: 24px;font-style: inherit;text-align: var(--text-align);background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\"><\/span><\/h1><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-170688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-170688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-11-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2011260?theme=light\" title=\"May 11, 2025 - 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I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father\u2019s hand. The Father and I are one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>My Sheep Hear My Voice:<\/b>\u00a0\u201cMy sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.\u201d Jesus spoke these words during the Feast of Dedication, which is Hanukkah, the feast founded by Judas Maccabaeus to commemorate the cleansing of the Temple and the restoration of its services after the defilement by Antiochus Epiphanes. Jesus was standing in Solomon\u2019s Portico in the Temple of Jerusalem. Solomon was the son of David, the young shepherd who God anointed as King of Israel one thousand years before Jesus. Jesus\u2019 words here were in response to the crowd of Jews who asked him, \u201cHow long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.\u201d Jesus responded as asked because every Jew in that time knew God\u2019s house was the Temple. Every Jew knew they were the chosen people. Every Jew knew sheep refuse to follow any voice other than their master\u2019s. Every Jew knew only God could give eternal life. Jesus was speaking very plainly here. How many of them would allow Jesus\u2019 words to penetrate their hearts? How many would let Jesus heal them of their spiritual blindness and see he is the Messiah? Do we believe Jesus is who he says he is? If so, are we willing to follow him completely, refusing to listen to any other voice that is not God?<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Belonging to God:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cNo one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father\u2019s hand.\u201d This statement revealed Jesus\u2019 great desire to draw those listening even deeper into an understanding of his relationship as the Son of God to God the Father. His words here evoked Psalm 100:3, which we pray today, \u201cKnow that the Lord is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.\u201d The\u00a0<i>Catechism\u00a0<\/i>teaches, \u201cIt pleased God in his goodness and wisdom, to reveal himself and to make known the mystery of his will. His will was that men should have access to the Father, through Christ, the Word made flesh, in the Holy Spirit, and thus become sharers in the divine nature (CCC 50).\u201d We can judge the Jews for not seeing what seems obvious, but how often are we blind to the awesome reality that we know we are children of God because God has chosen to reveal that to us?<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>One in the Holy Trinity:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cThe Father and I are one.\u201d Jesus, the Word made Flesh, could not speak more plainly to the Jews\u2013and to us\u2013than he does here. The\u00a0<i>Catechism\u00a0<\/i>is just as clear: \u201cGod, who \u2018dwells in unapproachable light,\u2019 wants to communicate his own divine life to the men he freely created, in order to adopt them as his sons in his only-begotten Son. By revealing himself, God wishes to make them capable of responding to him, and of loving him far beyond their own natural capacity\u201d (CCC 52). If we have been blind to this great love and mercy of God, let us commit ourselves from this moment on to join in praise as we just prayed in Psalm 100:1-2, \u201cSing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. We are his people, the flock he tends.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, where I am blind and do not see your goodness, please heal me. Jesus, in all the places I do not follow you, please call me. I desire to know my Master\u2019s voice,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and I desire that you know me. I forget so often how it is you who desire to reveal yourself to me and how it is me that closes myself off from you. Mother Mary, help me to follow your Son so he can take me to our Father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will read from the<i>\u00a0Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i>\u00a0so as to grow in greater knowledge of God and his Church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>For Further Reflection:\u00a0<\/b>Read and meditate on the\u00a0<i>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i>\u00a050-53.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nan Balfour is an events coordinator for\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/span>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him in order to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life. She is also a mother, writer, and speaker on Catholic topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 12, 2025 \u2013 Freedom of the Sheepfold\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171403 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-12-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020633?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"May 12, 2025 - Freedom of the Sheepfold\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020633\/\">May 12, 2025 &#8211; Freedom of the Sheepfold | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cad7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-167555\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"167555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-170061\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"170061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 10:1-10<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.\u201d Although Jesus used this figure of speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. In green pastures he makes me lie down; to still waters he leads me; he restores my soul. He guides me along right paths for the sake of his name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me. You set a table before me in front of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Indeed, goodness and mercy\u00a0will pursue me all the days of my life; I will dwell in the house of the Lord for endless days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>The Sheepfold:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.\u201d One definition of a sheepfold is a three-foot stone wall opening up to the sky. It is said a sheep can jump as high as three feet, and anyone trying to get in would have no trouble stepping over that low wall. This type of sheepfold assumes a shepherd who is ever alert and attentive. The Catholic Church is like this type of sheepfold. The sheep have the freedom to jump the wall if they choose, and anyone from the outside can easily enter. We, too, have that freedom. \u201cGod willed that man should be left in the hand of his own counsel, so that he might of his own accord seek his creator and freely attain his full and blessed perfection by cleaving to him\u201d (CCC 1743). \u201cThe Church proposes. She imposes nothing\u201d (St. John Paul II).<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Thieves and Robbers:\u00a0<\/b>The\u00a0<i>Catechism\u00a0<\/i>states, \u201cThe grace of Christ is not in the slightest way a rival of our freedom when this freedom accords with the sense of the true and good that God has put in the human heart\u201d (1742). Humans are much more intelligent than sheep, but we are wise to look to them for their example of trust. It is said that as long as the sheep are full and feel protected, they are happy to stay in place. Our faith teaches that the \u201cthieves and robbers\u201d that tempt us are the flesh, the world, and the devil. If we believe Jesus is the Son of God, the Good Shepherd, who provides fully for us and protects us from harm, why do we find ourselves mistaking the voices of vice as something good and worth following?<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>The Shepherd\u2019s Voice:<\/b>\u00a0\u201cBut whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice.\u201d With over thirty-thousand Protestant Christian denominations in the world, there are various understandings of who Jesus is. For Catholics, we can trust who Jesus is through Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. These three pillars of the Church, like the Good Shepherd, the gatekeeper, and the gate, are Jesus Christ, who promised he would not leave us orphaned (cf. Jn 14:18). When we doubt, fear, and find ourselves lost through sin, we can trust Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is always alert and attentive and will draw us back to the sheepfold of the Church. We can trust Jesus through his Church to provide and protect us as he says, \u201cWhoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, I believe you are the Good Shepherd. I believe you will provide and protect me. I am sorry for all the times I have left your fold to go my own way. True freedom lies in you, God. Thank you for the gift of the Church, where I can always come home and seek reconciliation through the sacraments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will learn what the\u00a0<i>Catechism\u00a0<\/i>teaches about the pillars of the Church: Scripture, Apostolic Tradition, and the Magisterium by reading and reflecting on CCC<i>\u00a0<\/i>74-141.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>For Further Reflection:\u00a0<\/b>Contemplate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/ephesians\/1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ephesians 1:15-23<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on the Church as Christ\u2019s Body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nan Balfour is an events coordinator for\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/span>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him in order to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life. She is also a mother, writer, and speaker on Catholic topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 13, 2025 \u2013 Spiritual Seasons\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171404 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-13-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020634?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"May 13, 2025 - Spiritual Seasons\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020634\/\">May 13, 2025 &#8211; Spiritual Seasons | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 10:22-30<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter. And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, \u201cHow long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.\u201d Jesus answered them, \u201cI told you and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father\u2019s name testify to me. But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father\u2019s hand. The Father and I are one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus, reveal the Father to me. I want to draw closer to you. I know only through you am I able to know the Father. Lead me, Good Shepherd, to our heavenly home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>It Was Winter:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cThe feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter.\u201d John\u2019s Gospel is rich in providing signs to direct minds and hearts. Every word has meaning. Winter symbolizes many things: cold, waiting, end, death, a precursor to spring and its new life. In these lines of Scripture, \u201cIt was winter\u201d means that the long wait for the Messiah was coming to an end. Death would soon be defeated. The winter of Satan\u2019s reign would soon pass into the spring of Jesus\u2019 Kingdom. Those who were not Jesus\u2019 sheep were there to do battle. Those opposed to Jesus gathered around to debate him and cause confusion among the crowds.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>And Jesus Walked About:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cAnd Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon.\u201d The Portico of Solomon was on the east side of the Temple and offered protection from the cold winds of the desert, once again referencing winter. It was a feast day, so many Jews from distant lands were arriving and Jesus was \u201cwalking about\u201d them. Psalm 87, today\u2019s responsorial psalm, encouraged the dispersed Jews of 6 BC who were living in foreign lands to remain children of Zion, God\u2019s people. Jesus was doing the same here. We can imagine Jesus walking about looking in the hearts of those who had come from far away, acknowledging their hopes and desires. And none of them realized that their God was looking lovingly upon them first. Where are the areas of waiting in our life? Places of winter cold or death? God is at this moment walking about those places in our souls. Pope Francis offered us this encouragement: \u201cThe Word became flesh and dwelt among us. \u2018Dwell\u2019 is the verb [\u2026] to signify this reality: It expresses a total sharing, a great intimacy. And this is what God wants: He wants to dwell with us; he wants to dwell in us, not to remain distant.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>But You Do Not Believe:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cBut you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.\u201d How hurt Jesus must have felt to be among his own people and not be recognized. Every person desires to be acknowledged, affirmed, and appreciated for they are. Our usual response is to self-protect by putting on masks to hide our vulnerability. Jesus wanted to be known and loved, but his response was completely different. God who is Love remained vulnerable and open. Jesus, which means \u201cGod Saves,\u201d continued to seek his lost sheep. Jesus, who is Emmanuel, continued to dwell among them even when they failed to recognize him. When it feels like a long winter has settled in our souls, we remember that we are not alone. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is walking about in us. We welcome him.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, where do I fail to see you? Help me to acknowledge your presence in my life. Help me to see and help me to respond. I want to be found by you, Lord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will take at least twenty minutes to imagine myself coming into the Temple at the Portico of Solomon. I will look at you and remember that you are already looking at me. I will ask you to walk about with me and bring light and warmth to the cold and dark places in my soul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>For Further Reflection:\u00a0<\/b>Contemplate the zeal and confidence of the first disciples of Jesus in today\u2019s first reading:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/acts\/11\"><span class=\"s1\">Acts 11:19-26<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nan Balfour is an events coordinator for\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/span>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him in order to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life. She is also a mother, writer, and speaker on Catholic topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 14, 2025 \u2013 God Loves Us\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171405 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-14-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020635?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"May 14, 2025 - God Loves Us\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020635\/\">May 14, 2025 &#8211; God Loves Us | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9f47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a9f47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle\n <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165966\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165966\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-171305\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"171305\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 15:9-17<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cAs the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father\u2019s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, thank you for these moments of prayer, of friendship with you, my God and Redeemer. Bless me so that I can fulfill your command to love one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Remain in My Love:\u00a0<\/b>We can never know everything about God the Father\u2014or any Person of the Trinity, for that matter\u2014but we do know that God is pure, unadulterated love. And his love for his Son is so powerful that it is manifest in the Spirit. Jesus tells us in these lines of Scripture that \u201cas the Father loves me, so I also love you.\u201d No human being loves us as perfectly, wholly, and completely as Jesus does. And the love God the Father, Son, and Spirit have for us is unchanging and unconditional. We can\u2019t do anything about it. Whether we\u2019re naughty or nice, God loves us. We could spend hours and hours contemplating this truth and not scratch the surface of the depth of love God has for us. We will, in fact, contemplate this awesome reality for all eternity, God willing. May we remain in this love as much as is humanly possible, starting afresh today.<br \/><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>We Are Not Slaves:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus tells us we are friends if we do what he commands of us. At times, however, we can feel like slaves. With a sense of duty, we abide by rules, conform to truths, offer penances, sacrifice for others, etc. We are never slaves, however, because God is not a slave master. Sin enslaves us. God is love. When we feel anything less than beloved, our perception of God has become warped. We have listened too closely, perhaps, to the great liar, Satan. In that case, we can return to the first verse in this passage and remind ourselves that we are eternally loved by an awesome God.<br \/><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Love One Another:\u00a0<\/b>We just explored the infinite depth of Jesus\u2019 love for us, and now we are commanded by Jesus to love others as he loves us. It would be impossible, of course, were it not for the fact that God has loved us first. When our hearts are full of the experiential knowledge and love of Jesus, love for others overflows. We love not with our own limited resources, but by the grace of Jesus. In his strength, it is possible to love even those who have hurt us. \u201c\u2026 Love, and do what you will. If you hold your peace, hold your peace out of love. If you cry out, cry out in love. If you correct someone, correct them out of love. If you spare them, spare them out of love. Let the root of love be in you: nothing can spring from it but good\u2026\u201d (St. Augustine).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, increase my faith so that I may know something of your love for me. I want to believe in the depths of my heart that you love me infinitely and permanently. And help me also, Lord, to love others more perfectly. Only by your grace can I show your love to others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will look for a silent, hidden way to show my love for someone you have placed in my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>For Further Reflection:\u00a0<\/b>CCC<i>\u00a0<\/i>219, 220, 221: God\u2019s love for Israel is compared to a father\u2019s love for his son. His love for his people is stronger than a mother\u2019s for her children. God loves his people more than a bridegroom his beloved; his love will be victorious over even the worst infidelities and will extend to his most precious gift: \u201cGod so loved the world that he gave his only Son.\u201d God\u2019s love is \u201ceverlasting\u201d: \u201cFor the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you. Through Jeremiah, God declares to his people, \u201cI have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.\u201d But St. John goes even further when he affirms that \u201cGod is love\u201d: God\u2019s very being is love. By sending his only Son and the Spirit of Love in the fullness of time, God has revealed his innermost secret: God himself is an eternal exchange of love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and he has destined us to share in that exchange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for moms who have college-aged young adults,\u00a0<span class=\"s2\"><i>And So We Pray<\/i><\/span><i>, Guidance for Moms with College-Aged Young Adults.<\/i> She is a wife of thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of nine and counting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 15, 2025 \u2013 Blessed Are You<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171406 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-15-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020638?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"May 15, 2025 - Blessed Are You\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020638\/\">May 15, 2025 &#8211; Blessed Are You | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"775e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c1c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c1c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165975\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 13:16-20<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0When Jesus had washed the disciples\u2019 feet, he said to them: \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it. I am not speaking of all of you. I know those whom I have chosen. But so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, the one who ate my food has raised his heel against me. From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I AM. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0I want to believe and follow you, Lord Jesus, but it is difficult for me at times to understand how I am to act and speak as your disciple in the circumstances of my day. I believe in you, Jesus; help my unbelief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Slave and Messenger:\u00a0<\/b>Several verses before this Gospel passage and the few after it revealed that Jesus had an enemy among his Apostles. When Jesus said, \u201cNo slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him,\u201d he was warning his Apostles of this sinister threat. Judas had already accepted the blood money in exchange for turning Jesus over to the authorities, but it was not too late for him to repent here. He did not. Perhaps Judas believed he was in control, able to twist events to his advantage without losing his place among his brother Apostles. Judas would soon realize he was never in control, but instead had become a slave to Satan and his messenger of evil. We too often fall for the lie that we are in control of our lives. God has given every person free will, but \u201cthe exercise of freedom does not imply a right to say or do everything. It is false to maintain that man, \u2018the subject of this freedom,\u2019 is \u2018an individual who is fully self-sufficient and whose finality is the satisfaction of his own interests in the enjoyment of earthly goods\u2019\u201d (CCC 1740). \u201cFreedom makes a man a moral subject. When he acts deliberately, man is, so to speak, the father of his acts. Human acts, that is, acts that are freely chosen in consequence of a judgment of conscience, can be morally evaluated. They are either good or evil\u201d (CCC 1749). Jesus taught his Apostles, and teaches us, that our acts of free will are subject to two choices: good or evil.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>In Control:<\/b>\u00a0John writes Jesus was \u201cfully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God [\u2026] (Jn 13:3), and then described the Son of God, fully empowered, stooping to wash the feet of his Apostles. This is the amazing witness of Jesus\u2019 words, \u201cBlessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land\u201d (Mt 5:5). Meekness, Archbishop Fulton Sheen says, is \u201cself-possession. That is why the reward for meekness is possession.\u201d The Greek origin of the word meek is \u201cstrength under control.\u201d In ancient Greece, war horses were meeked: trained to be strong and powerful, yet under control and willing to submit. Jesus was fully in control of his humanity through his divinity, manifested in his obedience to the Father. This is meekness, the strength under control that Jesus witnessed to us, and we are called to imitate him.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>I AM:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cFrom now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I AM.\u201d Jesus was taking the precious little time he had left to prepare his Apostles for what was to come. He had spent the past three years walking with them, teaching them, and witnessing to what they were to do, and now it all came down to their belief in his words that he, Jesus, their friend and Master, is God: I AM. \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.\u201d When the situation soon became out of the Apostles\u2019 control and their Lord was taken from them, their belief was shaken but not destroyed. This outcome was helped by the witness of those who stood at his cross: the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, John, and a few others. It would be Mary Magdalene whom the resurrected Jesus sent and was received by the Apostles. When we experience our \u201cout of control\u201d situations, we can remember that Jesus prepares us and teaches us what to do through the graces we receive in the sacramental life of his Catholic Church. \u201cIf you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, so often I try to control situations, and this leads to division and unrest instead of the unity and peace I want. You teach us that the way to unity and peace can only be achieved by surrendering our will to you. You are the way, Jesus. I will follow you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will make an intentional effort to grow in the virtue of meekness through prayer and acts of submission in your name to the proper authorities in my circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nan Balfour is an events coordinator for\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Pilgrim Center of Hope<\/span>, a Catholic evangelization ministry that answers Christ\u2019s call by guiding people to encounter him in order to live in hope as pilgrims in daily life. She is also a mother, writer, and speaker on Catholic topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 16, 2025 \u2013 The Cure for Anxiety\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171407 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-16-1-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9473f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9473f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020642?theme=light\" title=\"May 16, 2025 - The Cure for Anxiety\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020642\/\">May 16, 2025 &#8211; The Cure for Anxiety | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2528b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a15ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-170076\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"170076\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 14:1-6<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cDo not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father\u2019s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.\u201d Thomas said to him, \u201cMaster, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?\u201d Jesus said to him, \u201cI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, thank you for these beautiful words. You know how often my heart is troubled, and I come to you in these moments of prayer for consolation. Increase my faith.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Don\u2019t Be Troubled:\u00a0<\/b>We live in an anxiety-ridden society. To combat the stress, experts recommend exercise, yoga, vitamins, solitude\u2026 there are even courses on happiness at Harvard University with long waiting lists. Yet, Our Lord tells us very clearly, \u201cDo not let your hearts be troubled.\u201d He gives us the remedy for anxiety in the very next line of Scripture. \u201cHave faith.\u201d According to the\u00a0<i>Catechism\u00a0<\/i>(150), \u201cFaith is first of all a personal adherence of man to God. At the same time, and inseparably, it is a free assent to the whole truth that God has revealed.\u201d There are antidotes for anxiety, but how do we grow in faith? We were given the seeds of faith at our Baptism. Just as we grow from toddlerhood to adulthood, we must nurture our faith from its nascent origins to a mature spirituality. We do this by asking the Lord every day to increase our faith, reading and studying to continually deepen our understanding of Christ, praying daily, and availing ourselves of the sacraments.<br \/><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>There Are Many Dwelling Places:\u00a0<\/b>The central tenet of our faith is the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and won for us eternal life. In these lines of Scripture, Jesus promised that he would be preparing a place in Heaven for each of us, \u201cso that where I am you also may be.\u201d When we meditate on these words of Jesus and allow our hearts and minds to dwell on the things of Heaven, we are fostering a \u201choly habit of contentment,\u201d according to author Linda Dillow (<i>Calm My Anxious Heart<\/i>, p. 3). We are letting go of worry in favor of joyfully anticipating union with the person of Jesus one day.<br \/><br \/><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Jesus Is the Way:\u00a0<\/b>God blessed St. Thomas for asking the question that prompted Jesus to proclaim, \u201cI am the way and the truth and the life.\u201d By following the Commandments and the tenets of the Church, we are following Jesus, the way. When we exert ourselves to study and inquire so that we can learn about the faith, we are seeking Jesus, the truth. When we beg for grace in our prayer, avail ourselves of the sacraments, and foster an eternal perspective, reflecting often on Heaven, we are acknowledging that Jesus is the life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, how can my heart be troubled when you promise so clearly that you are preparing a place for me in Heaven? You are truly the way, truth, and life, and it is distractions and sufferings that deflect my attention from you. Help me to be still and know that you are God (cf. Ps 46:10) in my prayer and to be attentive to you during my day, so that my faith may grow rock solid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will do some spiritual reading to deepen my understanding of the faith.<b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for moms who have college-aged young adults,\u00a0<span class=\"s2\"><i>And So We Pray<\/i><\/span><i>, Guidance for Moms with College-Aged Young Adults.<\/i>\u00a0She is a wife of thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of nine and counting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1782c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1782c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becf45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"becf45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae6ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7ae6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a51820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 17, 2025 \u2013 I Need You, Lord<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2218e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2218e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171408 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-17-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764bd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764bd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020643?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"May 17, 2025 - I Need You, Lord\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020643\/\">May 17, 2025 &#8211; I Need You, Lord | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c61fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c61fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f485eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 14:7-14<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cIf you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.\u201d Philip said to Jesus, \u201cMaster, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.\u201d Jesus said to him, \u201cHave I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, \u2018Show us the Father\u2019? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, I desire that you open my eyes to see as you see, my mind to think as you think, and my heart to love as you love. I approach you today, Lord, as I would a dear friend. May this time of prayer lead to a more profound relationship with you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>God Bless Philip:\u00a0<\/b>Even though he accompanied Jesus for quite some time, Philip still missed an important truth about his master\u2014that the Father and Jesus are one. Yet, Philip spoke from his heart when he begged, \u201cShow us the Father and that will be enough for us.\u201d Like Philip, many of us are \u201cseasoned followers of Christ,\u201d having been with him for years in our vocations as priests, consecrated persons, or lay men and women. Like Philip, we often misunderstand Jesus when he reveals something of himself to us, even if we should know better. Philip teaches us that when we ask Jesus sincerely for clarification or greater insight, Jesus answers us. We have this beautiful description of Jesus\u2019 relationship with the Father because Philip asked to see and understand.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Doing His Works:\u00a0<\/b>Once more, Jesus tells us in these lines of Scripture that by faith we can work miracles. \u201cWhoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.\u201d If we\u2019re not doing miracles or witnessing them, the fault lies with us. Perhaps our faith is too weak. Perhaps we haven\u2019t discerned when miracles are called for. Perhaps we aren\u2019t ready to give Jesus all the credit. Or maybe we fail to see miracles for what they are. Is there any greater miracle than to see the light of Christ sparkle in someone\u2019s eyes for the first time as you witness about him? Lectors, Eucharistic ministers, and church musicians can be miracle workers, bringing the word to life in people\u2019s souls by their ministries. Healing miracles happen through healing services or by our own intercessory prayers. We are miracle workers every time we act according to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, for we become Christ\u2019s hands and feet for the good of our neighbor.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Asking:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus told us that if we ask anything of him in his name, he will do it. What a promise! How often do we trust the Lord with our heart\u2019s greatest desires? We think, \u201cI want to be a saint\u201d or \u201cI want the conversion of my fallen away children.\u201d These things are certainly at the top of our list, but are they truly our greatest desires? Maybe we want to be hugged? Loved? Understood? Do we long for companionship? Physical healing? When we ask the Lord to reveal to us what our greatest desires are, the answers may surprise us. Our Lord knows what we want, so let\u2019s have the courage to tell him the truth from the depths of our hearts. We take\u00a0<i>these things<\/i>\u00a0to Jesus and trust that he hears us and is working on it. And we say with St. Therese of Lisieux, \u201cI am certain\u2026 that you will grant my desires; I know it, O my God!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, fill my heart with your light. Through getting to know you, may I get to know myself and see more clearly what is in my heart\u2014what should stay and what should go. Give me the grace of this deep and intimate relationship with you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will spend ten minutes in intercessory prayer, confident that you hear and answer my prayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>For Further Reflection:\u00a0<\/b><i>The Story of a Soul<\/i>, by St. Therese of Lisieux.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for moms who have college-aged young adults,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\"><i>And So We Pray, Guidance for Moms with College-Aged Young Adults<\/i><\/span><i>.<\/i>\u00a0She is a wife of thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of nine and counting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c39b76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c39b76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">May 18, 2025 \u2013 Commanded to Love<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171409 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-18-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2020644?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"May 18, 2025 - Commanded to Love\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2020644\/\">May 18, 2025 &#8211; Commanded to Love | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cf343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21cf343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fifth Sunday of Easter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 13:31-33a, 34-35<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When Judas had left them, Jesus said, \u201cNow is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and God will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Lord, I come before you knowing my own littleness and offering myself to you, just as I am. You created me and redeemed me and call me to yourself. You desire that I live as your image of love in the world. In faith and hope, I believe that you give me the grace I need to do so. I know that it is only through opening myself to your love that I can truly love. Thank you that you are always with me, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit dwelling within me and giving me life and love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Foretelling Betrayals and Loving Anyway:<\/b>\u00a0This Gospel passage, the beginning of Jesus\u2019 \u201cFarewell Discourse,\u201d is sandwiched between his foretelling Judas\u2019 betrayal and Peter\u2019s betrayal. In it, Jesus taught the disciples how they were to live: They were to love one another. Knowing that he would be betrayed by those whom he loved, he continued to speak about love as the defining characteristic of his followers. He didn\u2019t qualify his directive to love. Reflecting that it was given in the context of his foretelling of the betrayals to come, we can see that his is a call to love no matter what. As St. Paul teaches in 1 Corinthians 13:7, \u201c[Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.\u201d When we consider this kind of love, we can think of times we have heard (or perhaps thought) that a particular person \u201cdidn\u2019t deserve\u201d another\u2019s love. In Jesus\u2019 example, we see that love isn\u2019t based on the other person\u2019s behavior but on our relationship with the Lord. May we never rationalize or justify ourselves when we fail to love as Jesus does.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>As I Have Loved You:\u00a0<\/b>In these precious moments, as Jesus prepared his disciples for his Passion, he didn\u2019t give them tasks to do, moral laws to follow, or acts of piety to perform. Of course, this doesn\u2019t preclude the importance of our actions, but his words show us what he most desires of us: \u201cAs I have loved you, so you also should love one another.\u201d While each of these elements has a place (and a very important place!) in our lives as we follow Our Lord, our actions, behaviors, and practices will naturally flow out of us when we allow Christ to love us and form us. On the other hand, focusing on the externals without striving to love God and neighbor is hollow. As St. Augustine said: \u201cAnyone can bless himself with the sign of the cross of Christ; anyone can answer \u2018Amen\u2019; anyone can sing Alleluia; anyone can be baptized, enter churches, build the walls of basilicas. But the only thing that distinguishes the children of God is charity. Those who practice charity are born of God; those who do not practice charity are not born of God. It is indeed an important sign, an essential difference. No matter what you have, if you do not have this one thing, everything else is of no avail; and if you lack everything, and have nothing else but charity, then you have kept the law.\u201d What kind of disciples are we? Do we consider ourselves faithful followers because of what we do\u2014whether in apostolate, prayer, or the moral life\u2014or are we faithful because of how much we love God and neighbor?<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What Does Love Look Like?\u00a0<\/b>Of course, love is manifest in behavior.<b>\u00a0<\/b>Jesus tells us, \u201cNo one has greater love than this,\u00a0to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends\u201d (Jn 15:13), and he modeled this self-giving love on the cross. As we consider his example of love, we can feel overwhelmed and defeated, as if our ability to love like Jesus depends upon our strength and our will. However, in a very real way, it depends upon us letting ourselves be loved by God, allowing him to dwell within us and act through us. The\u00a0<i>Catechism\u00a0<\/i>tells us that \u201cIt is impossible to keep the Lord\u2019s commandment by imitating the divine model from outside; there has to be a vital participation, coming from the depths of the heart, in the holiness and mercy and love of our God\u201d (CCC 2842). This participation comes from the life of the Trinity within us, and the indwelling of the Holy Trinity capacitates us to pour ourselves out in love as Jesus did.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus, I love you, but I want to love you more deeply. I want to give myself to you, to open my heart so that I can experience your love more fully. I want to be a visible instrument of your love in the world, of your mercy and holiness. I need you. It is your love that makes it possible for me to love. Thank you, Lord, for your deep abiding love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will take time to consider whether there are any parts of myself (my past, personality, habits, etc.) that I feel are unlovable, and I will then bring these to you in prayer, asking to know your love, just as I am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0Listen to\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">No Other Heart<\/span>\u00a0by the RC Music Collective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Janet McLaughlin and her husband Chris live on a mountain in rural northeastern Oregon. 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