{"id":197871,"date":"2026-05-03T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=197871&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=197871"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:47:09","slug":"may-3-2026-focusing-on-the-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/may-3-2026-focusing-on-the-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"May 3, 2026 &#8211; Focusing on the Essential"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"197871\" class=\"elementor elementor-197871\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" 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-6ebf85b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6ebf85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" 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\/2764980?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"May 3, 2026 - Focusing on the Essential \" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2764980\/\">May 3, 2026 &#8211; Focusing on the Essential  | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Fifth Sunday of Easter<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John 14:1-12<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. If 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 him, \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, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord, fill me with your Spirit. Fill the Church with the Spirit of truth. Guide us with your wisdom and lead us with your word.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encountering Christ: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\t<li><strong>Filled With the Spirit and Wisdom:<\/strong> The men that the Apostles wanted to appoint as deacons had to be filled with the Spirit and with wisdom. This implies detachment of one\u2019s own will and attentiveness to what the Spirit wants. Our deacons today are also called to serve in God\u2019s name and seek to do his will rather than their own. Wisdom is a virtue that begins with fear of the Lord. We\u2019re not called to be afraid of him, but to be in awe of him, aware of his power and might. Wisdom is defined as \u201cthe quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.\u201d These virtues are not exclusive to deacons. We can all pray for them so that we can be better witnesses and contribute to the evangelizing mission of Christ and the Church.\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Devotion to Prayer and Ministry of the Word:<\/strong> The Apostles considered their primary task to be that of prayer and ministry of the word. 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