Today is Tuesday, May 5th, and the fifth day of Mary’s beautiful month of May.
At Holy Mass, Father LeRoy read the holy Gospel from Saint John, where Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” Mini sat quietly beside us, and I thought she looked very peaceful too, with her little body settled close as if she knew she was in God’s house.
Father LeRoy explained that Jesus was speaking to His disciples before He suffered, and He did not promise them the kind of peace the world gives. The world’s peace can disappear when trouble comes, but Jesus gives a peace that can stay deep inside the soul, even when things are hard.
Father said that when Jesus told His disciples not to let their hearts be troubled or afraid, He was teaching them to trust Him. Jesus was going to the Father, and even though the disciples did not understand it yet, He wanted them to believe when the time came.
After Mass, Sister Mary Claire said that Our Lord’s peace is not loud or showy. It is quiet, like a little lamp burning in a room at night. Robert said that kind of peace must come from knowing Jesus has power over everything, even when the world seems frightening. Mini leaned against my shoe while they talked, and I felt that even a little dog can make the world seem less scary when she stays close.
Tonight, I am thinking about how Jesus loved the Father so much that He obeyed Him perfectly. Father LeRoy said that is where true peace begins — loving God and doing what He asks. I want that peace in my heart too, not just when the day is easy, but when I am worried or afraid.
Evening Prayer
Dear Jesus, please give me Your peace tonight. Do not let my heart be troubled or afraid. Help me love the Father as You love Him, and help me do what He asks with a willing heart. Blessed Mother Mary, keep me close to your Son during this beautiful month of May. Amen.
Love,
Kathy
Today’s Holy Gospel Reading
John 14:27-31a
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me, but the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has commanded me.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
At Holy Mass, Father LeRoy read the holy Gospel from Saint John, where Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” Mini sat quietly beside us, and I thought she looked very peaceful too, with her little body settled close as if she knew she was in God’s house.
Father LeRoy explained that Jesus was speaking to His disciples before He suffered, and He did not promise them the kind of peace the world gives. The world’s peace can disappear when trouble comes, but Jesus gives a peace that can stay deep inside the soul, even when things are hard.
Father said that when Jesus told His disciples not to let their hearts be troubled or afraid, He was teaching them to trust Him. Jesus was going to the Father, and even though the disciples did not understand it yet, He wanted them to believe when the time came.
After Mass, Sister Mary Claire said that Our Lord’s peace is not loud or showy. It is quiet, like a little lamp burning in a room at night. Robert said that kind of peace must come from knowing Jesus has power over everything, even when the world seems frightening. Mini leaned against my shoe while they talked, and I felt that even a little dog can make the world seem less scary when she stays close.
Tonight, I am thinking about how Jesus loved the Father so much that He obeyed Him perfectly. Father LeRoy said that is where true peace begins — loving God and doing what He asks. I want that peace in my heart too, not just when the day is easy, but when I am worried or afraid.
Evening Prayer
Dear Jesus, please give me Your peace tonight. Do not let my heart be troubled or afraid. Help me love the Father as You love Him, and help me do what He asks with a willing heart. Blessed Mother Mary, keep me close to your Son during this beautiful month of May. Amen.
Love,
Kathy
Today’s Holy Gospel Reading
John 14:27-31a
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me, but the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has commanded me.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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