Saturday, May 3, 2025
Happy Saturday, friend! We are so excited to share with you what's coming up this week as we all prepare our hearts by praying with readings for Sunday, the day of rest with our Lord.
Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days
Saturday, May 3 (today!) // Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles
Sunday, May 4 // Third Sunday of Easter
Letter from the Editor //
Dear Sister,
The Third Sunday of Easter gives us a vision of heavenly worship of the “Lamb that was slain” (Revelation 5:12), worship we join in with each and every Mass and worship we hope to be a part of for eternity. But for now, we often find ourselves like the Apostles in the boat, fishing all night without catching a thing. The Lord’s will for us is not always explicit, so we often do what we think is best based on our gifts and talents. Yet, when we do not rely on Him, we often catch nothing. Then the Lord comes with the light, and tells us where to “cast the net” (John 21:6). We have to learn the lesson again and again that only when we cast our net with Him will we make a catch.
The Apostles are given strict orders by the Sanhedrin in the First Reading to “stop teaching in that name” (Acts 5:28). When we follow Christ, and “obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29), we will find that the world is against us. When these things happen and like Saint Peter, we are led where we do not want to go (see John 21:18), we must remember that this world is not for us. Our time in the boat of life is brief, and soon we will be with Jesus on those heavenly shores and praising the Lord with the choirs in Heaven, Who has “brought [us] up from the netherworld” (Psalm 30:4).
In Christ’s Love,
Susanna
Read the readings for the Third Sunday of Easter:
First Reading // Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Psalm // Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13
Second Reading // Revelation 5:11-14
Gospel // John 21:1-19
Prayer Practice // Where is the Lord inviting you to cast your nets again?
Susanna Spencer est titulaire d'une maîtrise en théologie de l'Université franciscaine de Steubenville et est l'éditrice théologique de Blessed is She. Elle vit avec son mari philosophe et ses quatre enfants à Saint Paul, Minnesota. Elle aime lire la théologie, assister à de belles liturgies, cuisiner de délicieux plats et suivre le baseball avec désinvolture. Elle était la narratrice de Maranatha, L'histoire de notre Sauveur et de notre livre pour enfants, Rise Up . En savoir plus sur elle ici .
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