May 11, 2026 Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter Gospel: John 15:26–16:4a
Today is the Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter. We draw ever closer to the Solemnity of Ascension. During this season, the Gospel passages we hear are taken from the Farewell Discourse of Jesus in the Gospel of John, spoken to His disciples before His Passion. Today, Jesus reveals the Paraclete to us through the gospel according to John.
In ancient tradition, the term “Paraclete” was rendered as “Comforter,” referring to One who brings consolation and abides with us always. Here, Jesus speaks of the Paraclete as the Spirit of God who hovered over the waters at creation: the Holy Spirit, eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.
The Holy Spirit dwells perpetually within the Church, accompanying her and bestowing diverse graces. When we need healing, He grants us comfort through the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. When we seek reconciliation with God, He enlightens us and guides our examination of conscience, preparing us to be restored to grace through the Sacrament of Penance, so that our hearts may attain true peace and joy. He does not speak on His own authority, but teaches us, that we may remember all that Jesus has taught us.
At times, we struggle to recall the words of Jesus, for then we are under the sway of sin, which estranges us from God and draws us toward the ruler of this world. Sin leads us to live as children of darkness. Such are those who presume that faith in God should advance their worldly success; they demand that Jesus sanction their unjust deeds, lest their conscience be troubled by God’s judgment.
We, too, may experience rejection by our own community. When we are not accepted, how do we respond? Do we seek vengeance, or do we pray for them? If we choose retaliation, we prove ourselves children of the devil, for the children of God do not hate those who hate them. If we pray for them, is it from a sincere heart? If our prayers are mere formality, we remain children of the devil, for the children of God love all people genuinely and from the heart.
Grant, O merciful God, that we may experience at all times the fruit produced by the paschal observances. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever
May 10, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Easter Gospel: John 14:15-21
Today is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. We are drawing ever closer to the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. During these time, the Gospel passages we hear are taken from the Farewell Discourse of Our Lord in the Gospel of John: His final words to the disciples before His Passion. Today’s text continues to present us with these moving and profound sayings.
We often witness such scenes in our daily lives: while pursuing our studies, we frequently say to those who teach us, “Teacher, we love you!” In our eyes, these educators pour out their hearts to instruct us, so that through all they impart, we may endure in this shifting world and not be cast aside by society or fail to thrive. Yet when we graduate, we feel sorrow and grief, for we must leave the safe harbor of the school and enter a world unknown. At times, we are like the disciples of Jesus, fearing we will see our Teacher no more.
One might think that Jesus’ words to His followers before His Passion were merely a final farewell; but this is far from the truth. Before leaving them, Jesus continued to console them, promising that after He was taken up, He would ask the Father to send another Advocate to those who keep His commandments:One who would remain with them forever (cf. John 14:15-16). This Advocate is the Holy Spirit, whom we received in the Sacraments of Initiation. The Spirit we have received “proceeds from the Father” and is the “Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept” (cf. John 14:17; 15:26). The world cannot receive Him because it refuses to accept all that Christ proclaimed. Thus, they cannot come to know the Father through Christ’s word, nor can they find release from sin and death through the Baptism Christ offers. But having received the Holy Spirit, sent into the world after Christ’s Ascension, we are called to follow His guidance, putting to death the deeds of the flesh through the power of the Spirit, so as to attain eternal life.
Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord! Since we have received Baptism in Christ, been cleansed from original sin in the water that flowed from His sacred side, and been born anew in Him: since, through faith, we have received the Holy Spirit and resolved to be reborn of water and the Spirit: let us then follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit, always doing the will of the Father, encouraging one another, and journeying together toward holiness.
Grant, almighty God, that we may celebrate with heartfelt devotion these days of joy, which we keep in honor of the risen Lord, and that what we relive in remembrance we may always hold to in what we do. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever
May 9, 2026 Saturday of the Fifth Week- of Easter Gospel: John 15:18-21
Today is Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter. In today’s passage from the Holy Gospel according to John, Jesus continues to share His Farewell Discourse with His disciples before His Passion. In this Gospel passage, Jesus reveals to us the relationship between His disciples and the world.
In our daily lives, we often witness conflicts among people, even seeing them come to blows out of hatred. Such situations arise from the unrest within our hearts. The root cause of this inner turmoil is sin. Sin breeds unrest, severing the soul’s connection with God and causing it to align instead with this world and its ruler.
The reason we do not belong to this world is that Jesus Himself has called us. Through Holy Baptism, He has washed us clean; through His Holy Spirit, He strengthens our faith; and through His Body and Blood, He nourishes us. Therefore, if we have been buried with Him in Baptism and have died with Him, firmly believing that we shall one day rise to a new life just as He rose from the dead, we no longer belong to this fading world, but to the Kingdom of God.
Jesus said: “Remember the word I spoke to you, ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”(Cf. John 15:20). This means that as children of the Heavenly Father, the worldview, values, and moral compass we uphold are fundamentally different from those of this passing world. Consequently, we will inevitably face rejection from those who cling to the standards of this age. When we find ourselves in such circumstances, we can remain at peace, knowing that what we are experiencing is precisely what Jesus endured. If we truly trust in Jesus and belong to His flock, we must love as He loved: loving even those who hurt us and praying for them, just as Jesus did when He prayed for His persecutors from the Cross.
Almighty and eternal God, who through the regenerating power of Baptism have been pleased to confer on us heavenly life, grant, we pray, that those you render capable of immortality by justifying them may by your guidance attain the fullness of glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever
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