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As we prepare to celebrate the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time---Jesus makes his disciples (students) into Apostles (those who are sent) to share the Good News.  We too are called to be Apostles of our time allowing the Lord to fill our hearts and allow His grace to flow through us offering hope, light, grace and peace to the world.  Will we have the courage to say yes?

This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ--Corpus Christi!!  Do we truly appreciate and understand Jesus in the gift of the Eucharist?  This bread that has come down from heaven seeks to feed, sustain, heal and empower us as disciples to proclaim the Gospel.  WIthout the Eucharist we have no life on our own.

This weekend we celebrate TRINITY SUNDAY and realize that the more we understand our God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit--the more we discover who we are.  May we always seek to be a community of love!!

As we celebrate PENTECOST this weekend---we realize that Jesus offers us the gift and presence of the Holy Spirit to bring us peace, perspective and courage to bring healing., hope and light in the world.  Christ is always with us and gives us everything we need to fulfill His will!!  May we unleash the Holy Spirit in our lives!!

This weekend we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord and hear the great commission----the heart of what we are called to be and do as the Church---the Body of Christ.  May we always be faithful to our mission!!

This weekend Jesus shares about the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, who will guide us to always be close to him.  If we love Christ, we will follow His commandments and share the light of grace with the world.  May we always embrace the Holy Spirit in our lives!

Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE.  This is the way for us to experience the resurrection here and now.  The gospel this weekend reminds us to always abide in Christ as He abides in the Heavenly Father.  May we share the joy and love of Jesus Risen in everything we do!!

This weekend we celebrate GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY---a chance to tune into the voice of Christ who is the Good Shepherd who give an abundant life to His sheep.  There are a lot of voices out there---will we have the courage to turn down the noise and tune into the loving voice of our Saviour?

The road to Emmaus teaches us how to share and live the resurrection each day and be disciples in our world today.  We accompany, we listen, we share and we witness the love of Jesus in our lives with others!!  May we always recognize Christ in the Eucharist---the breaking of the bread!!

The gospel this coming weekend calls us on mission to be Christ in the world bringing mercy, compassion, healing and reconciliation.  We hope that through our actions, service and sacrifice---others may see the Risen Lord through us!!