Good morning, good people. May the Risen Lord bless you with peace and happiness.
It is on 19th April 2024. We reflect on Acts 9:1-20 and John 6:52-59.
Conversion comes through God, in the Holy Spirit, and by the faith in Jesus.
Every conversion is a journey towards Jesus.
In everyone’s life, there is a moment of conversion to be aware of God’s presence. No one can live the way he wants, deleting God from his life till the end. If we fail to grab the moment of blessings with God, God makes us aware of Him through something we are least prepared for or expect.
We tend to exit God whenever it suits us, but God does not leave us.
There is no way out for God to leave our lives even when we abuse our free will and freedom that is bestowed on us. God is just patient with us and allows us to doubt, question, and quarrel with God’s will for us but never allows us to forget Him.
Saul who humiliated, tortured, and murdered the believers was struck down from his pride, arrogance, and abuse to become a firm believer in Christ. Ananias, led by the Spirit of God, helped Saul to regain his sight, physically as well as spiritually. “For several days Saul was with the disciples in Damascus, and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is the Son of God.’” (Act. 9:20).
“Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News.”
The responsorial Psalm acclaims, “Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News.” ((Mk.16:15).
Jesus continues to convince us that He is the Bread of Life. Life and eternal life are experienced in Jesus. “But the one who eats this bread will live forever.” (Jn.6:51).
The Holy Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus visibly we can experience, and the Word of God is also the Bread of Life.
Our loving relationship with one another makes this nourishing of the Bread of Life in the Eucharist and the Word of God meaningful and fruitful not only to us but to everyone who believes.
Have a lovely day. God bless you.
Fr. Peter Fernando, OFMCap.
Director, Office of Family Ministry, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA).Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.♣Website:https://reflectionsofpeter.org/.♣Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/samarpet
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Dubai belongs to the Vicariate of Southern Arabia Arabia (AVOSA). Please follow this LINK to learn more about AVOSA: https://avosa.org/vicariate
To follow AVOSA’s Ordo, the annual calendar containing abbreviated directions for each day’s Mass and Divine Office, please follow this LINK: https://avosa.org/ordo