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Octave for Christian Unity | DAY THREE - 20/01/21![]()
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On the eve of his death, Jesus knelt to wash the feet of his disciples. He knew the difficulty of living together and the importance of forgiveness and mutual service. “Unless I wash you,” he said to Peter, “you have no share with me.”![]()
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Peter received Jesus at his feet; he was washed and was touched by the humility and gentleness of Christ. Later he would follow Jesus’ example and serve the fellowship of the faithful in the early church.![]()
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Jesus wishes that life and love circulate through us as the sap through the vine, so that Christian communities be one body. But today as in the past, it is not easy to live together. We are often faced with our own limitations. At times we fail to love those who are close to us in a community, parish or family. There are times when our relationships break down completely.![]()
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In Christ we are invited to be clothed in compassion, through countless new beginnings. The recognition that we are loved by God moves us to welcome each other with our strengths and weaknesses. It is then that Christ is in our midst.
On Saturday Monsignor Trevor baptised these beautiful twin boys, relatives of a parish family. We pray for Christ’s blessings on them today and always.
Octave for Christian Unity | DAY TWO - 19/01/21![]()
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The encounter with Jesus gives rise to the desire to stay with him and to abide in him: a time in which fruit matures.![]()
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Being fully human, like us Jesus grew and matured. He lived a simple life, rooted in the practices of his Jewish faith. In this hidden life in Nazareth, where apparently nothing extraordinary happened, the presence of the Father nourished him.![]()
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Mary contemplated the actions of God in her life and in that of her son. She treasured all these things in her heart. Thus, little by little, she embraced the mystery of Jesus.![]()
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We too need a long period of maturation, an entire lifetime, in order to plumb the depths of Christ's love, to let him abide in us and for us to abide in him. Without our knowing how, the Spirit makes Christ dwell in our hearts. And it is through prayer, by listening tothe word, in sharing with others, by putting into practice what we have understood, that the inner being is strengthened.
Octave for Christian Unity | DAY ONE - 18/01/21![]()
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The start of the journey is an encounter between a human being and God, between the created and the Creator, between time and eternity.![]()
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Abraham heard the call: “Go to the land I will show you”. Like Abraham we are called to leave that which is familiar and go to the place that God has prepared in the depths of our hearts. Along the way, we become more and more ourselves, the people God has wanted us to be from the beginning. And by following the call that is addressed to us, we become a blessing for our loved ones, our neighbours, and the world.![]()
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The love of God seeks us. God became human in Jesus, in whom we encounter the gaze of God. In our lives, as in the Gospel of John, God’s call is heard in different ways. Touched by his love, weset out. In this encounter, we walk a path of transformation - the bright beginning of a relationship of love that is always started anew.
Join us over the next eight days as we reflect and pray for unity among Christians. Praying, just as Christ did, that we may be one in Him 🙏⛪️