MARIA DOMENICA MAZZARELLO

May 13th: Celebrating Mother Mazzarello!

Despite our differences...
let us grow in our mutual esteem,
convinced always that we are,
all of us, instruments, 
humble instruments,
in the hands of God.

Mazzarello found in Don Bosco
the hand of God, which could
take her forward in the yearning
to belong to the Lord
and to the children of the Lord.

Don Bosco found in her
a God-sent apostle who could
translate his charism for the girls...

The saints recognised each other as such, as soon as they saw!
It is upto us today to unite as brothers and sisters towards the glory of God and salvation of the young!

WORD 2day: The Spirit of Truth

Wednesday,  VI week of Easter: 13th May,  2015

Acts 17:15,22 -18:1; Jn 16: 12-15

The Spirit of the Lord convicts because the Spirit leads us to the truth. We have all the truth right in front of us. We fail to see them and understand them,  we are tempted not to see them or understand them, we choose not to see them and understand them!

When we fail to see,  the Spirit gives us the wisdom and leads us to see it,  leading us to light, as St Paul tries to lead the Athenians.

When we are tempted not to see, the Spirit fills us with the courage to see it,  making us free and bold as children of God,  as Jesus promises his disciples.

When we choose not to see,  the Spirit convicts us,  as we heard yesterday and makes us understand how mistaken we are. Peter,  Paul,  the other apostles and everyone who owes his or her rapport with God to a dramatic conversion,  would vouch for this role of the Spirit.

But for all of these. ..I need to open my mind to the Word. ..If not I will laugh at the Word or postpone listening to it,  to another convenient moment, as the people do in the first reading today.

WORD 2day : The Spirit that convicts

Tuesday, VI week of Easter: 12th May,  2015

Acts 16: 22-34; Jn 16: 5-11

Jesus wishes that his disciples moved on to the next level. He is trying his best to introduce them to the Advocate,  the Divine Counselor!  Today's readings bring out one important aspect of this advocate: the aspect of the Spirit which convicts the individuals,  communities and all those who truly believe.

Receiving the Spirit is not an ordinary task. It is a divine mission that the Lord promised to those who sincerely ask for it. For when the spirit comes... the Spirit would convict the person. What should we do to be saved. ..that is the question that would fill or hearts. What should I do to be acceptable in the eyes of God?