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The BreadCast: Episodes

O saint of the impossible
whose union with Christ
in His Passion and His glory
serves to grant favors
to those in great need,
you whose great thirst
to be one with our Bridegroom
brought the help of the saints yourself –
pray we poor souls
shall fulfill our vocation,
that through the din of this ...
(Acts 20:17-27;   Ps.68:10-11,20-21,33;   Jn.17:1-11)
 
“Father, the hour has come!
Give glory to your Son that your Son may give glory to you.”
 
A day of departures.  A day of final words and commendations.  Paul bids farewell to the leaders of Ephesus, ...
O sacrificial sheep,
priests of the Lord
who offered your lives
even as you offered Mass,
in union with Christ and His Church
for the sake of your homeland:
you prayed for its peace
even as violence was done to you;
you celebrated the Mass
and baptized your flock
even when it became a crime,
even when ...
(Acts 19:1-8;   Ps.68:2-7,33;   Jn.16:29-33)
 
“You will suffer in the world.
But take courage!  I have overcome the world.”
 
“An hour is coming – has indeed already come – when you will be scattered and each will go his way, leaving me ...
O apostle of the holy name of Jesus
who proclaimed God’s loving mercy
to those in darkness
that the light of faith
might save souls
and make them children
of the light of Christ,
radiating His splendor,
the splendor of truth,
to the ends of the earth –
where is such zeal today,
where apostles
with ...
(Acts1:15-17,20a,20c-26;   Ps.103:1-2,11-12,19-20;   1Jn.4:11-16;   Jn.17:11b-19) 
“As you sent me into the world,
so I sent them into the world.”
Jesus sent the apostles forth, and “none of them was lost except the son of destruction”; and Judas ...
(Acts 18:23-28;   Ps.47:2-3,8-10;   Jn.16:23-28)
 
“He went about establishing from the Scriptures
that Jesus is the Messiah.”
 
In our gospel today, Jesus again assures the disciples, “Whatever you ask the Father, He will give you in my name,” He ...
O faithful Shepherd
who laid down your life
for the sake of true teaching,
who was killed by one
set against God’s Word…
though deprived of food
and so of this life,
you were given instead
the life of Heaven
and serve as a holy example
of what should be sacrificed
for love of truth and right ...
(Acts 18:9-18;   Ps.47:2-8;   Jn.16:20-23)
 
“Go on speaking and do not be silenced,
for I am with you.”
 
As Paul continues his missionary journey, his fears are calmed by the Lord, who assures him: “No one will attack you or harm you,” though he ...
(Acts 1:1-11;   Ps.47:1-3,6-9;   Eph.1:17-23  or  Eph.4:1-13  or  Heb.9:24-28,10:19-23;
Mt.28:16-20  or  Mk.16:15-20  or  Lk.24:46-53)
 
“God mounts His throne amid shouts of joy;
the Lord, amid trumpet blasts.”
 
Three ...
(Acts 17:15,22-18:1;   Ps.148:1-2,11-14,Is.6:3;   Jn.16:12-15)
 
“It is He ‘who gives’ to all life and ‘breath’ and everything else.”
 
“His majesty is above earth and heaven,” brothers and sisters.  And so our psalmist ...
O farmer of God’s green earth
who cultivated the faith
even as you cultivated the ground,
whose simple and humble life
should serve as inspiration
to all toiling on this plane –
pray that we shall follow your example,
sharing our food with the hungry
as we work for the salvation of souls.
Pray ...
(Acts 16:22-34;   Ps.138:1-3,7-8;   Jn.16:5-11) 
“Immediately all the doors flew open
and everyone’s chains were pulled loose.”
“Your right hand saves me,” David sings unto the Lord this day in our psalm.  Mighty indeed is His power, and so ...
O chosen apostle,
destined to serve the Church
as witness to the resurrection
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
you who walked with Him
from the beginning
even until He was taken
from our sight
yet were not appointed by the Spirit
as one of the Twelve
until a place was made desolate
by the traitorous one –
pray ...
(Acts 1:15-17,20-26;   Ps.113:1-8;   Jn.15:9-17)
 
“It was I who chose you to go forth and bear fruit.”
 
Since “the saying in Scripture uttered long ago by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David was destined to be fulfilled in Judas” and he “went ...
O marvelous Wonder,
O Lady who shines
like the sun,
who brings the Light
into our midst
and calls us to repentance
that we might be saved,
that the whole world
might turn to the Lord
and be preserved
from destruction…
you come at the end of the age
to lead us back to your Son
before He comes ...
“This I command you: love one another.”
 
And so we hear the Lord’s essential instruction: love.  If we keep His commandments we will love, and if we love we will keep His commandments.  His commandment is to love.
But what is love?  John gives us the simple answer, ...
O child of courage,
though but a boy
you gave your life
as the strongest of men,
proving thus your love for Christ,
a love that steels souls
even in the face of death,
even in the youthful breast –
if but a young child like yourself
could die so freely for the faith
and show the face of Jesus
to ...
O brave soldiers,
the world could not take
Christ from your hearts;
though it tried to expunge Him
from the army in which you served,
your allegiance to the holy One of Israel,
our Lord and God,
remained firm,
and so death you preferred
to life without Jesus –
pray for us who are so weak in faith,
that ...
(Acts 16:1-10;   Ps.100:1-3,5;   Jn.15:18-21)
 
“I chose you out of the world.”
 
What is the world but heartache and sin; from this the Lord would release us.
Jesus tells His disciples: “You do not belong to the world,” and yet, as is most evident ...
Please wait...