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Archive for May, 2007

29 May

3rd Glorious Mystery: The Coming of the Holy Spirit

How can I describe what took place?  It was all so quick that I can scarcely believe that it happened.  It only lasted for a couple of minutes and in that time, the whole world changed.  My world changed.  Suddenly everything is different.  I am not the same Peter as I was when I woke [...]

28 May

2nd Glorious Mystery: The Ascension

It was all a bit frightening.  We walked up the mountain with Jesus, chatting to him, but at the same time feeling that something really important was about to happen.  It was strange because it all seemed so final, as if we were about to say goodbye forever and we’d never see him again.   
It [...]

27 May

1st Glorious Mystery: The Resurrection

You would probably think it strange if I were to describe what it is like to be dead and to come back to life, so I will merely draw a comparison and leave you to fill in the details by looking at your own experiences within your own life. 
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by [...]

25 May

5th Sorrowful Mystery: Jesus dies on the Cross

There’s no pain now and my remaining life can be measured in minutes.   
This is the Unseen Moment, the last few moments of life that my Father grants to everybody.  This is the moment that is not seen by onlookers and so only those who have returned to life from this instant can tell you about [...]

24 May

4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross

One foot in front of another.  Right foot.  Left foot.  Keep on going.  Keep on moving to Calvary.  It is not far.  If I lift my gaze, I can see
Calvary ahead of me.  It never was far away.  Every time that I came to Jerusalem, from the time that I was born, Calvary was there, [...]

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