Contemplative Prayer

Margaret-Mary McFadyen, a member of the Spirituality Committee  of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, leads us in imaginative contemplative prayer, whereby we meet God through a story. The prayer develops as you ‘live into’ a story from Scripture with all your senses and imagination. You let the Spirit guide the prayer – you don't force anything to happen ­– you let it happen to you, within you, around you.

You can find out more about Margaret-Mary McFadyen at https://www.rcdea.org.uk/new-role-for-spiritual-director-margaret-mary/. Margaret-Mary writes below about the programmes.

Contemplative Prayer is broadcast on Thursdays at 05:30 and Fridays at 01:00, Sundays at 07:00 and Mondays at 13:30 and 20:00.

4 – 8 October 2020

1:  The Parable of the Good Samaritan  Luke 10:30–35

This passage is very special to me. It was an imaginative contemplation with this parable that brought God up close and personal in a way that I had never experienced before, and it changed everything. Things had gone badly wrong in my life shortly before it and I was sore from the experience. I was the traveller lying by the side of the road, bruised and broken. I could feel the hardness of the heat, the dry taste of blood in my mouth. My body hurt all over and it was painful to move, so I remained still. The first person to pass was a woman from church. She tut-tutted in disapproval as she passed me by. The next was a priest, who shook his head disapprovingly. The third, Jesus, stopped, cleaned my wounds, picked me up tenderly and put me on His horse. When I moaned in pain at being moved, He apologised to me! I sank back into Him and He put His arms around me. I felt safe. I woke up clean, in a bed with fresh sheets and my wounds healing. Before He left, He kissed my forehead softly and told me that He would return soon.

11 – 15 October

2:  Jonah tries to run away from God  Jonah 1:1–17

When I was at secondary school, I joined the choir and we spent a term learning the songs from Jonah Man Jazz by Michael Hurd. The opening lines of some of the songs have remained with me and particularly: “When Jonah sank into the sea, he closed his eyes and prayed: ‘O Lord I’m very sorry that your word I’ve disobeyed. If you would only come and save me, I will do as you command...” I visualise what St Ignatius calls turmoil of spirits as a great storm like the one described in the story of Jonah. Ignatius describes the soul as being tossed around between spiritual consolation and desolation as we struggle to discern: to recognise the authentic voice of God amongst the noise of fear and criticism, in our own hearts and in the external voices among us; to find that place of certainty and trust that God is with us, and that we do not need to be afraid, that He will give us the grace needed to fulfil His request. When we turn away from God, we experience this storm, but as Jonah shows us, peace is to be found again in calling out to and relying on God.

18 – 22 October

3:  Jesus Walks on Water  Matthew 14:22–33

There is much to be drawn to in this incident from scripture, and for me, what is most compelling about it is that Jesus encourages Peter not to be afraid, and He pulls Him out of it when it all goes wrong for Peter. There have been times when I have been in trouble, when the storms have engulfed me and I have been afraid, and I have brought this story to mind. When I keep my eyes on Him walking across the water, I am reminded that to Him, all things are possible, and I too feel encouraged. When I falter and remember that I am in perilous waters, He grabs hold of me to pull me out, and I cling to Him for dear life. There was one time however, one moment, when I felt completely overwhelmed with despair; the struggle around me was so great that I gave up, I let go. He had other ideas though, and He did not let go of me. The further I move from that time, the more grateful I am for God’s insistent presence in my life and my trust in Him deepens. It is what spiritual consolation means.

25 – 29 October

4:  Samuel’s Calling  1 Samuel 3:1–10

In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius describes different ways that we can discern a choice, a decision that God may be drawing us to. When this decision is to do with our state in life, it is called an election. The first-time choice is the least common and is characterised by firstly, a revelation where there is no doubt that God is the source, and then there is both the desire for the decision to be fulfilled and the possibility of it being fulfilled. Samuel may be experiencing here what Ignatius calls second time choice. In this way, there is turmoil of spirits, uncertainty in recognising the voice of God, even as there is a desire to follow that voice. The help of someone more experienced in spiritual discernment, such as a spiritual director, or Eli in the scripture here, can be helpful in discussing the signs we are experiencing, discerning their meaning for us and gently bringing us to the point where we are able to respond appropriately. This process can take time, and a lot of moving backwards and forwards, until finally, we recognise the voice of God in the call and we respond to it from the desire of our soul.

1 – 5 November

5:  Healing the Woman with the haemorrhage  Mark 5:25–34

I went to a talk at the Chaplaincy at the University of East Anglia given by Elaine Storkey whose book What’s Right with Feminism? I subsequently read. It revolutionised my interaction with the women I hear stories about in scripture. This woman is one of those she spoke of. When I have prayed with this passage imaginatively, I imagine her background, where she lives, the people at home waiting for her. People who know what she has set out to do on this day. I imagine a group of women, sisters, cousins, friends, who understand her predicament, and are waiting for her to return, praying for the success of her quest. Sometimes, I imagine a man who loves her, who cannot bear her suffering and yet, stands with her in it, grieving her pain. It is the equivalent of people watching, sitting on a bench and wondering at all the people who walk past, knowing that they all have a story, a background and the details of each are known to God. The attractiveness of Jesus here is that He gives exactly what she needs to draw her deeper into God. He claims her as His kin.

8 – 12 November

6:  Elijah journeys to Horeb  1 Kings 19:4–9

The journey is a common metaphor for the life of faith, as is the wilderness. I am not keen on literally travelling. I am content to be somewhere else, but I do not enjoy getting there. Neither am I one for extremes in temperature, hot or cold. So, in imagining being on this journey that Elijah is taking, that feeling of just wanting to sit down under a tree and wishing for it to all be over, is one I feel some sympathy with. When I prayed with this passage on retreat one year, the bible translation I was praying with used the word scone, rather than cake. I pondered that image quite deeply afterwards. To me, a scone is more cake than bread, but more bread than cake. The angel in my imagination was Jesus Himself. My understanding of my prayer experience here was that when the going gets difficult in our faith journey that God will nourish and strengthen us with not only what we need (bread), but also with more than we need (cake); something superfluous, unnecessary, and a reason for joy. There is no austerity in His giving: He is generous.

15 – 19 November

7:  Healing Jairus’ Daughter  Mark 5:21–24,35–43

As a parent, I can empathise with the urgency that Jairus must have felt when his daughter was so close to dying. I can understand why he would throw himself at Jesus’ feet and beg for her to be healed. When I prayed with this piece of scripture a long time ago, I imagined myself as the child. I felt safe, sleeping in what felt like a womb to me, waiting for Jesus to appear. There was no urgency, just safe, warm bliss. As I find myself dwelling on it now, I am more in tune with Jairus as a parent. How must he have felt when Jesus stopped to insist that the woman who had touched His cloak make herself known, when all the time the life of his precious child was slipping away? And I also wonder, when I consider the event from this perspective, what was Jesus up to here? Neither does He rush to Lazarus when He raises him. The urgency is in those who love the person concerned. Nor is it that He is detached: we are told that He is moved to tears with the death of Lazarus. This scripture is calling me for another visit I think.

22 – 26 November

8:  Elijah in the Cave at Horeb  1Kings 19:9–13

Praying with this passage imaginatively on more than one occasion has had the most profound effect on my understanding and experience of God as Holy Trinity. I climbed this mountain the first time with Jesus, and the Holy Spirit waiting for us at the bottom. God the Father was in my rucksack and Jesus invited me to let Him out when we got to the cave at the top. I remember that first time being too afraid: there was the wind, the earthquake and the fire. At Jesus’ gentle request, and in the silence that followed, I did let the Father out of the rucksack, but I was tentative and nervous. My spiritual director invited me to spend some more time there, and so I did a repetition of this prayer. I spent the night in the cave with God the Father, letting Him be closer to me and gradually letting go of my fear and my false perception of His austerity. It took longer to really let Him in, but this was where it began for real. Sometimes, it is our false images of God that prevent our intimacy with Him.

29 November – 3 December

9:  When will the master return?  Mark 13:33–37

6 – 10 December

10:  Proclamation of John the Baptist  Mark 1:1–8

13 – 17 December

11:  Testimony of John the Baptist  John 1:6–8,19–28

20 – 24 December

12:  The Birth of Jesus  Luke 1:26–38

27 – 31 December

13:  The Parable of the Good Samaritan  Luke 10:30–35  (rebroadcast of Episode 1)

This passage is very special to me. It was an imaginative contemplation with this parable that brought God up close and personal in a way that I had never experienced before, and it changed everything. Things had gone badly wrong in my life shortly before it and I was sore from the experience. I was the traveller lying by the side of the road, bruised and broken. I could feel the hardness of the heat, the dry taste of blood in my mouth. My body hurt all over and it was painful to move, so I remained still. The first person to pass was a woman from church. She tut-tutted in disapproval as she passed me by. The next was a priest, who shook his head disapprovingly. The third, Jesus, stopped, cleaned my wounds, picked me up tenderly and put me on His horse. When I moaned in pain at being moved, He apologised to me! I sank back into Him and He put His arms around me. I felt safe. I woke up clean, in a bed with fresh sheets and my wounds healing. Before He left, He kissed my forehead softly and told me that He would return soon.

3 – 7 January 2021

14:  Jonah tries to run away from God  Jonah 1:1– 17
(rebroadcast of Episode 2)

When I was at secondary school, I joined the choir and we spent a term learning the songs from Jonah Man Jazz by Michael Hurd. The opening lines of some of the songs have remained with me and particularly: “When Jonah sank into the sea, he closed his eyes and prayed: ‘O Lord I’m very sorry that your word I’ve disobeyed. If you would only come and save me, I will do as you command...” I visualise what St Ignatius calls turmoil of spirits as a great storm like the one described in the story of Jonah. Ignatius describes the soul as being tossed around between spiritual consolation and desolation as we struggle to discern: to recognise the authentic voice of God amongst the noise of fear and criticism, in our own hearts and in the external voices among us; to find that place of certainty and trust that God is with us, and that we do not need to be afraid, that He will give us the grace needed to fulfil His request. When we turn away from God, we experience this storm, but as Jonah shows us, peace is to be found again in calling out to and relying on God.

10 – 15 January
(revised schedule)

15:  Jesus Walks on Water  Matthew 14:22–33
(rebroadcast of Episode 3)

There is much to be drawn to in this incident from scripture, and for me, what is most compelling about it is that Jesus encourages Peter not to be afraid, and He pulls Him out of it when it all goes wrong for Peter. There have been times when I have been in trouble, when the storms have engulfed me and I have been afraid, and I have brought this story to mind. When I keep my eyes on Him walking across the water, I am reminded that to Him, all things are possible, and I too feel encouraged. When I falter and remember that I am in perilous waters, He grabs hold of me to pull me out, and I cling to Him for dear life. There was one time however, one moment, when I felt completely overwhelmed with despair; the struggle around me was so great that I gave up, I let go. He had other ideas though, and He did not let go of me. The further I move from that time, the more grateful I am for God’s insistent presence in my life and my trust in Him deepens. It is what spiritual consolation means.

17 – 22 January

16:  Samaritan Woman at the Well  John 4:1–30

24 – 29 January

17:  The Canaanite woman’s faith  Matthew 15:21–28

31 January – 5 February

18:  Woman who washes the feet of Jesus  Luke 7:36–50

7 – 12 February

19:  Peter’s profession of faith  Matthew 16:13–23

14 – 19 February

20:  Jesus cleanses the leper  Mark 1:40–45

21 – 26 February

21: The temptation of Jesus by the devil in the desert  Mark 1:12–15

28 February – 5 March

22: The Transfiguration  Mark 9:2–10

7 – 12 March

23: Jesus drives the moneychangers out of the Temple  John 2:13–25

14 – 19 March

24: For God so loved the world  John 3:14–21

21 – 26 March

25: The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up  John 12:20–33

28 March – 2 April

26: The soldiers mock Jesus  Mark 15:16–20

4 – 9 April

27: The empty tomb  John 20:1–9

11 – 16 April

28: When will the master return?  Mark 13:33–37 (rebroadcast of Episode 9)

18 – 23 April

29: Jesus meets the apostles and gives them their final instructions  Luke 24:35–48

25 – 30 April

30: The good shepherd  John 10:11–18

2 – 7 May

31: I am the true vine  John 15:1–8

9 – 14 May

32: The commandment of love  John 15:9–17

16 – 21 May

33: The Ascension of the Lord  Mark 16:15–20

23 – 28 May

34: Pentecost  John 20:19–23

30 May – 4 June

35: Testimony of John the Baptist  John 1:6–8,19–28 (rebroadcast of Episode 11)

6 – 11 June

36: This is my body. This is my blood.  Mark 14:22–26

13 – 18 June

37: It is the smallest of all the seeds; yet it grows into the biggest shrub of them all  Mark 4:26–34

20 – 25 June

38: Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him  Mark 4:35–41

27 June – 2 July

39: Little girl, I tell you to get up  Mark 5:21–24,35–43

4 – 9 July

40: A prophet is despised only in his own country  Mark 6:1–6

11 – 16 July

41: He began to send them out  Mark 6:7–13

18 – 23 July

42: They were like sheep without a shepherd  Mark 6:30–34

25 – 30 July

43: Elijah journeys to Horeb  1 Kings 19:4–9 (rebroadcast of Episode 6)

The journey is a common metaphor for the life of faith, as is the wilderness. I am not keen on literally travelling. I am content to be somewhere else, but I do not enjoy getting there. Neither am I one for extremes in temperature, hot or cold. So, in imagining being on this journey that Elijah is taking, that feeling of just wanting to sit down under a tree and wishing for it to all be over, is one I feel some sympathy with. When I prayed with this passage on retreat one year, the bible translation I was praying with used the word scone, rather than cake. I pondered that image quite deeply afterwards. To me, a scone is more cake than bread, but more bread than cake. The angel in my imagination was Jesus Himself. My understanding of my prayer experience here was that when the going gets difficult in our faith journey that God will nourish and strengthen us with not only what we need (bread), but also with more than we need (cake); something superfluous, unnecessary, and a reason for joy. There is no austerity in His giving: He is generous.

1 – 6 August

44: Healing Jairus’ Daughter  Mark 5:21–24,35–43 (rebroadcast of Episode 7)

As a parent, I can empathise with the urgency that Jairus must have felt when his daughter was so close to dying. I can understand why he would throw himself at Jesus’ feet and beg for her to be healed. When I prayed with this piece of scripture a long time ago, I imagined myself as the child. I felt safe, sleeping in what felt like a womb to me, waiting for Jesus to appear. There was no urgency, just safe, warm bliss. As I find myself dwelling on it now, I am more in tune with Jairus as a parent. How must he have felt when Jesus stopped to insist that the woman who had touched His cloak make herself known, when all the time the life of his precious child was slipping away? And I also wonder, when I consider the event from this perspective, what was Jesus up to here? Neither does He rush to Lazarus when He raises him. The urgency is in those who love the person concerned. Nor is it that He is detached: we are told that He is moved to tears with the death of Lazarus. This scripture is calling me for another visit I think.

8 – 13 August

45: The angel gives Elijah food to reach the mountain of God  1 Kings 19:4–8

15 – 20 August

46: The Almighty has done great things for me  Luke 1:39–56

22 – 27 August

47: Who shall we go to? You are the Holy One of God  John 6:60–69

29 August – 3 September

48: You put aside the commandment of God, to cling to human traditions  Mark 7:1-8,14–15,21–23

5 – 10 September

49: He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak  Mark 7:31–37

12 – 17 September

50: The Son of Man is destined to suffer grievously  Mark 8:27–35

19 – 24 September

51: Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me  Mark 9:30–37

26 September – 1 October

52: Do not stop anyone from working a miracle in my name  Mark 9:38–43 for many

3 – 8 October

53: Jesus and the children  Mark 10:13–16

10 – 15 October

54: Give everything you own to the poor, and follow me  Mark 10:17–30

17 – 22 October
(revised schedule)

55: The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom  Mark 10:35–45

24 – 29 October

56: The healing of Bartimaeus: go; your faith has saved you  Mark 10:46–52

31 October – 5 November

57: The greatest commandment of all  Mark 12:28b–34

7 – 12 November

58: This poor widow has put in more than all  Mark 12:38–44

14 – 19 November

59: The stars will fall from heaven and the powers in heaven will be shaken Mark 13:24–32

21 – 26 November

60: Yes, I am a king  John 18:33-37

28 November – 3 December

61: When will the master return?  Mark 13:33–37 (rebroadcast of Episode 9)

5 – 10 December

62: All mankind shall see the salvation of God  Luke 3:1–6

12 – 17 December

63: What must we do?  Luke 3:10–18

19 – 24 December

64: Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord?  Luke 1:39–45

26 – 31 December

65: Christmas Day (Mass at Dawn): Luke 2:15–20
The shepherds found Mary and Joseph and the baby.

2 – 7 January 2022

66: Epiphany: Matthew 2:1–12
We saw his star and have come to do the king homage.

9 – 14 January

67: Baptism of the Lord: Luke 3:15–16,21–22
While Jesus after his own baptism was at prayer, heaven opened.

16 – 21 January

68: Ordinary Time 2: John 2:1–11
This was the first of the signs given by Jesus: it was given at Cana in Galilee.

23 – 28 January

69: Ordinary Time 3: Luke 4:14–21
The text is being fulfilled today.

30 January – 4 February

70: Ordinary Time 4: Luke 4:21–30
Like Elijah and Elisha, Jesus is not sent to the Jews only.

6 – 11 February

71: The Presentation of the Lord: Luke 2:22–24
Jesus is presented in the Temple

13 – 18 February

72: Ordinary Time 5: Luke 5:1–11
They left everything and followed him.

20 – 25 February

73: Ordinary Time 7: Luke 6:27–38
Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate.

27 February – 4 March

74: Ordinary Time 8: Luke 6:39–45
A man’s words flow out of what fills his heart.

6 – 11 March

75: Lent 1: Luke 4:1–13
Jesus was led by the Spirit through the wilderness and was tempted there.

13 – 18 March

76: Lent 2: Luke 9:28b–36
As Jesus prayed, the aspect of his face was changed.

20 – 25 March

77: Lent 3: Luke 13:1–9
Unless you repent you will all perish as they did.

27 March – 1 April

78: Lent 4: Luke 15:11–32
Your brother here was dead and has come to life.

3 – 8 April

79: Lent 5: John 8:1–11
If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.

10 – 15 April

80: Palm Sunday of the Passion of The Lord: Luke 19:28–40
Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

17 – 22 April

81: Easter Sunday: John 20:1–9
He must rise from the dead.

24 – 29 April

82: Easter 2: John 20:19–31
Eight days later, Jesus came.

1 – 6 May

83: Mark 13:33–37
When will the master return?
(rebroadcast of Episode 9)

8 – 13 May

84: John 10:11–18
The good shepherd
(rebroadcast of Episode 30)

15 – 20 May

85: Easter 5: John 13:31–33a,34–35
I give you a new commandment: love one another.

22 – 27 May

86: Easter 6: John 14:23–29
The Holy Spirit will remind you of all I have said to you.

29 May – 3 June

87: The Ascension of the Lord: Luke:24:46–53
As he blessed them he was carried up to heaven.

5 – 8 June

88: Pentecost: John 20:19–23
As the Father sent me, so I am sending you: receive the Holy Spirit.

9 – 15 June

89: The Most Holy Trinity: John 16:12­–15
Everything the Father has is mine; all the Spirit tells you will be taken from what is mine.

16 – 22 June

90: Corpus Christi: Luke 9:11–17
They all ate as much as they wanted.

23 – 29 June

91: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: Luke 1:57–66
His name is John.

30 June – 6 July

92: Mark 6:7–13
He began to send them out
(rebroadcast of Episode 41)

7 – 13 July

93: Ordinary Time 15: Luke 10:25–37
Who is my neighbour? (The parable of the Good Samaritan)

14 – 20 July

94: Ordinary Time 16: Luke 10:38–42
Martha welcomed Jesus into her house. Mary has chosen the better part.

21 – 27 July

95: Ordinary Time 17: Luke 11:1–13
Ask, and it will be given to you.

28 – 3 August

96: Ordinary Time 18: Luke 12:13–21
This hoard of yours, whose will it be?

4 – 10 August

97: Ordinary Time 5: Luke 5:1–11
They left everything and followed him.

11 – 17 August

98: Ordinary Time 20: Jeremiah 38:4–6,8–10
You have borne me to be a man of dissension for all the land.

18 – 24 August

99: Ordinary Time 21: Luke 13:22–30
Men from eat and west will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

25 – 31 August

100: Mark 7:1-8,14–15,21–23
You put aside the commandment of God, to cling to human traditions.
(rebroadcast of Episode 48)

1 – 7 September

101: Ordinary Time 23: Luke 14:25–33
None of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions.

8 – 14 September

102: Ordinary Time 24: Luke 15:1–32
There will be rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner.

15 – 21 September

103: Ordinary Time 25: Luke 16:1–13
You cannot be the slave of both God and money.

22 – 28 September

104: Ordinary Time 26: Luke 16:19–31
Good things came your way, just as bad things came the way of Lazarus. Now he is being comforted here while you are in agony.

29 September – 5 October

105: Ordinary Time 27: Luke 17:5–10
If only you had faith!

6 – 12 October

106: Ordinary Time 28: Luke 17:11–19
No one can come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.

13 – 19 October

107: Mark 10:35–45
The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom
(rebroadcast of Episode 55)

20 – 26 October

108: Mark 10:46–52
The healing of Bartimaeus: go; your faith has saved you 
(rebroadcast of Episode 56)

27 October – 2 November

109: Mark 12:28b–34
The greatest commandment of all
(rebroadcast of Episode 57)

3 – 9 November

110: Mark 12:38–44
This poor widow has put in more than all
(rebroadcast of Episode 58)

10 – 16 November

111: Mark 13:24–32
The stars will fall from heaven and the powers in heaven will be shaken
(rebroadcast of Episode 59)

17 – 23 November

112: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: Luke 23:35–43
Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

24 – 30 November

113: Advent 1: Matthew 24:37–44
Stay awake so that you may be ready.

1 – 7 December

114: Advent 2: Matthew 3:1–12
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.141

8 – 14 December

115: Advent 3: Matthew 11:2–11
Are you the one who is to come, of have we got to wait for someone else?

15 – 21 December

116: Advent 4: Matthew 1:18–24
Jesus is born of Mary who was betrothed to Joseph, son of David.

22 – 28 December

117: Christmas Day (Mass at Dawn): Luke 2:15–20
The shepherds found Mary and Joseph and the baby.
(rebroadcast of episode 65)

29 December – 4 January 2023

118: Epiphany: Matthew 2:1–12
We saw his star and have come to do the king homage.
(rebroadcast of episode 66)

5 – 11 January

119: Epiphany: Matthew 2:1–12
We saw his star and have come to do the king homage.

12 – 18 January

120: Ordinary Time 2: John 1:29–34
Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.

19 ­– 25 January

121: Ordinary Time 3: Matthew 4:12–23
He went and settled in Capernaum: in this way the prophecy of Isaiah was to be fulfilled.

26 January – 1 February

122: Ordinary Time 4: Matthew 5:1–12
How happy are the poor in spirit.

2 – 8 February

123: Ordinary Time 5: Matthew 5:13–16
You are the light of the world.

9 – 15 February

124: Ordinary Time 6: Matthew 5:17–37
You have learnt how it was said to your ancestors; but I say this to you.

16 – 22 February

125: Ordinary Time 7: Matthew 5:38–48
Love your enemies.

23 February – 1 March

126: Luke 4:1–13
Jesus was led by the Spirit through the wilderness and was tempted there.
(rebroadcast of Episode 75)

2 – 8 March

127: Luke 9:28b–36
As Jesus prayed, the aspect of his face was changed.
(rebroadcast of Episode 76)

9 – 15 March

128: Luke 13:1–9
Unless you repent you will all perish as they did.
(rebroadcast of Episode 77)

16 – 22 March

129: Lent 4 (alternative reading): John 9:1–41
He went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored.

23 – 29 March

130: Lent 5: John 11:1–45
I am the resurrection and the life.

30 March – 5 April

131: Luke 19:28–40
Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord.
(rebroadcast of Episode 80)

6 – 10 April

132: Easter Vigil: Matthew 28:1–10
He has risen from the dead and now he is going before you into Galilee.

13 – 17 April

133: Easter 2: John 20:19–31
Eight days later, Jesus came.

20 – 24 April

134: Luke 24:35–48
Jesus meets the apostles and gives them their final instructions.
(rebroadcast of Episode 29)

27 April – 1 May

135: John 10:11–18
The good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep.
(rebroadcast of Episode 30)

4 – 8 May

136: John 15:1–8
Whoever remains in me, with me in him, bears fruit in plenty.
(rebroadcast of Episode 31)

11 – 15 May

137: John 14:15–21
I shall ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate.

18 – 22 May

138: The Ascension of the Lord: Matthew 26:16–20
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

25 – 29 May

139: Pentecost Sunday: John 20:19–23
As the Father sent me, so am I sending you: receive the Holy Spirit.

1 – 5 June

140: John 13:31–33a,34–35
I give you a new commandment: love one another.
(rebroadcast of Episode 85)

 

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