21 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Living God, you whose love is stronger than death, grant us to drink at your spring. Thus it is that day after day you will renew our trust, even when the way is sometimes hard, so that we may be able to follow your Son Jesus and to learn from him. His yoke is easy and his burden is light: in him our hearts find rest.
20 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Risen Christ, like Mary Magdalene, we seek you when the darkness is still all around us. But if we de not find you, help us, like her, to seek the fellowship of those who are close to us in faith. And then a flickering flame of love begins to burn in us, until the day comes when we can say: "Risen Christ, without having seen you, we love you; yes, we put our trust in you." And the light of your Resurrection begins to shine in our hearts.
19 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)By your death on the cross, Jesus the Christ, you took on yourself hatred and human rejection, until those who had set themselves in opposition to God’s love heard the good news of his mercy. And we call to you: "Visit me by your Spirit in the places where my heart still resists you, in the places where I am unable to turn towards you." Open for us the way that leads towards life.
18 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ on the cross, forsaken by everyone, you also felt that you were abandoned by God. In the times when God seems absent to us, you become present and you journey with us through what can appear like an impassable gulf. When there are questions that seem to have no answer, help us to live with them, and give us just enough light to be able to take the next step.
17 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Our hearts give you thanks, Jesus, Son of the living God. In the face of the greatest trials, your deepest desire made you choose to stay with your friends and to celebrate the Passover with them. Today you wait for us around the table and as you offered yourself to them, you offer yourself to us. As we receive you, give us solidarity with those in whom you are present in the trials of the human family. Yes, may we be able to alleviate the sorrow of the least of your sisters and brothers.
16 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, no-one is shut out from your love. You gave your life for everyone. And as we seek life, a thirst grows in us day by day to forget ourselves humbly so as to live in you. Yes, to forget ourselves so as to come to life again with you.
15 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, you remained faithful right through to the end, and, because of that, faithfulness is no longer beyond our reach. When we experience trials or even a simple hesitation, you remain beside us. The way opens up, and our hope is renewed until the life of eternity begins.
14 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of all compassion, you always listen to us. Give us the courage to tell you everything, our joys and our sorrows, our hopes and our fears. And you, you are able to hear everything; you will never leave us; you welcome us as we are. Your gentle light pierces through the mists of our heart.
13 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, you never sought triumph. And yet when the crowd acclaimed you as you entered the city of peace on Palm Sunday, even though you knew that the time was near when you were to go right through to the end in the love that you came to show us, you welcomed their gladness. Since we are often faced with situations of violence or chaos, help us to seek for signs of your joy, of your presence, even when night descends. And then the trusting of faith tells us that with you, suffering will never have the (...)
12 April
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Holy Spirit, the consoler, when we are surrounded by darkness, you come to support us. You whisper to us: "Do not be afraid, I am here." And we understand: even in our deepest solitude and in the face of the fears that cling to us, we are never alone. Praise be to you!