The God Minute

HERE is the link for all the information about our upcoming Mary Crowning!

The book referenced in today's episode is The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics, compiled by Raphael Brown. This will be The God Minute Book Club's book for the month of May. Information about the TGM Book Club can be found HERE.

Music
Hail Holy Queen - St. Nicholas Choir Parish of Cabatuan
Canticle of Zechariah - ILP Chorus

Concert Friday

MUSIC
"You Will Be Found"
"I Am The Good Shepherd"

You Will Be Found

Songwriters: Benj Pasek / Justin Paul
Performed By: BYU Vocal Point

 Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?
Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?

Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand

And oh, someone will coming running
And I know, they'll take you home

Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
Lift your head and look around
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found

There's a place where we don't have to feel unknown
(Oh my god, everybody needs to see this)
And every time that you call out
You're a little less alone
(I can't stop watching this video, seventeen years old)
If you only say the word
(Take five minutes, this will make your day)
From across the silence your voice is heard

Share it with the people you love
(Repost, the world needs to hear this)
(A beautiful tribute, favourite!)
(I know someone who really needed to hear this today)
(So thank you Evan Hansen for doing what you're doing)
(I never met you Connor, but coming on here, reading everyone's posts)
(It's so easy to feel alone, but Evan is exactly right—we're not alone, none of us)
(We're not alone, none of us! None of us!)
(None of us are alone) (Like, forward)

Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
When you're broken on the ground
You will be found
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around
You will be found (You will be found)
You will be found (You will be found)
You will be found

Out of the shadows
The morning is breaking
And all is new, all is new
It's filling up the empty
And suddenly I see that
All is new, all is new

You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone (You are not alone)
You are not alone (You are not alone)
You are not
You are not alone (You are not alone)

Even when the dark comes crashin' through
When you need someone to carry you
When you're broken on the ground
You will be found!
So when the sun comes streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around
You will be found

You will be found
You will be found
You will be found!

You will be found

MUSIC
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Common Threads by Bobby McFerrin

Humility for All

SCRIPTURE
1Peter: 5: 5 - 7

MUSIC
"Sing To The Mountains"

Guided Meditation: SPRINGTIME
https://youtu.be/KD1qsdfGFrs

Know and Believe

SCRIPTURE
John 6: 28-29

MUSIC
"Sing A New Song"

Springtime Guided Meditation: https://youtu.be/KD1qsdfGFrs

Watch the VIDEO to this Reflection by CLICKING HERE

Luke 24: 13-35
The Road to Emmaus

That very day, the first day of the week,
two of Jesus' disciples were going
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,
Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
He asked them,
"What are you discussing as you walk along?"
They stopped, looking downcast.
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,
"Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know of the things
that have taken place there in these days?"
And he replied to them, "What sort of things?"
They said to him,
"The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people,
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over
to a sentence of death and crucified him.
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel;
and besides all this,
it is now the third day since this took place.
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us:
they were at the tomb early in the morning
and did not find his body;
they came back and reported
that they had indeed seen a vision of angels
who announced that he was alive.
Then some of those with us went to the tomb
and found things just as the women had described,
but him they did not see."
And he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are!
How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things
and enter into his glory?"
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets,
he interpreted to them what referred to him
in all the Scriptures.
As they approached the village to which they were going,
he gave the impression that he was going on farther.
But they urged him, "Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over."
So he went in to stay with them.
And it happened that, while he was with them at table,
he took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them.
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,
but he vanished from their sight.
Then they said to each other,
"Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?"
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem
where they found gathered together
the eleven and those with them who were saying,
"The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!"
Then the two recounted
what had taken place on the way
and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.

On May 1st we will be "crowning" the Blessed Mother in our homes as a TGM community. HERE is the link with more info. HERE is the link to submit your photos. Submissions are due by the end of the day May 2nd to be included in our Rosary.

HERE is the link to last year's Mary Crowning rosary if you need inspiration.

As mentioned in today's reflection, here is Lauren's email address to send in your own personal "Mary Stories" for the chance to be featured on our social media pages during the month of May: [email protected]

HERE is a link to more information about the 54 day novena as mentioned by Lauren in today's reflection.

Music:
Salve Regina - Keys of Peace
Canticle of Zechariah - ILP Chorus

This is one of two selections for Concert Friday today. Check your feed and see the other one titled, Concert Friday- QUIET

Upbeat:  "Hallelujah Challenge Praise Medley by Nathaniel Bassey
Quiet: "The Armed Man-A Mass for Peace" by Sir Karl Jenkins

This is one of two selections for Concert Friday today. Check your feed and see the other one titled, Concert Friday- UPBEAT

Upbeat:  "Hallelujah Challenge Praise Medley by Nathaniel Bassey
Quiet: "The Armed Man-A Mass for Peace" by Sir Karl Jenkins