"Which of these three was neighbor to the robber's victim?" He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." The Parable of the Good Samaritan challenges us to be instruments of God's mercy.

"Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God is at hand for you.'" Our joy is in our identity with Jesus, not in what we do. Our names are written in heaven because we are his beloved sons and daughters.

"For freedom, Christ set us free... But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather serve one another through love." With the total commitment to Christ comes the freedom to love!

"He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock." Until the Lord comes again, may we be nourished and satisfied in the Eucharist.

"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. . . and hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us." Since we are created in God's image, every relationship of ours is an opportunity to reflect the divine love of the Most Holy Trinity.

"The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you." The Holy Spirit empowers us to proclaim to the world that Jesus Christ is Lord.

"O my people! I will put my Spirit in you that you may live..." The Pentecost Extended Vigil calls us to wait in hope for the Holy Spirit to renew our world.

"Father, I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one." Jesus prays for his disciples and brings them into community with God.

"And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." At the Ascension, Jesus gave his disciples the promise of the Holy Spirit.

"Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him." The Church is the community of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.