Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
Peter visits the house of a Roman, Cornelius, and learns that God does not have favourites.

1 John 4: 7-10
It is through the experience of love that we can come to know God.

John 15: 9-17

The Lord commands us to love and so to bless the world.


Acts 9: 26-31
Paul begins to preach but arouses hostility and has to leave Jerusalem.

1 John 3: 18-24
St John says that if we keep his commandments the Lord will answer our prayers.

John 15: 1-8
Jesus calls us to remain in him, for his is the vine and we are the branches.

Acts 4: 32-35
The first believers in the resurrection were an inspired and enthusiastic community, dedicated to serving one another and sharing their property.

1 John 5: 1-6
Belief in Jesus and love for one another are inseparable.

John 20: 19-31

Jesus appears to the disciples, and all, including Thomas, become first believers in the risen Christ.

Acts 4: 8-12
It is in the name of Jesus Christ that we can be saved.

1 John 3: 1-2
The Father has lavished his love upon us, by letting us be called God’s children.

John 10: 11-18
Jesus describes himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.

Acts 10:34. 37-43
Peter proclaims the death of Jesus as a prelude to the resurrection.

Colossians 3: 1-4
We are now living a new life because of the resurrection of Jesus.

John 20: 1-9
Mary Magdalene, the first witness to the resurrection, found it hard to convince the apostles.  It was only when Peter and John saw the empty tomb for themselves that they believed her words.