A Moment To Pause: During Eastertide - Friday 1st May 2026

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Friday 1st May Gospel reading John 14:1-6 Though it is the Feast of St Joseph the Worker , who is my favourite saint, I have chosen to reflect on John’s gospel reading as it is the Fourth week of Eastertide.  But the reading for St Joseph the Worker would be Matthew 13:54-58 which is about Jesus being rejected as a prophet in his own town as he was”the carpenter’s son”. This is an interesting comparison as John 14 is about Jesus’ identity as the Son of the Father and his divinity. In John’s reading Jesus speaks to his disciples, urging them not to let their hearts be troubled. Jesus says “Believe in God, believe in me .” “In my Father’s house there are many mansions” “I go to prepare a place for you.” When Thomas asks the way , Jesus famously replies “I am the Way, the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus is the source of eternal life and true ,purposeful existence. This passage is a powerful reminder to trust in Jesus’ presence as a daily reality rather than just a ‘Sunday faith’. Thank you for being with the Oblates today and God Bless us all.