Friday 20 May 2022
St Bernardine of Siena. Day of penance
Acts 15:22-31. I will praise you among the nations, O Lord – Psalm 56(57):8-12. John 15:12-17.
I do not call you servants but friends.
You are not a servant whom I pay
But the friend whom God my Father loves.
God sent me out to share your life and death
And to welcome you into our home.
That is why I chose you as my friends,
Shared with you my Father’s love for you,
Called you all to follow in my steps
promising to always be with you.
One thing only do I ask from you:
Love each other just as I love you,
Love the loveless, hopeless of your world,
Love the jewelled world my gift to you.
