Christ tells the apostles that it was he who chose them and appointed them to go out and bear fruit, fruit that would abide. He has said the same thing to us. In this meditation we consider:

• Christ’s words to us
• How in order to bear fruit we need to be branches united to the vine through prayer, penance and the sacraments
• How we can bear fruit through the corporal works of mercy and
• The spiritual works of mercy
• The story of Fr Steven Scheier