Sixth Sunday of Easter

Today the Church celebrates the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The assigned readings are Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; and John 1:23-29. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 67 (Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8).

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples: “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. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me.

“I have told you this while I am with you. 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. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe."

Reflections on this day and on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 5, 2013)

Msgr. Charles Pope: Four Gifts of Grace – A Meditation on the Gospel for the 6th Sunday of Easter (4 MAY 13)

Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D.: The Holy Spirit and the Catholic Church

The Deacon’s Bench: Homily for May 5, 2013: 6th Sunday of Easter (4 MAY 13)

Word on Fire: Sermon 642: Sermon 643 : No Temple in the New Jerusalem : 6th Sunday of Easter

RI Catholic: The Lectionary: The light of the church (2 MAY 13)

Dr. Scott Hahn: Council of Jerusalem (May 5th 2013 - 6th Sunday of Easter)

The Word Engaged: Time and Eternity (Sixth Sunday of Easter C)