Seventh Sunday of Easter

Today the Church celebrates the Seventh Sunday of Easter. The assigned readings are Acts 7:55-60; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 2; and John 17:20-26. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 97 (Psalm 97:1-2, 6-7, 9).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm, Seventh Sunday of Easter, June 2, 2019: Psalm 97: 1-2, 6-7,9

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: "Holy Father, I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me,
that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me. Father, they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, the world also does not know you, but I know you, and they know that you sent me. I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 2, 2019)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Seventh Sunday of Easter (June 2, 2019)

The Sacred Page: The 7th Sunday of Easter (28 MAY 19)

The Sacred Page: "The Father is Greater than I" (The Mass Readings Explained) (20 MAY 19) 

Word on Fire: The Spirit and the Bride Say, "Come" (Cycle C * Easter * Week 7)
 
Let the Scriptures Speak: Unity - an Option? (Seventh Sunday of Easter C)

The Word Encountered: Stephen Martyr (Seventh Sunday of Easter C)

Historical Cultural Context: Unity of Believers (Seventh Sunday of Easter C)