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, 20; and John 17:20-26. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 97 (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 this day and on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Cycle C) (May 12, 2013)

The Deacon’s Bench: Homily for May 12, 2013, 7th Sunday of Easter: The Gift (11 MAY 13)

The Quiet Corner: Unity, harmony integral to Christian life (9 MAY 13)

RI Catholic: The Lectionary: A broken witness (9 MAY 13)

Dr. Scott Hahn: Perfection as One (May 12th 2013 - 7th Sunday of Easter)

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