Fourth Sunday of Easter

Today the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The assigned readings are Acts 4:8-12, 1 John 3:1-2, and John 10:11-18. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 118 (Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28-29).

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

YouTube: Psalm 118 The stone which builders rejected has become the cornerstone

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said:"I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 26, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 26, 2015)

Msgr. Charles Pope: The King of Love My Shepherd Is - A Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter (25 APR 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: The Way, The Truth, and The Life - Jesus Only

The Deacon's Bench: Homily for April 26, 2015: 4th Sunday of Easter (25 APR 25)

Word on Fire: The Good Shepherd (Cycle B * Easter * Week 4)

Dr. Scott Hahn: The Shepherd’s Voice (April 26th 2015 - Fourth Sunday of Easter)

CWR Blog: One Christ, One Savior, One Shepherd (25 APR 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: Is Greed a Virtue? (4th Sunday of Easter)

The Word Embodied: Other Sheep (4th Sunday of Easter)

Historical Cultural Context: From Sheep to Shepherd (4th Sunday of Easter)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Basil of Seleucia (4th Sunday of Easter)

Word to Life Radio Broadcast: Fourth Sunday of Easter (24 APR 15)