Fifth Sunday of Easter

Today the Church celebrates the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The assigned readings are Acts 9:26-31, 1 John 3:18-24, and John 15:1-8. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 22 (Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32).

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me
will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.”

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2015)

Msgr. Charles Pope: If You Ever Leave Me, I’m Going With You! A Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter (2 MAY 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Bearing Much Fruit -

The Deacon's Bench: Homily for May 3, 2015: 5th Sunday of Easter (2 MAY 25)

Word on Fire: The Vine and the Branches (Cycle B * Easter * Week 5)

Dr. Scott Hahn: On the Vine (May 3rd 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Easter)

CWR Blog: The Vine, the Branches, and "Eternal Security" (2 MAY 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: Cutting Back (5th Sunday of Easter)

The Word Embodied: Radical Faith (5th Sunday of Easter)

Historical Cultural Context: God the Patron (5th Sunday of Easter)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Augustine (5th Sunday of Easter)