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 the Builders Rejected

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:

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The Sacred Page: The Scandal of Jesus: The 4th Sunday of Easter (19 APR 18)

The Sacred Page: Jesus the Good Shepherd (The Mass Readings Explained) (16 APR 18)

St. Paul Center:The Shepherd’s Voice: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Word on Fire: Getting St. Peter's Sermon Right (Cycle B * Easter * Week 4)

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In Exile: Providence and the Conspiracy of Accidents (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

Let the Scriptures Speak: The Lame Walk: An Image of the Church (Fourth Sunday of Easter
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The Word Encountered: Other Sheep (Fourth Sunday of Easter
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Historical Cultural Context: From Sheep to Shepherd (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

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