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03 May 2020

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Today the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The assigned readings are Acts 2:14A, 36-41; 1 Peter 2:20B-25; and John 10:1-10. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 23 (Psalm 23:1-6).

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

YouTube: The Lord Is My Shepherd There Is Nothing I Shall Want - Cover by David

The Gospel reading is as follows: 

Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers."

Although Jesus used this figure of speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, "Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly." 

Reflections on these readings: 

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sunday Reflections: Fourth Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2020) 

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Fourth Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2020) 

Community in Mission: Are You Smarter than a Sheep? A Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter (2 MAY 20)

Aleteia: Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP: God won't invade your heart (30 APR 20

Rhode Island Catholic: The Quiet Corner: Homilies should be prepared and edifying, reminding the faithful of the fullness of God's word (30 APR 20)

Crossroads Initiative: Abundant Life From the Good Shepherd

St. Paul Center: What Are We To Do? Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday in Easter 

Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Fourth Sunday of Easter

The Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College: This Sunday: There Was Never a Shepherd This Good (30 APR 20)

Word on Fire: Suffering for Doing Good (Cycle A * Easter * Week 4) 

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: Doing Good, Following in the Footsteps of Jesus (29 APR 20) 

Spirituality of the Readings: Sheepish? (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

In Exile: On Hearing The Voice That Soothes (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

Glancing Thoughts: The Good Shepherd (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

The Perspective of Justice: The True Shepherd (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

Let the Scriptures Speak: The House of Israel and Those Far Off (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

The Word Embodied: The Sheepgate (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

Historical Cultural Context: An Honorable Shepherd (Fourth Sunday of Easter A) 

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Clement of Alexandria (Fourth Sunday of Easter A)

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