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: Spirit & Psalm - 4th Sunday of Easter, 2023 - Year A - Psalm 23 - Hart
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 related to these readings:
Benedictine College: This Sunday, We the Sheep Wait for the One We Know (23 APR 26)
Word on Fire: Cut to the Heart (Cycle A * Easter * 4th Week)
The Pilot: Echoes: Scott Hahn: What are we to do? (24 APR 26)
The Quiet Corner: Finding Abundant Life Through Christ and His Sacraments (23 APR 26)
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