6th Sunday in Easter (Liturgical Year C)

May 6, 2012
Readings: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 John 14:23-29 Chants Virgin and Child Enthroned, Paolo di Giovanni Fei, 1390 Scott Hahn with David Scott The first Church council, the Council of Jerusalem we hear about in today’s First Reading, decided the shape of the Church as we know it. Some Jewish Christians had wanted Gentile converts…

Sixth Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year A)

May 6, 2012
Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 Chants Alive in The Spirit Jesus will not leave us alone. He won’t make us children of God in Baptism only to leave us “orphans,” He assures us in today’s Gospel (see Romans 8:14-17) . He asks the Father to give us His Spirit, to dwell with…

5th Sunday in Easter (Liturgical Year C)

May 5, 2012
Readings: Acts 14:21-27 Psalm 145:8-13 Revelation 21:1-5 John 13:31-35 Chants Risen Christ, Vecchietta (Lorenzo di Pietro), 1476 Scott Hahn with David Scott By God’s goodness and compassion, the doors of His kingdom have been opened to all who have faith, Jew or Gentile. That’s the good news Paul and Barnabas proclaim in today’s First Reading. With the coming of the…

5th Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year B)

May 5, 2012
Readings Acts 9:26-31  Psalm 22:26-28, 30-3 2 John 3:18-24  John 15:1-8 Chants Tree of Life, Pacino di Bonaguida, 1310 On the Vine In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that He is the true vine that God intended Israel to be—the source of divine life and wisdom for the nations (see Sirach 24:17-24). In baptism, each of us was joined to…

Fifth Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year A)

May 5, 2012
Readings: Acts 6:1-7  Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19  1 Peter 2:4-9  John 14:1-12  (see also “Exodus and Easter”) Chants Resurrection, Agnolo Bronzino, 1522 Scott Hahn with David Scott By His death, Resurrection and Ascension, Jesus has gone ahead to prepare a place for us in His Father’s house. His Father’s house is no longer a temple made by human hands. It…

4th Sunday in Easter (Liturgical Year C)

May 4, 2012
The Risen Christ, Michelangelo, c. 1532 Readings: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Psalm 100:1-3, 5 Revelation 7:9,14-17 John 10:27-30 Chants Scott Hahn with David Scott Israel’s mission—to be God’s instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6)—is fulfilled in the Church. By the “Word of God” that Paul and Barnabas preach in today’s First Reading, a new covenant people…

4th Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year B)

May 4, 2012
Readings Acts 4:8-12  Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 29  1 John 3:1-2  John 10:11-18 Chants Christ the Good Shepherd, Tomb of Galla Placidia, near Ravenna, Italy, 5th c. The Shepherd’s Voice Jesus, in today’s Gospel, says that He is the good shepherd the prophets had promised to Israel. He is the shepherd-prince, the new David--who frees people from bondage to…

Fourth Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year A)

May 4, 2012
Readings: Acts 2:14, 36-41  Psalm 23:1-6  1 Peter 2:20-25  John 10:1-10 Chants Christ, the Good Shepherd, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy, 5th c. What Are We to Do? Easter’s empty tomb is a call to conversion. By this tomb, we should know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Messiah, as Peter preaches in today’s First…

3rd Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year B)

May 3, 2012
Readings Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9 1 John 2:1-5 Luke 24:35-48 Chants Supper at Emmaus, Jacopo Pontormo, 1525 Understanding the Scriptures Jesus in today’s Gospel, teaches His apostles how to interpret the Scriptures. He tells them that all the Scriptures of what we now call the Old Testament refer to Him. He says that all the promises found…

3rd Sunday in Easter (Liturgical Year C)

May 3, 2012
Readings: Acts 5:27-32,40-41 Psalms 30:2,4-6,11-13 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-1 Chants Christ in Majesty, Fresco, Château des Moines, Berzé-la-Ville (France), c. 1100 Fire of Love There are two places in Scripture where the curious detail of a “charcoal fire” is mentioned. One is in today’s Gospel, where the Apostles return from fishing to find bread and fish warming on the fire.…

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