First Reading Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7
The early Christian community chooses seven people to serve at table so that the Twelve can devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of the word.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 33:1-2,4-5,18-19
The Lord is merciful toward those who trust in him.
Second Reading 1 Peter 2:4-9
Those who have faith are chosen in Christ to be a holy priesthood.
Gospel Reading
John 14:1–12
Last Sunday we celebrated Christ the Good Shepherd. Today, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, we celebrate Christ, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. The Gospel Reading of today from St. John, is taken from the Farewell Discourse at the Last Supper, and addresses concerns of the disciples that would arise because of the departure (i.e. death) of Jesus soon to occur. Jesus said to Thomas: "I am the way and the truth and life". Jesus does not merely teach us the way but He is the way (No one comes to the Father, except through me- Jn 14,6). Jesus does not merely declare what is true but He is the truth (...we have seen his glory...full of grace and truth- Jn 1,14). Jesus does not merely reveal the life to come but instead he is the life (I came that they may have life and have it more abundantly- Jn 10:10). Therefore Jesus is the way which we must follow. he is the truth which we must believe and he is the life which we must live. So what do we make of this saying of Jesus? What do they mean to us?
*'I am the Way' – Jesus is a road. A road is a journey. And we go to God the Father through Jesus and we call Jesus the Way, because he is the visible manifestation in human form of all that his Father is.
*'I am the Truth' – the Truth that meets us on the road. We Christians have not got the Truth. The Truth has got us. Jesus is God's gift of his true self to us. As God revealed His true self to Jesus, we look up to Jesus to reveal God to us.
*'I am the Life' – this journey of Truth gives us life. When we believe in Jesus, we find life. More, He becomes our life.
In short, what living the Christian life is really all about is living with Jesus in faith. It is to make the Truth and the Life - the Father Himself - really ours by following Jesus who is the Way.
November 5 - Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time : Beware of pride!
October 29 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time : To love as Jesus loves
October 22 – Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time : Caesar Vs. God
October 15 - Twenty eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: When God calls don’t give excuses
October 8 - Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: God's Patience versus Our accountability
October 1 – Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time : Deeds and not only words
September 24 – Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gods Generosity
September 17 - Twenty fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time : The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 10: Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: restoration of the erring brother or sister
September 3 – Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time : Lose yourself
August 27 -Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time : Who is Jesus for me?
August 20 – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time : Outrageous Grace
August 13 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time : Fixing our eyes on Jesus
August 6 - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time : Transfiguration
July 30 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time : There's no way to measure what Jesus is worth
July 23 – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time : God gives many chances
July 16 - Fifteenth Sunday of the Ordinary Time: God’s Word
July 9 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time : Being gentle
June 18 - Corpus Christi - The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
June 11 - Trinity Sunday : God's Love overflows
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